Aestlight Shawl

::Aestlight Shawl from The Shetland Trader - Gudrun Johnston::

::Intentions Yarn from Lime & Violet Club::Hand dyed merino mix::

::Think of the recipient and mindfully knit them an article with Bliss in your heart::

::madeline tosh sock yarn::
::hushed grey tones::
::calling for a pattern::

bluefaced

::the thrill of a new project::

::carryboo from Debbie Bliss baby cashmerino 3::

::wonderful 100% merino wool from H. W. Hammand & Co::

::112.5 meters per 50 grams::machine washable at 30 deg::

::pure::

::creamy white::

::soft::

::beautiful stitch definition::

K1 Glasgow

::in my beautiful re-cycled newspaper bag from K1 in Glasgow::

::hand dyed in Orkney Selkie cashmere and merino in Brownie and Skara Brae colourways::

::Designer Knitting magazine Spring/Summer 2009::

::baby cashmerino 3 book by Debbie Bliss with H W Hammand & Co bluefaced superwash merino dk in cream for a polar bear boho blanket::

The Natural Dye Studio Sock Club

I have joined The Natural Dye Studio's Sock Club and my first yarn arrived for the August sock. It is a beautiful merino 4 ply called NINO.

Here you can see the colours inspired by August flowers and foliage. I think it is so evocative of the August heat haze with the ripening of fruits such as blackberries and the golden wheat fields together with the muted summer greens. I am more than happy with this yarn and have decided to use a pattern I downloaded a few months ago from Black Dog Designs by Nora called Picot Eyelet socks. The yarn is soft and easy to knit. The wool came with a set of Surina Wooden Double Pointed-Knitting Needles in size 2.5mm (7 inch length).

I will try to get some coffee or mocha coloured ribbon to thread through as I love socks with ribbons. The progress of the socks as you can see below is very pleasing.