Saffrons Blog

Earlier in the year when I did an in-store meet and greet at Peg's Pieces, a few of the children had these terrific cardigans on. After admiring them Anna Blaikie kindly posted on my face book wall "the designer of the little Olearia shrug you were admiring is Tikki and you can get some lovely hand-dyed yarns from Celia's Basket and Ladybug Loops or head to Ravelry."

So I did!

But I did not have any of the equipment to make the cardi, no needles or yarn! So I had to sit tight with the pattern PDF already printed.

Then a couple on months later at Sew it Together I won some gorgeous bamboo needles and crochet hooks from generous sponsor Craft Junk. Aha.

Then last week at the Royal Easter show I visited the spinners and weavers in the goat an sheep pavilion. Where I promptly splurged on angora wool and excitedly bought a large skein. We had friends over for dinner last weekend and as we talked we wound it into balls as the night went on, just like my Nana once showed me.

I did initially have plans of knitting a cardi, however after only ten rows I knew I would never be able to follow the pattern and it is just going to grow into something else. Though it is by far the nicest yarn I have ever used. It is just amazing. It knits a bit like a cobweb on size 5 needles, while on size 3 it knits very tightly.


But slowly it is growing. Though I am pretty sure I could have sewn a dress or a quilt top in the same time I have knitted thus far. And I'm a long way from making that wonderful clickety-clack sound that come from the needles of a skilled knitter, like my Nana used to be.


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