HAND DYED YARNS for knitting, crochet and weaving

Pictures of some of the hand dyed yarns that Linda's Treehouse currently has to offer:

"Lourie" Merino Superwash DK (double knit)

100g/186m, needle 3.5-4.5:

"Kingfisher" fingering pure Merino, 1 ply,  100g/360m, knit with 3 - 4mm needles:

"Sunbird", Merino Lace Yarn, 1ply, 50g/335m:

"Papagayo", sport weight, merino superwash
 with a lot of twist, lovely to knit with,
100g/230m:

 The colour range changes frequently. Contact me to learn which colours are available

WILD KNITTING AND CROCHET WORKSHOP IN KOMMETJIE

I had a wonderful time teaching a Wild Knitting and Crochet workshop in Kommetjie at Natural Yarns Studio on 27 and 28 May 2017.

Gina is a lovely host who spoiled everybody with delicious food. The house offered a beautiful view and the weather was perfect with a light breeze to ease the heat. Most times we were able to sit with wide opened doors.

Gina got together a great group of people; everybody seemed to enjoy themselves and there was a lot of laughing and chatting as well as concentrated work.

Following a few pictures which were taken by Gina Ross, www.naturalyarns.co.za

The projects were inspired by pictures from books, photos or artworks. Carle's for instance by 'The Kiss' , Can you pick which one that is?

Sommer Sorbet Alpaca Shawl

Knitted with two threads of hand-dyed Alpaca Lace Yarn

stripes and wild lace 

wild weaving on my rigid heddle loom

Alpaca Lace yarn warp                        

weft: Alpaca, Mohair, Merino

Wild Knitting Workshop in Plettenberg

These projects were started during the workshop held at Wool & More in Plett:

WILD KNITTING 1

Samples for the Wild Knitting 1 workshop in Klerksdorp 25 March 2015

Wild Knitting started with "Winterbeach" , a shawl inspired by the colour of the Wilderness Beach in winter. The yarn was custom spun and dyed for this project. The basic shape of the shawl is that of the 'wingspan', different lace patterns, garter stitch and short rows are randomly used.

Sample 2 is the 'banana' shawl. It might look complicated, but the shape is easily achieved with increases. Lace patterns are random - no need to follow specific patterns. Material is a hand-dyed Alpaca lace yarn knitted with 4 mm circular needle.

WILD KNITTING 2

Sample II for the WILD KNITTING 2 workshop in Wakkerstroom 26 and 27 April 2015

Two irregular pentagons form front and back of a Tunic. Short rows and change of colour build an unusual piece. A mixture of garter and stocking stitches and yarn-overs give it structure. Material is a fingering Alpaca yarn in natural white and hand dyed grey, purple, lime and sky-blue.

Sample I is knit in Oriole - a Merino/Linen mix. Front and back are built from 4 odd shaped quarters knitted with short-rows in garter and stocking stitch.

READY FOR SHIPMENT

The last of my Alpaca Lace Yarns went off today. I hope the new owners like the colours!

WILD KNITTING LACE SHAWL

This shawl was knit with a Merino/Alpaca blend lace yarn hand dyed with cochenille (see earlier post). I used 5mm needles to achieve a nice drape and lightness of fabric.

Merino/Alpaca Lace garn gestrickt mit 5 mm Nadeln. Das Tuch ist weich und luftig 

WILD KNITTING LACE

The next step under the headline " Wild Knitting" is lace knitting. I wanted to try if it is possible to knit lace without counting stitches and following charts or written instructions. This is the result

Der naechste Schritt zum Thema "Wild Knitting" ist Lochmusterstricken. Ich wollte ausprobieren, ob es nicht moeglich ist, Lochmuster zu stricken, ohne sich an Musterzeichnungen und Diagramme zu halten und fortwaehrend Maschen zu zaehlen. Das kam dabei heraus