In the Studio news August 1, 2022: Pastel silk and intense Freia wool ombre

Shawl, knitting, wool and silk, stockingette stitch size 6 cable needle

The humble beginning, way back a couple years ago

It's always a pleasure to see the emergence of color changes in yarns that are beautifully dyed. I'm using one ball of hand-dyed silk to knit a two-row stripe and then I will use two balls of this very colorful wool to knit a two row stripes.

 

Off the needles in July 2022 - a crochet  border will finish off the edges.

In the Studio - pale blues silk and alpaca

Scarf, alpaca and silk, garter stitch, approximately 10in x 75in when completed.

This is knitted with two yarns on double pointed needles so that two rows can be knitted before turning the work.  One is a solid powder blue and on that is variegated from a sky blue to a wheat color, The strips created by the variegation get stretched out a bit by the row of solid color between every row of variegated color.

In the Studio - Shawl Merino Nylon Rayon

Shawl, woven stitch, size 11 needles, wool, rayon, nylon: work in progress

These yarns are actually tapes, which are not spun but processed in ways that result in tapes that are actually long slender fabrics themselves. I have used a merino tape and a nylon/rayon tape that are dyed with the same colors but the fibers take the colors differently.  It's a beautifully complex thing.