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I finished my SWEATER!
And it only took a year and a half! I’m legit super proud of that timeline! Cast on in March 2024 and cast off in August 2025.
I’m going to wear it obnoxiously frequently all this winter. OMG I love it so much!
The pattern yarn is from Ritual Dyes in their Capricorn colorway on Maiden fingering (I’m a capricorn!), and the body Urth Yarns naturally dyed with Thyme on their Harvest fingering. The pattern is the Blackthorn Sweater by Wishbone Yarn.
I’ve fallen deeply in love with colorwork. It is so fun and so satisfying. Colorwork yoke sweaters though, mean that after the fun part there is still the slog of stockinette through the body and sleeves. I have my eye on all-over colorwork sweaters for my next projects!
I also learned so much about cables. I think I’d maybe never cabled before? I did the entirety of the hem using an extra circular needle as my cabling needle and it was fine. But then partway through the first sleeve, I found a pair of cable needles that I got from the studio cleanout after my weaving mentor died. And wow! Using a purpose-meant cable needle is so much nicer!
My next cast-on will actually be an all-over cabled sweater for my eldest, so that will be fun!
I’m on Ravelry @14milefarm if you hang out over there.
Prophecy: from skein to shawl
This shawl took a few years to complete. It would have anyway, I’ve no doubt, but along the way I realized that working with high percentage silk fibers gives me a headache. One of the three yarns in this shawl was a 50/50 blend of yak and silk : decandently luxurious and soft, but sadly headache inducing. I was determined to finish it though, and I did!
It has since found a home with someone who is not as sensitive to silk as I am, where I am sure it is well loved.
The three skeins that went into this piece were spun separately: a merino/tussah/flax blend, a yak/silk blend, and a merino/tencel blend. They paired beautifully.
The pattern used was the Prophecy Shawl by Tyne Swedish (@clevereststich)
Handfasting with Unconditional
I had the honor last winter, of witnessing two exceptionally wonderful people make the sorts of vows to each other with the sort of love in their hearts that makes a family.
They chose a handfasting ritual as part of their private winter wedding ceremony and a small piece of what remains one of my favorite warps - Unconditional - served as the handfasting cord. In a beautiful bit of serendipity, the officiant spoke of unconditional love and the way it underpins a marriage.
Thank you both for welcoming my art into your ceremony.
