For June, I originally went looking for pictures of English cottage gardens…..you know, the lovely jumble of blooms against tan or grey of the building. It turned out that the pictures were too jumbled….and too similar to a few colors I’ve already done for you this year. And then I stumbled across pictures of things in English Gardens, and fell in love with this:
What machinery did this thing come from? It is fun to speculate. And what a colorful place to toil with the turquoise and red paint. I pulled these colors, and the greys and browns of the wood to bring you ‘Weathered Cog’ for June’s Tiger Club.
The yarn is Safari, 75% Corriedale Wool and 25% Nylon….this was a bit of a sly nod from me, as this wool is sometimes called Colonial. Anyway, it’s a smooth 3 ply, and makes lovely sturdy socks. I dyed the skeins in a double repeat that should stack and swirl as you knit socks with it….sort of vertical or diagonal stripes.
The fiber which started this whole saga is English Shetland. Why the distinction? Well, generally Shetland is considered to be from the actual Shetland Islands, but naturally the sheep can live elsewhere. These happen to be from England, and are on pasture, which produces a slightly finer wool than what you may remember from the Moorit Shetland we had last year (Spiced Chai). The sheep on the islands don’t have grass, instead eating heather and seaweed.
I was really pleased with this month, it is a nice combination of colors, and lends itself to a wide range of projects.
Club is closed for July, but spots will open up August 1 if you are interested in joining.
