Janet

Taking advantage of the heatwave weather to hand dye some skeins. This yarn is merino/ silk, dyed with 'acid' dyes. #handdyedyarn #fibrearts #handdyeing #dyesky

Short sleeve t-shirt in a very pale yellow

Another t-shirt 👕 sewn up from pattern Simplicity 8376. I'm calling this my Custard Cream top for obvious reasons 😆 #slowfashion #simplicitypatterns #dressmaking #sewing #memadewardrobe #sewsky

It certainly is a mindful hobby 💚

Scrappy projects this week for #ShowMeYourKnits. I love combining oddments of yarn & seeing how the colours play together. This was a lockdown project involving stash diving. Various yarns held together. 🧶 #knitting #knittedsweater #stashbusting #knitsky #marled

Knitted breastfeeding aids for a local hospital. Sadly breastfeeding rates are at a new low in our area. Human milk is not only nutritionally the best but also gives some protection against diseases- how awesome is that! 🧶 #knitting #knittedknockers

Semi circular shawl in a gradient from light green to pink to violet to blue/purple. Main body in a diamond shape lace; edging with eyelets in a daisy shape

So glad #ShowMeYourKnits is doing another shawls week; one of my most favourite things to knit 🧶. This is handspun yarn from a gradient called Ripening Blueberries. Pattern is Samara by Brian Smith #handspun #handspunshawl #shawls #spinsky #handspinning

Forgive me if these ideas have been used already: silk/alpaca/other fibres/dishcloths/scrap busting/many colours/unusual edgings/purely decorative/new to you technique/short rows/charity knits/mindless patterns. Looking forward to year 2!

Beanie hat in purple, pink (which is marled with the other colours) & blue.

A hand-knitted chemo cap for a friend. In cotton so it should be non-irritating & with a lacy edging to look feminine despite hair loss. #cancer #cancergift #chemocap #chemotherapy

Short sleeve t-shirt in coral pink

I managed to squeeze a t-shirt 👕 out of the deadstock cotton fabric from a few posts ago. Pattern is Simplicity 8376. I'm still tickled pink (soz 😆😆) with my new twin needle #slowfashion #dressmaking #handmadetshirt #sewing #sewsky

Thanks so much! It's slow going but rewarding. The fleece was from a local sheep so very low carbon footprint too.

Fleece, batt, handspun yarn and partially knitted cardigan in a natural brown colour

From fleece to spun yarn to sweater. Fibre prep bores me rigid but I really like the end product. This is a beautiful Manx loaghtan fleece, easy to spin & makes a springy handspun yarn #handspinning #spinsky #manxloaghtan 🧶 #knitting

Many happy returns #showmeyourknits! I've thoroughly enjoyed seeing everyone's knits. Thanks to Liv for hosting 💚

Thank you!

Square shaped top, left half in yellow, right half in pinky orange.

Back of top in natural beige & with vertical stripes down the middle in yellow & pinky orange

Summer knits for #ShowMeYourKnits week. This is a top knit in 100% linen yarn from a few years ago that is nice to wear in hot weather. An improvised pattern, knit sideways. 🧶 #knitting #knittedsummertop #linenyarn #slowfashion

#ShowMeYourKnits blue week 💙 Wave & Box knitted hat by Knit with Aimee - super simple as it's a slip stitch pattern. Knitted scarf in a special edition Countess Ablaze hand dyed yarn (design unavailable online) 🧶 #knitting #slowfashion #knittedhat #knitsky

Embracing the 3 yarns held together trend for #ShowMeYourKnits WIP week. Pattern is Contrails Cardigan, yarns are Drops brushed alpaca silk (so soft, so fluffy!), a hand dyed laceweight mohair & a mystery yarn. 🧶 #knitting #mohaircardigan #slowfashion #handdyedyarn

Green & brown cardigan in alternating colour stitches, wooden buttons with fretwork details

And the steeked handspun card is finished. Lots of happy memories in every yarn - gifted yarn & fibre from friends, a skein from a lady who let me have my first ever go on a spinning wheel, & dyeing at AGWSD summer school.🧶 # knitting #handspun #knittedcardigan #handspinning

Thanks so much!

Replacement sleeves knitted for a sweater (the dye had leeched out of the originals). Handspun yarns 🧶 Just the sewing up to do. #knitting #handspun #slowfashion #fibrearts #makedoandmend

Progress on the steeked cardi from a few posts ago. Cut edges now covered with ribbon 🎀 , buttonband done & buttonhole band halfway there. 🧶 #knitting #handknitcardigan #steek #handspun

Thanks!

Cardigan with red toned yoke in garter stitch. Body in black in stocking stitch. Pattern from Ann Budd's book The Knitters Book of Sweater Patterns

#ShowMeYourKnits garter stitch week. Even though I've knit over 500 items, I still come back to garter stitch. When you have a lovely yarn, like the yellow in last week's post, sometimes it's all you need. This cardigan has a garter stitch yoke in handspun, details in alt text #knitting

Balls of yarn in mustard, spice, teal & aubergine colours. Spinning fibre in turquoise and yellow

My haul from Cumbrian Wool Gathering. Poldale & merino wool from Town End Yarns and a spinning fibre duo from Janet & Bluebell. A grand day out with friends. #yarnstash #fibrestash #yarn #yarnbuying

Thank you! It's partly handspun wool so I had some trepidation. But it was well nailed down with reinforcement so wasn't going to fray. So much easier to knit alternating colours in the round so definitely worth it.

Me cutting the steek on my handknit, handspun cardigan. Reinforced with crochet and machine sewing. 🧶🧥 I like to think of this as the final frontier in knitting! #steeking #cuttingknitting #steek

Yellow cardigan in garter stitch with round yoke in paler yellow and apricot colours.

Golden yellow sweater with yoke in an ears of wheat design in brown on a white background.

#ShowMeYourKnits yellow week 🧶 💛 The cardi is handspun & hand dyed. The jumper is Vintersol pattern in Drops yarn. I love yellow & wear it a lot. #knitting #handspuncardigan #handdyed

A sparkly version of the knitted Calorimetry hairband. Roll on the heatwave, I will be glittering in the sunshine! 🧶 #knitting #knitsky #slowfashion #crafting #ribbonyarn

Fasten the ends with the button & wear as a normal hairband. Nice & stretchy!

Another Calorimetry hairband in a couple of the swap mini skeins from a few posts ago. These are great for keeping the hair out of your eyes, or just a bad hair day! 🧶 #knitting #knitsky #slowfashion #knittedhairband