Hand Spun, Dyed and Knitted!

It's taking me a bloody long time but I am finally finished! It is such a lovely feeling to be able to make something totally from scratch using only natural materials that came from places you know. I even saw the brown wool being shorn off the sheep at an agricultural show. elderberries, walnut husks and onion skins gave some of the white wool from the brecon beacons a flash of colour, although I would have liked to only use foraged dyes (I cant say the onions were wild!). I spun almost all (apart from half of the left sleeve) of the wool on my drop spindle, but then was given a lovely spinning wheel for Christmas which is sooo much quicker! 

I also would have liked to have made the buttons myself, but I suppose this is something I could experiment with some time.

I thought it would be itchy but it is surprisingly soft and wearable. I can't wait to keep on spinning!