Show and Tell

One of the things I love most about what I do is that I get to play a small role in YOUR creative work. Today, I thought we could celebrate together some of the things that you have made using yarn and fiber from Purple Lamb.

I asked if you could send me some of your beautiful creations, and many of you did. If you have something you’d love to share, please do email me a photo, and I’ll be sure to add it to my Gallery of your creations on my website and do another Show and Tell newsletter in a couple of months.

My hope is that these photos will inspire some of your own future projects. If you have a chance, I would love to hear which project was your favorite and if there are some you would like to try. Without further ado, here they are in no particular order:

1. Katie crocheted this beautiful shawl using the My First Triangle Shawl pattern she found on Pinterest. She said this was the third time she had made it, so for the sake of interest she alternated between four rows of herringbone and four rows of the double crochet the pattern originally called for. She used Ball at Netherfield for the main body of the shawl and Eggplant for the edge, both in Sparkly Merino Sock.

My First Triangle Shawl Crocheted by Katie using Ball at Netherfield and Eggplant

2. Rachel spun this lovely yarn using my Anduril art batts. It’s a 2-ply yarn that came out at a fingering weight. Rachel has a really great website called yarntyouglad.com with lots of wonderful inspirational projects.

Handspun Yarn Made by Rachel from Anduril Art Batts

3. Laura knit the Indian Feathers Shawl by Alina Appasova using the lace-weight version of my Lizzie colorway. Isn’t it gorgeous?

4. Adrienne knit this beautiful cowl using the Summer Wind Cowl pattern together with my Telemachus colorway.

Adrienne’s Summer Wind Cowl using the Telemachus colorway

5. Steph sent me a photo of this beautiful yarn she spun from some of my organic polwarth that I dyed as a gradient top in my Arizona Sunrise colorway. She shared with me that meeting me at the Flagstaff Wool Festival a couple years ago was part of what encouraged her to take her spinning to the next level. That makes me so happy!

Yarn Handspun by Steph using Organic Polwarth Top in the Arizona Sunrise Colorway

6. Robyn crocheted this amazing Dragon Scale Hat pattern by Tibbi Scott using a one-of-a-kind gradient sock blank I dyed that went from blue into purple.

Robyn’s Dragon Scale Hat Made from one of my Gradient Sock Blanks

7. Marla knit this beautiful Color Code Shawl using Annunciation Blue and Monet on my So Silky Sock yarn base. I love the way the two colors look together, don’t you?

Color Code Shawl Made by Marla using Annunciation Blue and Monet

8. Marsha made this exquisite shawl using my Burgundy Rose colorway on Sparkly Merino Sock. The pattern is called Oswin by Bernadette Ambergen. Look at that gorgeous lace!

Marsha’s Oswin Shawl using Burgundy Rose on Sparkly Merino Sock

9. Carolyn knit this gorgeous Xandra Wrap. The pattern is by Ambah O’Brien. I love the different colorways that Carolyn put together to create this.. It includes my own Sedona colorway, which is the medium brown.

10. Marla knit this delightful hat for her daughter-in-law from my handspun Renaissance Festival yarn, which in turn was made from my Renaissance Festival art batts.

Hat Knit by Marla from Handspun Renaissance Festival Yarn

11. Liz knit these socks using the Sock Perfection Club colorway from February, which was inspired by Seurat’s “Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” Aren’t they lovely? I think everyone should have a pair of Seurat socks.

LIzabeth’s Socks made from the February Club Colorway – “Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Seurat

12. Jessica did a beautiful job knitting the Diamond Cowl pattern by yours truly that was part of my Eight Days of Easter Kit.

Jessica’s Diamond Twist Cowl from the Eight Days of Easter Kit

13. Liz knit this beautiful Spindrift Shawl by Helen Stewart using Monet on Sock Perfection. I am really struck by how much Monet looks like the colorway that Helen Stewart used in her photos of the shawl on Ravelry.

14. Deb knit these delightful socks using the Blueberry Waffle Sock Pattern by Sandy Turner. She used my Silver Lining colorway to make them.

15. Tracy felted this amazing pillow using my Highland Heather art batts. Doesn’t that just make you want to felt something? It certainly has that effect on me!

Tracy’s Felted Pillow using Highland Heather Art Batts

16. Shelley knit this lovely triangular shawl of her own design using my March club colorway, which was inspired by Van Gogh’s “Starry Night.” It was dyed on my Sparkly Merino Sock yarn.

17. Wendy knit this beautiful sweater using my Telemachus colorway that I custom dyed for her on Buttery Soft DK. Her yarn went thousands of miles to get to her.

Wendy’s Sweater Knit using Telemachus on Buttery Soft DK

18. Amy knit this beautiful Oaklet Shawl pattern by Megan Goodacre using Lizzie dyed on So Silky Sock.

Amy’s Oaklet Shawl using Lizzie on So Silky Sock

19. Julie knit these ZikZak Socks by Stone Knits using the very same Lizzie on So Silky Sock along with some white yarn. Julie is the owner of Joyful Yarn on Etsy.

Julie’s ZikZak Socks using Lizzie on So Silky Sock

20. Lynne knit this stunning Raspberry Field Shawl by Jana Markova. She used Annunciation Blue, Ball at Netherfield, Monet, Burgundy Rose, and Stained Glass. She changed from the size 8 US needles intended for DK to size 6 US needles to go with the sock-weight yarn.

Lynne’s Raspberry Field Shawl Using Sparkly Merino Sock Yarn

21. Sue of WoolnLove knit this lovely Leif shrug by Nick Davis using my Captain Ahab colorway.

Sue’s Leif Shrug by Nick Davis using Captain Ahab

22. Carolyn knit this Diffusion Shawl by Tetiana Otruta using Kristin Lavransdatter on Sparkly Merino Sock along with two purple colorways from her stash. Isn’t it gorgeous?

Carolyn’s Diffusion Shawl featuring Kristin Lavransdatter on Sparkly Merino Sock

23. Mary (my lovely daughter) designed and wet-felted this gorgeous purse using merino wool, silk, bamboo, and some kid mohair locks.

24. Jessica made this amazing art yarn using my Fangorn Forest art batts.

25. Liz Gipson made this beautiful scarf as an example for her rigid heddle weaving pickup class. She used my Sedona colorway on Donegal DK along with that lovely Tangerine from Anzula Cricket. If you’re a rigid heddle weaver or thinking of becoming one, do look up her wonderful videos and classes at yarnworker.com.

Liz Gipson’s Handwoven Pickup Scarf using Sedona

26. Last but not least, Sue made this amazing Bean Nighe Shawl by Nat Raedwulf. She used three of my Sparkly Merino Sock yarn colorways to make it–Anduril, Rivendell, and Stained Glass. I love seeing Sue’s work in my instagram feed, not only because it’s so beautiful but because her model/husband always makes me smile. Sue has a shop on Etsy called WoolnLove.

Sue’s Bean Nighe Shawl with Sparkly Merino Sock Yarn

I think I included everyone’s projects, but if I have inadvertently left out a project that you sent me a photo of, please forgive me and email it to me again. I’m hoping to do this again soon and add your beautiful creations to my gallery page as well.

There’s one other thing I wanted to tell you about. I added a new collection to my website today. I called it the Four or More Sweater Quantity Collection, and it’s a place where you can find colorways with at least four skeins in stock for larger projects. You’ll find all different hand-dyed yarn weights and bases there.

I am so grateful to everyone who let me use their photos and took the time to tell me about their projects so I could share it with all of you, and I want to thank all of you so much for being a part of Purple Lamb Fiber Arts. I hope everything you have made has brought you joy. After all, that’s what this whole fiber arts thing is all about.

Happy fiber artistry!