So who is Judith MacKenzie? I asked the same thing. Judith is a weaver, spinner and fibre artist living in Washington State who has taught at numerous fibre events in the United States. I've never met her, never had the privilege of attending one of her classes, and wouldn't know her on the street if I passed her, but I can't help but think that the fibre arts community is small and we need to stick together.
That being said, I wasn't much interested in just flinging cash at the problem. Broadly speaking, I don't do that because so often it isn't really helpful, but if someone is going to do something tangible to help fix a situation, I'm more interested in contributing. So when the Wild Hare pattern became available on Ravelry for a pair of mittens with proceeds going to Judith's Studio Fund I bought it. Truthfully, I would have bought the pattern anyway but I was glad to find a way to help.
I have all I need for these, except the red for the accent rows in the ribbing and a few highlight stitches. I don't need much, just a small amount but I can't really justify the cost of a skein for a few rows.
I did however, have this. It isn't exactly red, but it's closer to the colour I want.
So, in the spirit of Judith MacKenzie, I made it.
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| Spinning the roving showing a preview of the finished yarn. |
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| Single ply wound onto a nøstepinde |
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| Used the spinning wheel to make a two ply yarn by taking the beginning and end of the ball made above and spinning back onto the wheel |
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| Wrapped the two ply yarn onto a niddy noddy. |
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| Finished yarn in a skein. |
It's lovely Alison! I look forward to seeing this in person, soon I hope.
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