Spin to Knit Secret Pal Supplies a Vacation
I was sitting at the computer supposedly working but really checking out the vacation deals to somewhere warm when the postman drove up and delivered a huge package full of lovely handspun wool straight from Australia. WOW!!! Look at this beautiful yarn! Warm colours that made me kind of feel like I was experiencing a vacation (ok in my head).
The peach and blue is BFL, and the green and pink is angora.
My goodness do I love love love the angora. My secret pal Cath said she had a time parting with it and I don't blame her. This is definitely on reserve for me, thinking maybe combine it with some natural colours for a shawl? I'll keep dreaming. Cath spun and dyed it all. I am thinking the angora came from her own bunnies? But am not sure (Cath if you read this let me know).
Also included were some very nice stitch markers, and a mug. Mug has a scene showing sheep being sheared! How perfect.
Cath's blog can be found here. Thanks again secret pal, you are the best!
2 comments:
HI,Im glad you liked your parcel! Hope you didn't mind recieving it in one post,I wasn't sure if the post would be that quick!
I forgot to mention that the little statue was Paddy Hannan who was attributed with the founding of the golden mile at Kalgoorlie where lots and lots of gold has been and still is found.The area is known as the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia and I think its the biggest gold producing area in Australia!
The average income is around $85k but the working conditions are a worry!
The angora merino was part of a roving that I bought from another gold area in Victoria,Bendigo.The Bendigo woollen mills was Mums treat when on holidays a couple of years ago!Its angora goat not bunny unfortunately as thast rare here but its gorgeous to spin!
Please post what you end up doing with the yarns ,I would love to see how it knits up!
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The mug depicts one of Australias best known artists,Tom Roberts and his famous "Shearing of the Rams",You may see it as a tapestry sometime,I thought appropriate for the box of goodies!
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