Knitting with naturally dyed silk yarn

After showing Margaret and Violeta my Quince & Co purple linen Perkins Cove top, I was obsessed with re-knitting it with the leaves-dyed silk yarn (result of an early AKIC natural dyeing experiment ).

For one, it was way too big (again). Above with my mum in January when I finished it in HK (here with a 150 icebreaker). I wore it to work too in the summer and immediately got the dropped loop caught on something.

When I did a tension square for the silk, I realised I did the YO2 wrong – which resulted in enormous loops. So when I finish this one with the silk, I will have to rip out the linen one and knit something else!

The yarn is squeaky to knit, is it the silk, the dye or just me?

Carry on knitting

AIKC@ Craftyladies

We hosted the Crafty ladies at Austinmer this afternoon. Originally we were set to go to the gardens but alas it was too windy!

Gugu was loving Shady’s crochet blanket made of wool from The Lamb Raunch in the Washington desert.

Quince & Co Belfast Hoodie

MyFinished in time for the cold snap (and the mountains)!

This one was made with Q&C Lark bought for my birthday two years ago.

Brooklyn Tweed Wyatt

Completed just in time for the Blue Mountains.

Made Brooklyn Tweed Loft – bought also for my birthday last year.

Brooklyn Tweed Hunter

A patterned vest completed for Redmond’s birthday in June using Brooklyn Tweed’s Abor (bought for my birthday last year).

The man himself and the vest.

New member

We welcome Violeta as a new member of AIKC!

Knitting in the morning of our departure.

Knitting continues in the Illawarra.

Gugu welcomes the knitters/ cat-lovers.

Blue Mountains walking/ knitting retreat

Our Blue Mountains Walking/ Knitting retreat ended with dinner at the Silk’s Brasserie. Everyone was wearing hand-knits.