I have abandoned the first pattern for this jumper as the stitch definition wasn't good enough in the handspun, so am instead going for a plainer jumper knitted in the round with a cabled yoke. Well that's the plan anyway. Have managed some indigo dying this week also, with the focus on variagation. More to come tomorrow on a madder/walnut/onion skin theme.
There is nothing quite so lovely freshly dyed yarn drying in the sun. All ready for saturday at the Roadshow in Brackley.
I have taken the opportunity to indulge in some crafting on the go today. We are visiting my mum in Cornwall as it is half term. I am making use of the 5 hours in the car to get some knitting done. A pair of fingerless gloves in home spun jacob, a pair of baby socks in zwartbless and one slipper sock in jacob done so far. :-)
We have been pretty busy here at the folk festival craft fair. Here is a picture of the first sale of the day.
New lace yarn has now been added to the shop! 5 different colours. To see them in the flesh, come to Banbury town hall on Saturday between 10.30 and 4 or Kings Sutton Memorial Hall on Sunday between 10 and 4.
I have been dying lace yarn today, which will shortly be appearing in the shop. First was the turn of tbe humble onion skin. Two skeins of BFL lace weight went in, and one was modified with iron to give a lovely green. Other dyeing today was done with walnut, yarn isn't out yet but looks promising- a lovely chocolate.
And because i am not quite ready to leave the blues behind, I painted our bedroom window frame blue!
