Ridgetop
Herd Master
Gorgeous blanket!
I can only knit and purl. That's it. I like knitting since I find it calming but working intricate patterns like you do might not be as calming as the basic stitches. I did learn to crochet a border on my knitted blankets this year. I make small ones with chunky yarn and use about 350 yards for a small blankie to donate to the abused women's home. I can't imagine making anything so exquisite as that cobweb lace baby blanket! Not to mention the beautifully spun lace weight wool you did. DH and I took a spinning class. He did well - I did not. The teacher was kind though and classified our finished product as "Art Yarn". We used a purchased wool at first, but I was most successful with the Dorset wool I had processed from our own sheep. Since it was coarser fleece I think it was easier to spin for a beginner. With the wool sheep I always hated the waste of the fleece. I gave some to a friend that did spinning and weaving but she ended up with so much from just 6 of my sheep that the next year I had to toss it. When the teacher had me bring in some fleece the class tried processing it. Most of the students were successful. I felted mine by mistake.
I decided that I prefer the White Dorpers since they don't need shearing and we love to eat lamb. No more wasted wool fleece to make me feel guilty.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I can only knit and purl. That's it. I like knitting since I find it calming but working intricate patterns like you do might not be as calming as the basic stitches. I did learn to crochet a border on my knitted blankets this year. I make small ones with chunky yarn and use about 350 yards for a small blankie to donate to the abused women's home. I can't imagine making anything so exquisite as that cobweb lace baby blanket! Not to mention the beautifully spun lace weight wool you did. DH and I took a spinning class. He did well - I did not. The teacher was kind though and classified our finished product as "Art Yarn". We used a purchased wool at first, but I was most successful with the Dorset wool I had processed from our own sheep. Since it was coarser fleece I think it was easier to spin for a beginner. With the wool sheep I always hated the waste of the fleece. I gave some to a friend that did spinning and weaving but she ended up with so much from just 6 of my sheep that the next year I had to toss it. When the teacher had me bring in some fleece the class tried processing it. Most of the students were successful. I felted mine by mistake.
I decided that I prefer the White Dorpers since they don't need shearing and we love to eat lamb. No more wasted wool fleece to make me feel guilty.