Progress on the Gansey style pullover is going well. I have been adding notes in a notebook and also on my Ravelry
project page. It has been an enjoyable project so far and now I have to type up the handwritten notes so I can use what I learned, knitting without a written pattern, to knit another sweater. My early sketches included various texture stitches, neck gussets, the split hem, etc. The split hem was the first element to go, and then the various texture stitches changed to a simple and easy-to-adapt stitch pattern that fit well with my stitch counts. The Ridged Rib is a multiple of 2 + 1 stitches and a 4-row repeat. The second sleeve is in progress and the sweater will be finished this week.
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| By trying on the sweater while the sleeve was in progress, I could easily customize the length and the decreases. |
There is a new vendor at Anoka Fiber Works, Wether'sfield Wool Farm. I purchased some of the Shetland wool. Two 4-ounce bags of Emily's white washed wool, and one 3.1-ounce ball of Treble's moorit roving. I had some black Shetland roving I bought when we visited the Faribault Woolen Mill's 150th celebration a few years ago. I combed the white wool and it is just beautiful to spindle spin with my Moosie spindle. Mary held a second bag for me when Jim and I were camping last week. I will have to see how much yardage I can spin and figure out a nice project for the yarn.
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| Emily's beautiful washed wool |
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| Combing was the perfect prep for the wool. I used my Valkyrie (fine) wool combs. |
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| Moorit is a mid-brown color between fawn and dark brown. |
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| It was a good thing I waited to finish spinning the last of the black. There will be plenty to add to the future project. |
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| Beautiful natural colors. |
