I'm weaving some wall hangings and this little one shows a Conservation Grazer Sheep looking over Morecambe Bay. The sheep was made for me by ceramicist Ilona Duffy,the handyed scraps of wool from my stash and the  little wooden butterfly from my box of useful 'bits'.It hangs from a piece of Morecambe Bay driftwood.
Next one is to be based on a knotwork panel from one of the Anglo Saxon crosses in Whalley,using Herdwick and Lonk wool.

Ravenscar Jumper,Jane Ellison design

 Jane Ellison of Purl and Jane designed this Ravenscar jumper which I knitted up in Silverdale Aran wool. Jane had just started selling my wool from her studio in Skipton when we went into lockdown. I loved this design of hers so I decided to pull back an old jumper and knit it for me. I steamed the yarn to straighten it but was still worried about how it would knit up but after a quick warmish water handwash it came up bouncy,smooth and good as new!
Lovely pattern to knit,instructions are so well laid out and easy to follow it was very stressless  for lockdown. Hopefully come Autumn I'll be out and about wearing it!

Beltane Greetings

Greetings at Beltane,Summer is here

Weavers Knot

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At last I've learned how to tie a weavers knot. I've been shown many times and fumbled about with bits of wool but now (thanks to you tube) I can do it but if anybody sees me with 2 strands of wool tying and untying knots they will think I've finally lost the plot!

Earth Day 2020

Earth day tomorrow April 22nd. Forget me nots and violets are rampant in the garden and bluebells just appearing. I've not seen so many in the garden for years.

Also celebrated National Tea day on the 21st. One bag Lancashire Tea one bag Yorkshire  + 2 custard creams,perfect!

knitting kits

Knitting kits available for simple beanie and bobble hat. Kit contains pattern needles 2 skeins of Silverdale yarn + handmade pompom for the bobble hat.

Save our Lonks

 

 

 

 

Our Lovely Lancashire Lonk Sheep are now on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's watchlist with possibly as few as 1500 left.I hope I will be able to buy more of their beautiful fleeces this year. I have some of last year's yarn left and Northern Yarn have some available to sell online.

Beautifully drawn Lonk Sheep by Zoe Fetcher of The Woolist.