**Just a note that this is the last weekend for the special Purlside special 15% discount. If you are not seeing a colour you like, or something has run out, email me and I can always dye it up for you on a custom order!
I have been paying a lot more attention to fashion runways than I have for decades lately. I don’t plan on following fashion colours religiously in the dye pot, but it is fun to see what is out at the moment and use it for inspiration. Here are some runway pairings I made with Falkland – 80% Merino/20% Bamboo – another fully tested and hard wearing (but deliciously soft) blend!
Caramel yellow – a variation on mustard what I like to call the ‘new neutral’!
Maria Grachvogel — FALKLAND, Peanut Brittle
Well known for its remarkable spongy loft, British Falklands merino is dense and highly insulating while still light enough for wraps and shawls, with a downy, powdery handle perfect for the most sensitive skins.
Peanut Brittle
A mere 20% bamboo adds strength, a soft organic lustre to the dye quality and a gentle drape for beautiful garments or accessories.The resulting fabric is hardwearing, low pilling and butter soft for next to skin wear. Bamboo’s additional natural anti-bacterial and moisture wicking properties make this the perfect fibre blend for both summer and winter knitting, keeping you cool in the summer and warm in winter by removing moisture next to the skin!
On blocking the stitches plump up and create the fullest, most even fabric…this is one of my favourite blends, resulting in immensely wearable garments with the added benefit of being superwash – so ideal for baby garments.
Emerald accents with camel (I am loving the trend of bright accents with classic camel tones. Darwin green would made an amazing bright shawl/scarf to wear with a camel coat!):
Burberry — FALKLAND 80% Merino/20% Bamboo – Darwin
And very much OFF catwalk and on a much more day to day level ….also in ‘Darwin’ green…
Me! In my newly finished Amelie. I truly ❤ this one…and another pleasure to knit by Gudrun. I know I have said this before, but credit where credit’s due – her patterns are such a joy to knit!
I made the sleeves longer as we are already freezing here in London, and even managed to get the decreases for my sway back right this time. I shortened the stitches across the back and made a few more decreases than the front. Perfect!
(Though my partner insists on taking the back photos top-down and making me look like a Linebacker!!! Eeesh) ;-P
I wore this out last weekend and didn’t realise I’d forgotten to cut the yarn I’d woven in on the ties…but no one mentioned it and I was around a bunch of knitters, so just hoping no one noticed.
The Falkland yarn is SO cozy and warm. I even had to fend off a fellow Yarn Crawler who couldn’t stop petting me as she loved the feel of the yarn! I’d say that’s a ringing endorsement for how it feels! hah.
(You know who you are, groper.) ;-B
I am off to Yorkshire this weekend, so shipping will be a little delayed and will resume Tuesday.
Happy knitting, all, and if you see me at Yarndale, please come say hello…!
From the Purl Side 