As I sit bundled in layers I'm dreaming of my spring garden. I was just perusing the garden blogs I read which I haven't done in awhile. I have been consumed with knitting this year, if you couldn't tell, and did not get the most out of my yard. But that's okay. Different years have different priorities. As I was strolling through old posts on said blogs, I stumbled across this post. To clarify, the picture in the post is mine but the shed is not; it's my mother-in-law's. You can read about my shed if you follow the link. Despite the confusion, and the fact that I found it eight months later, I'm thrilled to be mentioned on someone else's blog!
In February, I published a mitten pattern with Windy Valley Muskox . It takes about 1 1/2 skeins of this fabulous yarn so you'll have to buy two. Of course, you could make the cuffs longer! I'm thinking I need a version with fingers (aka gloves). It's on the back burner, for the moment. In the meantime, let me tell you how lovely it is to work with qiviut! It is one of the softest fibers, definitely the lightest, and so warm for the weight; it's best as a light layer under others, and luxurious close to the skin. Sometimes, people misunderstand and think that qiviut comes from the inside coat (I'm not sure how to imagine that), or the underbelly of the muskox; that's because it is often described as the "under coat." What this actually means is that it's the down layer, and grows during the cold months, closer to the skin, all over the animal; it's like down feathers on a duck. I worked for WVM for several yea...
How fun to be featured! that shed is adorable. And what better time to remember it than when it fah-reezing outside!!!
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