| PROJECTS! |
| PROJECTS WITH CORRIEDALE WOOL |
Here are some of the projects I've done with my hand spun Corriedale and
Corriedale blends. I'm not the world's best knitter. I have met some really
nice ladies in a small guild and they have given me the courage to
continue to try. Glad I did!
Corriedale blends. I'm not the world's best knitter. I have met some really
nice ladies in a small guild and they have given me the courage to
continue to try. Glad I did!
SHAPED PONCHO
This is the poncho I knitted for
my oldest daughter. It was
from a Cabin Fever pattern.
The yarn was a blend of all
my Corriedale ladies wool
together, all the different
shades, and some dyed wool
as well. The colors don't
show up as well as I'd have
like, but you get the idea.
This picture is of the back of
the poncho and shows more
of the colors.
my oldest daughter. It was
from a Cabin Fever pattern.
The yarn was a blend of all
my Corriedale ladies wool
together, all the different
shades, and some dyed wool
as well. The colors don't
show up as well as I'd have
like, but you get the idea.
This picture is of the back of
the poncho and shows more
of the colors.
These pictures are of the Camel Bag I did from the book
"Folk Bags". I love that book! This was my first try at
knitting a pattern with colors. I really enjoyed it. All out of
my handspun and home dyed. The brown of the looped
fringe was from dyeing with black walnut.
"Folk Bags". I love that book! This was my first try at
knitting a pattern with colors. I really enjoyed it. All out of
my handspun and home dyed. The brown of the looped
fringe was from dyeing with black walnut.
| CAMEL BAG |
The glass beads on the bag were
made by my oldest daughter, the glass
expert. Couldn't ask for better
matching beads!
made by my oldest daughter, the glass
expert. Couldn't ask for better
matching beads!
This sweater is the warmest ever! All out
of my Corriedale wool. Some I dyed with
Kool Aid some with Ritz dyes, and some
natural (the yellow is from Golden Rod). It
is very heavy and also very warm. As you
can see it gets cold here and this makes
for a nice "grab it and run" sweater. This
was my first attempt at knitting following
the gauge of the yarn and needles without
using a certain pattern. Since I hand spin
my own yarn it is sometimes a challenge
to spin it to the correct size a pattern calls
for. I had a copy of "Knitting Without
Tears", read it and away I went! I knitted
it in the round and then sewed two rows of
stitching down the front, cut between the
rows and then picked up for the knitted
band.
of my Corriedale wool. Some I dyed with
Kool Aid some with Ritz dyes, and some
natural (the yellow is from Golden Rod). It
is very heavy and also very warm. As you
can see it gets cold here and this makes
for a nice "grab it and run" sweater. This
was my first attempt at knitting following
the gauge of the yarn and needles without
using a certain pattern. Since I hand spin
my own yarn it is sometimes a challenge
to spin it to the correct size a pattern calls
for. I had a copy of "Knitting Without
Tears", read it and away I went! I knitted
it in the round and then sewed two rows of
stitching down the front, cut between the
rows and then picked up for the knitted
band.
WARM SWEATER
| BACK PACK |
| NATURAL COLORED BOWL |
TURQUOISE BOWL
For this sweater I spun
the yarn and knitted it
using a Lion Brand
free pattern from their
web site. It is not
Corriedale, but a
roving I fell in love with
from a lady in Door
County, Wisconsin.
The roving was dyed
all different shades of
purple Romney/mohair
blend. Reminds me of
the old fashion mohair
sweaters I had as a
teenager, however,
this one is a snuggle
next to the skin soft
sweater. Not like the
ones we used to have.
This was my first
attempt at knitting
following a pattern.
Turned out rather nice
I think!
the yarn and knitted it
using a Lion Brand
free pattern from their
web site. It is not
Corriedale, but a
roving I fell in love with
from a lady in Door
County, Wisconsin.
The roving was dyed
all different shades of
purple Romney/mohair
blend. Reminds me of
the old fashion mohair
sweaters I had as a
teenager, however,
this one is a snuggle
next to the skin soft
sweater. Not like the
ones we used to have.
This was my first
attempt at knitting
following a pattern.
Turned out rather nice
I think!
All material is owned by Judith Michels and should not be used without permission.
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KNITTED WITH ROVING
These are pictures of my projects
that I knitted with roving, not yarn,
and then felted. Taught a class for
our guild on this and used my natural
colored bowl as the teaching aid. As
you can see you are only limited by
your imagination! All projects are
made with my Corriedale ladies' wool.
These are pictures of my projects
that I knitted with roving, not yarn,
and then felted. Taught a class for
our guild on this and used my natural
colored bowl as the teaching aid. As
you can see you are only limited by
your imagination! All projects are
made with my Corriedale ladies' wool.
These shawls were woven
on a 7 foot PVC Tri-loom.
unique shawls!
on a 7 foot PVC Tri-loom.
unique shawls!
| TRI-LOOM SHAWLS |
SHAWLS!
| KNITTED SHAWL |
These two pictures are of a shawl I
knitted from my natural grey
Corriedale that I blended with deep
dyed. I used a pattern from "Folk
Shawls". Love that book!
However, I did change the neck
edge. I wanted the shawl to wrap
around me so I did "short rows"
every other row (at the last 8
inches) to create a more wrapped
style. You can see the thinner
area in the shawl where I didn't do
the short rows. The second picture
really shows them well. I love this
shawl!! This is my personal "don't
leave home without it" shawl.
knitted from my natural grey
Corriedale that I blended with deep
dyed. I used a pattern from "Folk
Shawls". Love that book!
However, I did change the neck
edge. I wanted the shawl to wrap
around me so I did "short rows"
every other row (at the last 8
inches) to create a more wrapped
style. You can see the thinner
area in the shawl where I didn't do
the short rows. The second picture
really shows them well. I love this
shawl!! This is my personal "don't
leave home without it" shawl.