I’m a bit behind in the world of podcasts (vlogcasts? hmmm…not the most mellifluous of words) and so am once again posting a recommendation that is a little out of date, but I finally got to watch Episode 74 of the Fruity Knitting podcast, which included an interview with the designer Jennifer Steingass.
The interview itself is well worth watching, but the part that I am selfishly excited about is that Jennifer is wearing her Arboreal sweater, which she designed and knit using Upton Yarns Bluefaced Leicester. And it looks great!
I have been dyeing away, mainly working with the Straw’s Farm Island Sheep fingering weight (with an eye towards Kanoko socks and more importantly, Kanoko yarn kits, see below for one idea) but a few dye lots of DK weight BFL have snuck through, including one of my favorites, Coe’s Naptime. I think it would make a great Arboreal sweater. (Now listed for sale over at the DK weight BFL page).
DK Weight BFL spun from fleece from Two Sisters Farm, Warren, Maine
With a skein of Silver Birch. Because reasons.
Stay tuned for Kanoko kits, and a whole lot of Straw’s Farm Island Sheep fingering weight in an array of colors.
Potential Kanoko Kit #1 - Zounds those colors are bright!
