Knitted Up!

Back in April I recorded our trip to the Hoxa Tapestry Gallery and said I'd bought some of Jo Thomson's hand dyed Shetland wool. I didn't ever put up pictures of the two skeins we bought, so here you go - 

This was the OH's choice ....

.... and this was mine

Mine became a wrap with all the colours of an Orkney sunset in it

because of the generally short colour changes I opted for a textured stitch rather than a lacy or cabled one. This pattern was perfect, for any Ravelry readers it's Casapinka's Woven. 

with the OH's skein, which was called something like Rocks and Lichen I made him a hat and fingerless mitts for when he's outside in the autumn nights faffing about with the telescope.

I've never knitted with Shetland wool before and now I know why people describe it as sticky! as it has a tendency to cling to itself, but it resulted in a lovely thick, warm bouncy fabric that is very pleasing to the touch.

This wool wasn't cheap, but I think, given that it is Shetland, and for the yardage and the truly amazing colours, it was definitely worth the price  I paid. If I didn't have a shedload of wool in the house already I'd be up for buying some more.