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It happened last weekend: lovely local llama spun up with some wool. And then I dyed it this green-turquoise colour. My dye-mixing technique definitely needs some fine-tuning – despite my careful calculations, this wasn’t actually the colour I was hoping for. Still, it may be wearable in small doses.
50/50 llama and polwarth, handspun and hand dyed
In my daydreams, I will knit this into plum gloves for next winter, since the arrival of real plum blossoms in Vancouver means it’s finally getting warmer.
Baby vest: done!
What to say? – it was easy and fast to make, and I only used up half of the yarn I spun for it. Just in time for the baby shower this weekend. Still not sure how I feel about those stripes.
Also, fresh from DeSerres and still shrink-wrapped is the other baby gift. The handmade letterpress print is from Sycamore Street Press and I hope mom-to-be likes it as much as I do. It’s never too soon for junior to learn to count, right? Yeah, I’m going to be the aunt that teaches you stuff. And knits you stuff. And feeds you stuff.
Lovely letterpress print
