13 February 2008

"Painted" wool

This wonderful, extremely fine wool looks quite different off the skein, wound into a ball -- and different again when knitted. Because of all the colour changes in the wool you don't need a fancy pattern - but you do need a bit more than "just plain". This has evolved into a "pointy" scarf (3 in the 72 stitches) - the first 15" has used about half the wound-up wool, which means that in 2010 or 2012 when the scarf is eventually finished it will be about 60" (1m60) long. Unless the moths get to it first, that is.

1 comment:

knittingingrid said...

Ooooh - where have you been shopping, and what yarn is it? Handmaiden? So pretty!