Don’t you just want to dive in? Delicious Batt from Sealy MacWheely This was just a tiny fraction of the colour explosion that is Loch Ness Knit Fest .
Not everything comes in skeins or balls. Sometime you need to buy a socking great cone from Kincraig Fabrics.
We were practically queuing up to photograph this wonderful top and take down the name of the pattern (Sashiko btw). Discovering new patterns, yarns and designers is part of the fun. Everywhere you turn there is another piece of stunning knitwear.
Time for a break maybe? The Singleton
A friend from closer to home. Love Handyed from Stanhope.
The lovely Claire from Cookston Crafts holding the yarn that will (eventually) the Ranunuculus. I do love a burst of colour!
The burst of colour that is Katie from Sealy MacWheeley She did explain the construction of the jumper but she lost me after the instruction to block the Japanese lacework and pick up the bust stitches! It is pretty impressive and I will look it up as I rather fancy having a go …. goodness knows when!
The guilds that provide advice, helping hands, support, tea and sympathy and everything else required to introduce weaving, spinning and dyeing to the uninitiated.
If you didn’t dive in at the beginning, feel free now!
And finally. This is the face of the future of knitting. And she is a jolly good Roadside Beanie model too.
Maybe I’ll see you at Loch Ness Knit Fest next year.
Love Gillie x
one pair of shoes at a time 