A little while ago PB and I met a really lovely lady at a local cafe. She used to be an Early Childhood Nurse and was very supportive of our home birth, and we sat around the large communal table and chatted for ages. The other day whilst PB was out he bumped into her again, and they got onto the topic of knitting. It turns out that she spins her own yarn and offered to donate some to my knitting endeavours. How nice is that? I went over this morning to visit her and we had a great ol' natter and I left with some gorgeous hand spun yarns ready to be made into a little jumper for BB and some wrist warmers for us. So far my skills have not exceeded baby scarves so this is a little bit ambitious, but I'm looking forward to the challenge.
(How good does natural hand-spun yarn smell? So good. Makes me want to start using Eight Hour Cream again, I've been on Lucas Paw Paw for a while know... tough choice.)
Beautiful yarn! Ravelry.com is a fantastic place for knitters.
ReplyDeleteI love the brown one with the little pieces of orange, blue and gold, looks so cozy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweetheart. How nice to have a hobby such as spinning that you can share and encourage the next generation of knitters. I would be glancing at those bundles of yarn all day long and smiling.
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Beautiful colours
ReplyDeletewow that takes me back to when I was little and my mum spun wool :) lucky you!
ReplyDeleteoh yes, the smell of lanolin.. that sweet waxy waterproofing goodness.but a word on lucas paw paw..its petroleum based (they wont tell you that on the pottle tho) I heard there is a new paw paw based cream on the market form australia that is a vegetable based.. cant quite remember the name tho.sorry
ReplyDeletei can feel her love from here...love this.
ReplyDeletegorgeous! i started spinning 2 years ago and love it. baby scarves are a gateway drug, it's a slippery slope my friend ;)
ReplyDeleteLove this story, what beautiful people you are meeting. You obviously have a special glow about you.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Yarn indeed! I have been thinking about knitting a scarf, starting it now in summer so that it is ready by Autumn...These yarns look great!
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I would love love LOVE to learn how to spin and weave. And raise merino sheep. Do it all!
ReplyDeletewhat a gorgeous woman to meet. there is nothing like a conversation between strangers that leads into a RAOK. I cannot wait to see what lovely knitted treats you come up with. x
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