Lincoln Wool Gray Sweater Set

I made this sweater and hat set a few months back for my youngest daughter, Ashley. The yarn was spun by Dawn Lantz of Willow Creek Farm in Roy, WA and the wool came from her own Lincoln sheep. It was wonderful to knit with! I love working with her wool.

Peace Fleece!

Sherrill is the Elk Plain School of Choice (Best elementary school in the area) Secretary and she is such an inspiration! (Her blog can be reached by clicking on Baa Bonny Bell on the right hand column of this page). Today she brought two skeins of Peace Fleece for me in the most beautiful colors.
I had never heard of Peace Fleece before. It comes from a small company in Maine and it is a blend of wool from Russia and the USA. Some Israeli and Palestinian wools are used as well. If only the men of the world would blend as nicely... Anyway, I can hardly wait to find just the right project for these. Thank you Sherrill!

Happy Halloween!

Well, I finished knitting the main body of the recycled silk cardigan this weekend. The colors are pretty intense the the variety of textures make it look pretty funky. I'm hoping that by finishing the edges and blocking it that it will somehow transform into something socially acceptable to wear!

My biggest critic is our new kitten, Bonnie. She has no qualms about unraveling items or treating others like chew toys. Well, Miss Bonnie, when you sprout opposable thumbs and learn to knit then I'll give credence to your opinion! In the meantime, I need to keep everything out of her reach.

The recycled silk yarn offered a difference knitting experience. The colors were fun and wild, but the thin spots required lots of breaking and retying. I'm looking forward to beginning a project with a more consistent yarn. My next project will be the flower basket shawl in Elsebeth Lavold's silky wool. I admit that I planned on doing this over a week ago, but the new yarn came in. That Yarn Attention deficit Disorder and Addiction (YADDA) is hard to overcome.