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Featured FO: Rose Lane Rocquaine!

Hi friends!

How’s your weekend going?

It’s been quiet around these parts — errands, laundromat (blergh!), cooking, and a little bit of knitting.

But I’m not here to tell you about what I’ve been working on at the moment — I’m here to share a finished sweater: my Rocquaine Pullover!

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January 15, 2017January 15, 2017

Katherine @ fiberandsustenance14 Comments

Yarnalong: Rocquaine and Dragonfly in Amber (Again)

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October 12, 2016

Katherine @ fiberandsustenance14 Comments

Yarnalong: Rocquaine and Shetland Wool Week Annual 2016

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September 28, 2016September 28, 2016

Katherine @ fiberandsustenance17 Comments

Yarnalong: Rocquaine and Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society

Happy Wednesday friends!

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September 14, 2016September 14, 2016

Katherine @ fiberandsustenance24 Comments

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#wovember2018 day 13: book. Last week, I finally broke into @katedaviesdesigns Handywoman which I had been excited to read since it arrived. It’s such a thoughtful, reflective and engaging account — I’m glad that I waited to read it until I had time to really spend with it. I’m a little over halfway through, and already find myself slowing my pace to draw out what’s left to read. Among many other things, but apropos of the #wovember theme, I have felt really engaged by Kate’s discussion of making, gender, and history. It’s got me thinking back a lot to Craeft by Alexander Langlands, which I finished this summer. I intended to write a review of it on the blog and never got around to it, but the two books in some ways make interesting companion pieces. I’d hoped to get a post up today, but I think it’ll have to wait until a little later this week. In other #wovember news, I divided the sleeves on my #winterwoolkal project, which is Doocot, also by Kate Davies (why it’s in the picture with Handywoman!) I’m still adoring the @uistwool Fras, perhaps even more so now that it looks like a garment ! The subtle bits of Zwartbles in the Cheviot just make my heart sing. #doaswovember #handywoman #katedaviesdesigns
#wovember2018 day 12: local! My local #naturesshades St Catherines by #katedaviesdesigns . Two lovely yarns from Kate @northern_yarn , from two flocks that were raised by @lovelucyx.photography and Lyn under 15 miles from where I live. It doesn’t get much better than that. I feel really privileged to be able to knit with such lovely local wool, knowing the people and the work that’s gone into it. And soon I’ll be wearing it — just a bit more to go now!) Swipe for photos of Poll Dorset lambs last autum from the flock that makes up Kate’s Northern Yarn Jennett (the natural cream in my cardi) #doaswovember #northernyarn #northernyarnjennett #lovelocalwool
#wovember2018 day 11: gathering. Before moving, I’d never had a super regular knit night, but now I’m so thankful for Monday night gatherings of fiber folk, organized by Kate @northern_yarn . When I moved here just over a year ago, I knew absolutely no one, but I’ve made some really lovely friends through our weekly gatherings. Shockingly, I don’t have a photo of knit night, so instead here’s a picture of #northernyarn all lit up at night before a recent class (another lovely time of gathering!)— while our group is too big to meet in the shop, I think the photo captures some of the magic of a great local yarn shop that fosters a lovely woolly community 🐑💕🐑 #doaswovember #localyarnshop
It’s been awhile since I’ve remembered to snap a picture for #saturdaysockathon but today I managed it! This evening’s sock goals: insert afterthought heel waste yarn and knit far enough on the foot that I can maybe make a start on the heel. I splurged and got another skein of @woollymammothfibres Natural Sock in Bonfire — I think it’ll be perfect for heels and toes with my Rusty Leaves (and then make a lovely pair of socks on its own!) I’m so enjoying seeing #parkamoorsocks emerge here and on Ravelry 😊 I’ve got a lovely skein of Natural Sock that I’ll randomly choose a winner for, most likely during the first week of December! #sockknittersofinstagram #operationsockdrawer #nonylonsocks #winterwoolkal #knitbritish
#wovember2018 day 10: not just clothing! I love having a house filled with woolly things. Our little lounge is stuffed with wool and not just because it’s where my WIPs live. There’s our very special #vividblanket which I talked about a few posts back 🧡 Currently a mustard check wool blanket is making our couch extra cozy, and a few days ago I moved this gorgeous @crafts_by_ra pillow from our bed to the couch — Rachel weaves stunning pillows and rugs from Lake District Herdwick, Jacobs, and Zwartbles fleeces and I love how the pillow looks with the natural shades of the Vivid blanket. And we recently got a beautiful garland of felted wool fall leaves from my talented friend @angelagardner4269 (Angela Gardner Designs) — her work is gorgeous. Roger the Ram, drawn by another lovely and talented friend @__faith_ , presides over the scene. I love all these things, both for their cozy woolly-ness and the friends near and far they remind me of 🐑🐑🐑 isn’t wool grand ?#doaswovember #woollyfriends
#wovember2018 day 9: breed ! I love learning about different breeds of sheep, and sometimes like to ask fellow sheepy friends if they were a sheep breed, which would they be? (Admittedly it’s a rather niche game!) I like to think maybe I’d be a hill sheep, like this lovely Lonk , but perhaps that’s wishful thinking. What sheep breed would you be 🐑🐑🐑 #doaswovember #sheeplove #lonk #wovember #knittersoftheworld #sheepspotting #knittersofravelry #imarealknitter #knitsnotbots #ukknitters

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