~very~ Selfish Knitting

By Pegalex, on March 9, 2010, 5:59 pm

This is roving (aka top or sliver). It is a luscious form of fiber which has been carefully dyed, blended and combed. All the gnarls are gone. All the vegetable matter is gone… and no dingle berries…

To most knitters, dingle berries and vegetable matter are unknown, but to the knitter who also spins her own yarn, they remind me of that sheep and farmer and worm and pasture which is part of everything I knit.

Since the holiday knitting begins in September, for me, January is Selfish Knitting Month. This January, I was very selfish indeed. I used my own handspun merino/’silk in an almost-fingering weight yarn to knit this very special wrap. The pattern is Estonian Garden Wrap by Evelyn Clark. (Fiber Trends).

Estonian Garden Wrap was much easier to knit than I expected and the nupps were fun.

The color reminds me of grass in late summer – brown and golden and nearly straw.

Seems I am embarking on my own Year of Lace… my queue is full of them, but I have decided to be a bit selfish. I will work at my own speed and only work to please myself. It takes longer that way.. but it is sweeter.

Peg

maya

March 9, 2010 at 6:05 pm

So beautiful!

sligo

March 9, 2010 at 6:55 pm

That is lovely work! I aspire to spin laceweight one of these days. This is real inspiration. Enjoy being selfish for a while!

KnittinDiva

March 9, 2010 at 7:09 pm

Very well said! I too, seem to be making 2010 the year of lace, and I must say, I’m quite enjoying it! It’s not all for me, but it’s okay. I’d never get to wear all this lace anyway (I have 2 very rough and tumble boys), so I’d rather to give it someone who can showcase it