Several years ago, I was given some sheep wool fiber. If my memory is correct, it was from a Jacob wool sheep. With daughter Mia's help, I cleaned, washed, carded the fleece. Then, because there was so much of it, I sent it to a place that finished the carding and made several balls of roving.
Then I spun it on my Lendrum spinning wheel.
I decided I wanted to dye it and had heard that Kool Aid makes a great dye. Think about it. Have you ever spilled Kool Aid drink on your shirt, or had your child spill on his/her clothes? It never never washes out. It's a permanent dye.
Finally, in March, I decided that this would be the year I would use the yarn to make a fair isle sweater to wear when I visit Ireland and England in June. The weather should be cool enough for me to wear a wool sweater, right? Particularly in Ireland.
So I embarked on an adventure to find just the right pattern. After browsing many many pinterest photos, numerous knitting books and blogs, I chose the Trek pattern by Tin Can Knits.
I finished the sweater just in time to wear this weekend when the weather decided to cool down into the 40s.
I am really pleased with the final results.
