Blossom’s creative mum!

[Maz]

Bamboo needles are lovely! I only got some a few years ago and really like them. Prior to that I had the old metal ones (kind of plastic coated). They were ok and I miss the clicking sound But I prefer the bamboo ones. I actually had a whole knitting needle set in a case for Christmas a couple of years ago, intending to start again ..................and still haven't! Lots of other projects going on which never seem to get finished so I feel like I'm not getting on with them if I start knitting!

 

[Lovelyness]

Believe it or not, we have a load of sheeps wool here each year (from the farm) which gets sold for peanuts to the wool marketing board. At one time I wanted to spin it and use it, but they're the wrong type of sheep for that! Their wool is very coarse.

I was offered a fleece from a local farm but have nowhere to clean it. I haven’t done any spinning, but would love to spin my own yarn and knit it. Coarse yarn makes good baskets and bags, or coasters and placemats. I knitted this basket with coarser yarn from our local flock.

 

[Lovelyness]

Believe it or not, we have a load of sheeps wool here each year (from the farm) which gets sold for peanuts to the wool marketing board. At one time I wanted to spin it and use it, but they're the wrong type of sheep for that! Their wool is very coarse.

You could use it to insulate hamster enclosures

 

[Maz]

That basket is lovely! Yes unfortunately the wool all went months ago after shearing time. I've often thought of keeping a fleece but as you say, you need somewhere to clean it.

 

[Lovelyness]

Where is the farm Maz?

 

[Maz]

North East

 

[Lovelyness]

North East

What breed of sheep are they?

 

[Maz]

Hill sheep with rough wool!

 

[Maz]

Swaledales

 

[Zara]

Your knits are all beautiful and very clever, how wonderful to display them as an exhibition

 

[Lovelyness]

Your knits are all beautiful and very clever, how wonderful to display them as an exhibition

Thank you

 

[Zara]

Swaledales

How exciting you have sheep Had to give the breed a google, fantastic!

 

[Lovelyness]

Cowls are also a lot quicker to knit than scarves as they are much shorter…also no flappy ends when you are wearing them, so I find them much easier to wear A simple cowl pattern would be with 100g super chunky yarn (Drops Andes is a good one),cast on 60 stitches, knit about 55 cm garter stitch (or until your yarn runs out, which will be between 50-60 cm). Sew the ends together, and it’s ready to wear

Actually cast on less stitches for a super chunky cowl…maybe 35…and use 10mm needles…60 stitches would be more suitable for aran yarn on 5mm needles.

 

[Maz]

How exciting you have sheep Had to give the breed a google, fantastic!

Not that exciting ha ha - I hardly ever see them - they're not near the actual house.

 

[Doodleham]

What lovely knitting, so talented. I'm not much good at knitting it takes me ages and I end up dropping stitches. I will stick to my painting lol.

 

[Maz]

Painting is something I definitely can't do. Stickmen is about my limit!