Just Another Mohair Monday

I’ve finished my Ostrich Plumes Scarf, and it’s lovely! The yarn is Kidsilk Lace from Hedgehog Fibres — it seems to be more or less exactly the same yarn base as Rowan Kidsilk Haze (70% mohair, 30% silk), but Beata is a wonderful independent dyer and I couldn’t be happier with this “Dove” colorway. You [...]

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Prayer Flag Scarf

When I came across Fickleknitter’s One Skein Beaded Plie scarf  a few weeks ago, I knew I had found the perfect way to use up the handspun Ammons yarn leftover from my Andrea’s Shawl. It was one of those insta-inspiration knitting moments, when you drop everything you’re doing and cast on immediately. I could see in my [...]

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