Hello, possums! March 25, 2009

As cute as a cuddly possum may be, they now inhabit all areas of the New Zealand native forest where they cause extensive damage. Possums were introduced one hundred and fifty years ago to provide the basis of a New Zealand fur industry and declared a national pest in 1936.

Purchasing yarns that are made from a mixture of possum fur and other fibres is the same as taking one step closer to preserving the New Zealand native forest.

At Knitspirations, I’m thrilled to offer some exciting new one of a kind colourways on a base of Possum and Merino, otherwise known as  “possmerino”. All of my possmerino is of an Aranto light worsted weight (10-12ply). The yarn is lofty, soft and almost feels silky to the touch. It would be perfect for next to skin wear and MCN knitting.

I won’t be offering any more possmerino colourways in the near future so get in quick to avoid disappointment!

 

 

“On the Other Side” – a custom order March 8, 2009

Recently I was lucky enough to be asked to knit a custom sized pair of longies out of my hand dyed wool (in the colourway “On the Other Side”).

They turned out beautifully and the colour effects were lovely. They’ll be going off to their new home next week.

Here are a couple of photos:

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Sew what?! March 7, 2009

Lookee at what I made!

Me!

Knitter, not sewer! I am SO happy with the results  

I used this tutorial from the "three bears" blog . I’ve made the little boxy pouch to go with a larger knitting tote that I’ll be making for my swap partner on Ravelry. It’s a swap organised in the Australian Swappers group called the “Project Bag Swap” and this little boxy pouch should go nicely, as a notion pouch, with this Knitting tote .