. I'm continually working with and testing my fibres. I create samples that are displayed on my stand at shows. They're a really good way to get a feel for how my dyeing techniques work as spun yarn, and how to use them in finished objects.
Looking for information about my hand dyed warps? You can find them on their own page.
All these links will go to the Ravelry pattern database unless otherwise indicated.
If a pattern is available from an alternative source I have linked to that. I have attempted to find off Ravelry sources for all these patterns, but as designers move to setting up independent sites I expect more will become available, it is worth googling to check as this list may not be up to date.
Looking for information about my hand dyed warps? You can find them on their own page.
All these links will go to the Ravelry pattern database unless otherwise indicated.
If a pattern is available from an alternative source I have linked to that. I have attempted to find off Ravelry sources for all these patterns, but as designers move to setting up independent sites I expect more will become available, it is worth googling to check as this list may not be up to date.
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Tool Box Cowl by Adventure Du Jour Designs (Off Ravelry pattern link to Webs)
Made using 2 x Cashmere Mixed Colour Packs. 60g of fibre in total, 10g of each colour. Modified to be slightly smaller. I cast on 80 stitches. Worked 8 rounds of stockinette between diamond tweed pattern. |
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Stripe Study Shawl by Veera Välimäki (Ravelry link)
Shown here in a gradient dyed on Camel, Seacell & Faux Cashmere, combined with a skein of hand dyed commercially spun yarn. |
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Punctuated by Leslie Weber (Ravelry link)
Shown here in the Colours of Cambria, Mine colour way, with 100g of natural Cambria. |
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Temptress by Boo Knits (Ravelry link)
Made using 1 Silk Brick Gradient (50g). Spun as a single (400m) Pattern can be adapted to work further chart repeats to use up all of the yarn. |
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On the Spice Market by Melanie Berg (Ravelry link)
Made using Silk Road Collection. The denser nature of this blend means you need slightly more by weight than the pattern page indicates. I'd recomend buying 2 of the Sample Packs (40g of each shade), plus you'll need a 100g braid of the Tussah colourway. This makes a large, generous sized shawl you can warp around yourself. If you're happy with a smaller shawl it would be an easy pattern to adapt, and you could then get away with just 1 sample pack, plus the 100g braid of Tussah. |
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Hitofude Cardigan by Hiroko Fukatso (Ravelry link)
Made using 3 Gradient Packs. One pack was carded together to make the yarn for the sleeves. The remaining 2 packs were spun and plied together to knit the body. |
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Nurmilintu by Heidi Alander (Ravelry link)
Made using Romney, Silk & Linen. Pattern can be adapted to use up all of a skien. I used all of a 100g braid. Details of my minor modifications- Pattern uses multiples of 9, plus 7 for the lace, so I worked a slightly smaller first section, and then worked subsequent lace panels when I had the appropriate number of stitches. Final panel only used 2 repeats, and has an ordinary bind off rather than the picot in the pattern. |
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Sugar Maple by Carina Spencer (Off Ravelry link to designers own website)
Made using 3 x 140g Gradient Packs (Team Hilltop Cloud, Tour de Fleece 2016, limited edition colour way- Cobblestones) 2 packs were spun together in to a 2-ply yarn for the body. 1 pack was split in half to make matching skeins for the sleeves. Total weight used 365g, to make size 38in. Added in long sleeves using the smaller gradients I spun to match. Cast on 10 stitches at the underarm to add in more room, decreased those every other row on body, and at sleeve underarm. Then decreased every 6 rows 3 more times on sleeve. |
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Vortice by Woolly Wormhead (Off Ravelry link to designers own website)
Made using Corriedale, Yak and Rose Blend. Finished Hat took 50g of yarn. |
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Peerie Flooers Hat and Mittens by Kate Davies (Ravelry links)
Sample was made from one 140g Superfine Shetland Bach Pack in the Shale Colourway. In order to not run out of yarn I swapped around the colours I used for motifs with each pattern repeat. In the end there was 25g of yarn leftover. I made a minor alteration to the placement of the thumb. Altered the thumb instructions. Increased as per the pattern, but then did another flower repeat with the increased stitch number before I put the thumb stitches on a holder. |
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Aranami Shawl by Olga Buraya-Kefelian. (Off Ravelry link to designers own website)
Sample made using the Nordic Collection Yarn was spun as sport weight, and to knit the pattern full size took around 30g of each colour. I laid out my colours in this format- 
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Rainbow Socks
Pattern is Afterthought Heels Rvisited by Laura Linneman (Ravelry link) Made using BFL Sock Fibre dyed as a mirror gradient. I used a commercially spun sock yarn for the heels, toes and cuffs. The pattern is worked toe up to allow you to use all of the gradient. |
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Flame Flowers, designed by Nim Teasdale (Ravelry link)
Made using Sparkly Polwarth- Hand dyed Gradient |
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Sound of Waves by Kieran Foley (Off Ravelry link to designers website)
Made using Silk & Kid Mohair 65% Silk 35% Kid Mohair |
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Silk Hankies Woven
Used a plain cheap wool lace weight doubled for the warp. Weft is un-spun silk hankies. I just pulled out to a strip, and then pushed through the shed using my fingers, overlapping to join hankies as I went. Was slightly concerned about pilling, but the warp holds the long silk fibres really securely, and it’s made a lovely fabric. 50g of hankies will make just enough fabric for the fronts of 2 small cushions |
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Bag woven from BFL Pencil Roving
Warp was a plain wool yarn, weft was the pencil roving. A 200g hank will make 2 bags of this size. |
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Sugar Maple by Carina Spencer (Off Ravelry link to designers own website)
Made using BFL, Size 38" used ~300g of fibre. |
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Colour and Weave sample using Hiraeth Collection.
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Akimbo by Stephen West (Ravelry link)
Main colour is BFL, Alpaca & Seacell, with contrast stripe worked in BFL & Baby Camel |
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Blayter by Felicity Ford (Ravelry link)
Made from Rainbow Sprinkles, 1 packet (160g) was enough yarn for 3 month size. |
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Camden Cap by Woolly Wormhead (Off Ravelry link to designers website)
Made from Baby Camel, Seacell & Faux Cashmere |
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