Well after a disaster in the current dye batch (in which I foolishly threw the the sloe samples in with the log-wood samples to launder, and ended up with a lot of grey/mauve instead of that lovely old pink) I had to go and pick more sloes and will start again. I have no idea if the pink will remain after a launder, but it's not much use if it doesn't as I want to make items that can be washed.
So instead I'm posting up my recent knitted book adventure!
So instead I'm posting up my recent knitted book adventure!
There are a dozen here, and I have more in process. They are made with various knitted stitches in cotton, mohair, alpaca and silk yarns
This one is a single cable in cotton. I've photographed me holding it to give a sense of scale. They're small and tactile.
This one is in a simple stocking stitch, but in a luxurious silk yarn that makes you want to hold onto it.
This is a more complex series of knitted cables in apple green cotton with bright green hand-made Khadi paper pages. I make them by bonding a stiff but flexible interfacing to a cotton lining, sewing the pages in, then attaching the lining to the knitting with tiny stitches.
This one is a simple rib pattern in a soft alpaca/silk yarn.
It has soft blue Khadi paper pages
This one is in a variegated yarn in vibrant greens with bright green Khadi papers. I want to eat apples when I see this one!
I leave you with this one which is a basket weave design in another soft alpaca/silk yarn. This is one of the reasons why I can't walk past a yarn shop without going in and buying far too many gorgeous skeins. I long ago ran out of storage space and must keep knitting to keep up with my addiction!
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