Black Sheep Goods

Okay, damnit, I couldn’t resist.

Colorwise, I found the perfect yarn to accompany my lovely handknit from @blacksheepgoods. The end result is going to be a cowl. It isn’t far enough along that you can really see the pattern yet, but I’m using the Quilting Stitch, which will run the blue yarn in a sort of diamond pattern over the WildChild background.

Lookee lookee lookee what arrived today!!!!

This is my skein of Whimsical Child from @blacksheepgoods. It’s so pretty! It’s so soft!

Lookee lookee lookee what arrived today!!!!

This is my skein of Whimsical Child from @blacksheepgoods. It’s so pretty! It’s so soft!

I spun and wove this throw a few years ago. It is one of my favorite pieces. Part of that is because of being able to cross something off my bucketlist, and part of that is because I really love this weave structure.

The fleece is a natural gray Romney fleece from Triple R Farms. I spun the entire fleece, and divided up the skeins according to evenness, with the most consistent skeins being reserved for the weft. Actually, I was pretty consistent with the spinning, so for the warp, there was only one skein that got spread along the width of the warp among the other skeins used for warp chains.

The weave structure is a variation on a 3/1 rib. I did have a bit of a problem with the selvedges, which I have since learned how to avoid.

Do you have a favourite crochet hook and size?  I do.  I love my 3.5mm size E crochet hook more than anything!  So that’s why even looking at another crochet hook feels kinda like cheating!