A Finished Skein and Dreaming of Another Handspun Cardigan

 

• The Archangel Merino top has been spun into 370 yards of lovely yarn
• It’s destined to be knit into a scarf sometime this summer

I’ve been knitting my Harvest Cardigan, just about to finish the first sleeve.

I like it so much, I wanted to knit another one.

So I measured out one pound (454 g) of Polwarth/silk top that I had on hand.

I soaked it overnight in a slightly acidic solution.

I mixed up two different dye solutions, using two parts of tobacco brown to one part of ochre.

One solution had twice the dye added to it.

I set the dye in a microwave that I only use for dyeing.

The Polwarth/silk top turned out just how I hoped that it would.

Each morning I’ve been spinning the lovely top, randomly adding some Tussah silk.

Can you picture the cardigan yet?

I can 🤗

Cheers,

Judy