handspun yarn
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Winter Warmer Handspun Scarf
Brrrrrr… With the cooler weather in the northern hemisphere already set in, and starting to think about it in the southern climes, the time is nigh to set the wheels in motion for making sure that keeping warm this winter will be a comfortable affair, so knitting has commenced! The first ‘knit off the block’ is a handspun, scarf with the addition of colourful flecks to enhance that winter coat or sweater. I decided to be cheeky and add a teaser. This scarf is a chunky weight and will be medium length. It’s still in its early stages – I knitted as I was watching Santos Tour Down Under, though…
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Handspun Felted Bag and Scarves
Its long overdue and somewhere, someone is wondering why I haven’t added any posts to The Woolly Mother for so long – well, maybe someone is… I decided to create a few handmade items to send overseas for Christmas pressies this year. Luckily, to save time, I already had the yarn handspun and ready to go. Settling on what to make was, of course, quite easy. Considering its always cold this time of year in the northern hemisphere, nice, warm, woolly scarves would be the order of the day. So, I proceeded to knit for both mum and dad. This one I created for Mum – I balanced the blue…
