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Designer pillow

Posted on | January 9, 2007 | 4 Comments

The masses have spoken, and I am keeping the pillow’s design element.  Thank you so much for your input!  I did adopt a suggestion from Tania, something that had occurred to me but I thought I’d decided against, and that was to alternate between the remaining dark yarn and the new ball.  I rather like the way it came out.

It’s a bit stripey, which was my objection to it in the first place, but I think it looks fine as a whole.  Because it’s kinda stripey anyway.

I’ve just started the last section and then I’ll have to spin more yarn to knit the back of the cushion!  I would have finished it, but I got sidetracked by the fun fur hat and dyeing over the weekend.

4 oz. Brown Sheep mill’s ends;

5 oz. Falkland leftover from my SAFF buying frenzy at Little Barn, with a tiny bit of wool/mohair blend gifted to me by Holly (I threw it in the dyepot because (like a mountain) it was there, but if this becomes socks, I’ll use it for the toes and heels since mohair adds strength); and lastly

8 oz. South African Fine Wool Top – part of my b’day order from Hello Yarn.  It dyes wonderfully and feels really soft – I can’t wait to see how it spins

I actually started a dye notebook so I could keep some sort of record in this learning process.  I wrote down the colors used, how I applied the dye, the amount and type of wool, and left space on each page to attach samples of the roving and the spun yarn.  I have the illusion that if I keep records, I *might* be able to reproduce colorways.  Just in case I ever want to quit this fantabulous job as a legal secretary and be my own boss. 

***Almost forgot*** I’ve joined Maryse‘s Picture A Day.  Since my camera is always with me (you never know when you might see something blog-worthy - laugh all you want, mortals, you know it’s true!) I’m hoping it’ll make me take notice of little things.  Here’s my picture for yesterday.

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