Rowan Summerspun yarn

Another type of yarn I purchased on my recent travels through the UK was Rowan Summerspun yarns #SH121 and SH117. These yarns are 50% wool/50% cotton. I have used two slightly different patterns in hand-weaving two scarves from these two yarns.

The first scarf is using the SH121 yarn and is 1640mm x 160mm and weighs 172g.

The second scarf using the SH117 yarn is 1630mm x 160mm and weighs 168g.

The two scarves are slightly smaller than my normal scarves due to the thicker yarns not going so far, but they both have an interesting array of colours.

See them on my stall at the Perth Upmarket at UWA on 23 September.

Colinette Banyan Popsicle yarn

During my visit to the UK in June I purchased 200g of Colinette Banyan Popsicle yarn, made in Wales. This is a hand-dyed 49% cotton, 51% viscose yarn in cool summery colours.

The finished scarf is 1730mm x 170mm and weighs 180g.

See this, and other scarves, on my stall at Perth Upmarket at UWA on Sunday 23 September.

Moda Vera Parade #89

This next scarf is simply hand-woven using Moda Vera Parade #89 yarn from Spotlight. I have used this yarn as the warp and tied the strands together using a thin hand-dyed orange coloured silk yarn as the weft. A brightly coloured yarn, and being 100% soft nylon the scarf is very soft to touch. It is 1700mm x 210mm and weighs 92g.

It will be on my stall at Perth Upmarket at UWA on 23 September.

Black and white cashmere

Black and white scarves have proved popular at the Pelava Pop-up Shop in City Arcade. Consequently I have woven two more using black and white yarn from Kogane woollen mills in Japan. Interestingly, the two different patterns only require a change in the pedal sequence during weaving.

The first is 1830mm x 230mm and weighs 91g.

The second is 1800mm x 225mm and also weighs 91g.

They should be in the Pelava shop within a few days.

Black, plum and white cashmere

Have hand-woven two two-tone coloured scarves using 2/20 Kogane cashmere yarns. Both are woven in one of my own patterns. The pattern is different on each side.

The first is in black and white, and is 1860mm x 220mm and weighs 95g.

The second is in a hand-dyed plum colour and white, and is 1770mm x 220mm and weighs 88g.

See both scarves on my stall at Perth Upmarket at UWA on 23 September unless sold earlier.

Garnet dyed Kogane cashmere

My latest handwoven scarf is in a garnet coloured hand-dyed Kogane 2/20 cashmere yarn.

It is 1740mm x 210mm and weighs 83g. Sorry the pattern is a bit hard to see but the pattern shows circles rather than diamonds so is a bit different to usual.

It will be on my stall at the Perth Upmarket at UWA on 23 September.

2 handwoven Kogane cashmere scarves

I have switched to 2/20 cashmere yarns from Kogane which we have hand-dyed.

The first is dyed crab apple and is 1580mm x 210mm and weighs 81g. The colour is more like that in the first photo rather than than shown in the second.

The second is dyed rust and is 1770mm x 205mm and weighs 86g.

Both will be on my stall at Perth Upmarket at UWA on 23 September.

Noro Blossom scarf

Having been impressed with the scarf I wove using a Noro Blossom yarn I purchased on a recent holiday, I was able to pick up the last four skeins of a different colour in Perth. The yarn is 40% wool, 30% kid mohair, 20% silk, 10% nylon, and results in a lovely soft scarf in a blaze of brilliant colours.

The scarf is in colour #24 and is 1820mm x 200mm and weighs 144g.

See it on my stall at Perth Upmarket at UWA on 23 September.

White and purple cashmere

I have woven two more scarves using the 4-ply cashmere yarns from Knitter's Addiction. The same pattern was used for both scarves.

The first one is in purple and is 1800mm x 230mm and weighs 161g.

The second is in white and is 1810mm x 230mm and also weighs 161g.

These will be on my stall at Perth Upmarket on 23 September at UWA unless sold earlier.

Green, grey and purple cashmere

I purchased some 4-ply cashmere yarns in the closing sale of Knitter's Addiction. I have now woven three scarves using the green, grey and purple yarns.

The first one is in Sangsai Green and is 1460mm x 210mm and weighs 131g.

The second is a grey yarn and is 1700mm x 230mm and weighs 149g.

The third used two of the colours; the previous grey and the purple. The scarf is 1620mm x 230mm and weighs 145g.

The three scarves will be on my Perth Upmarket stall at UWA on 23 September unless sold earlier.

Mid-brown Shamwani

I have now completed a seventh scarf using natural coloured 4-ply alpaca yarn from Shamwani Alpaca.

This time the yarn is mid-brown and the scarf is 1880mm x 240mm and weighs 191g.

All these scarves have been woven using the following five different natural coloured yarns from fleeces from Shamwani Alpaca.

The total collection of seven scarves are as follows:

They will soon be on sale at a new exciting venture in Perth - details imminent.

Two more Shamwani

My latest two scarves are using more natural coloured 4-ply alpaca yarns from WA based Shamwani Alpaca. The first is in a light brown colour and is 1850mm x 210mm and weighs 185g.

The second is a two-tone coloured scarf using a light brown and a dark brown yarn. The scarf is 1760mm x 200mm and weighs 167g.

I am expecting them to be on sale shortly at an exciting new location - details soon.

One white, one brown Shamwani

Have just completed two scarves using 4-ply natural coloured yarns from Shamwani Alpaca.

The first is from a white fleece and is 1870mm x 230mm and weighs 190g.

The second is from a dark brown fleece and is 1860mm x 220mm and weighs 187g.

Both are long and soft alpaca scarves. They will both be on my next market stall, details coming shortly.

Two Noro Yarns

During my recent trip to the UK I purchased 200g each of two different yarns from Noro which I have now woven into two scarves.

The first is using Noro Yuzen, colour 14, which is 56% wool, 34% silk, and 10% kid mohair. The scarf is 1790mm x 210mm and weighs 176g.

The second scarf is using Noro Blossom, colour 25, which is 40% wool, 30% kid mohair, 20% silk and 10% nylon. The scarf is 1840mm x 200mm and weighs 161g.

As you would expect both scarves are very colourful and will grace my next market stall - details shortly.