Nasty Foot & Pretty Yarn

When I went to Liverpool I had got more than I expected...

This is my foot four days after I was bitten by an insect on my arrival on Friday afternoon...

It was itchy, swollen, red and not very nice at all - after a week it has now returned to 'normal'...







And I found out that I can spin with a cold compress on my foot....

This is the batt I brought at Skipnorth ...all spun up and ready to be transformed into a jumper

Once my yellow lace collar is completed it will be on the needles...






And then I decided that I needed to spin something 'interesting'

This is plied with sequins - not that many but they are bright pink....









And this is fibre that is wrapped round a core of cotton....














And my favourite.....

Yarn with bells on :-)


And now I'm off to try and design a shadow knitted sheep, with a bit of luck it will look vaguely sheepish and people will enjoy making a flock at Woolfest...

Seriously ffgorgeous

At last I've finished the purple shawl.

Here is it blocking, made with seriously gorgeous silk from knitwitches.

The yarn will be on sale at Wonderwool at the end of April...

And the shawl will be on view there as well..







A close up of the lace pattern - which will also be on sale through Knitwitches...












A drapey shot - it was a lovely knit, and all this was from one hank...












And the bottom point....


















And some of the other yarn that Eirwen is going to be selling - words cannot describe how this feels - cashmere and silk mix...

I'm a very lucky girl as I've got enough for a jumper...

The colour is deeper, more greener...

And it got cat approval :-)

Not sure what pattern I will choose, it will have to be something suitable that shows off the yarn to it's full gorgeous-ness.

And the ff's in the title - I think the yarn needs at least one f, but as it is Welsh they always have two !!