I am so lucky!

I have an incredibly talented sister – MiA! She dyes and spins and crochets and knits and everything she makes comes out absolutely stunning!

A little while ago she posted pics of an amazing shawl she had knitted – the beautiful 'Dreambird'.

My jaw dropped when I found the shawl in my letterbox today. She has sent it as an early birthday present although my birthday is not until October! But it's getting cooler here in Auckland so I will start using it straight away.

Am I lucky or what! Thanks so much, MiA!

If you would like to make this beautiful shawl, MiA spins the perfect yarn for it and you can buy it in her etsy shop. The pattern can be found on ravelry.

Below are some skeins she's got available. Pop over and grab one before they disappear!

Some new yarn

Tonight I have listed some new yarn in my felt shop.
Click the images below to check them out.

happygoknitty

$40.00

happygoknitty

$40.00

happygoknitty

$40.00

happygoknitty

$38.00

happygoknitty

$38.00

happygoknitty

$38.00

happygoknitty

$38.00

happygoknitty

$38.00

happygoknitty

$38.00

Silk in colour

Here it is – the beautiful 100% mulberry silk.

Now dyed in luscious colours.

100g/390m, $40

Deep red, Vintage pink, Rose, Denim, Sky blue, Aqua
and a slightly variegated green.

Oh...silk!

I have waited and waited and now it has finally arrived: 100% mulberry silk!

It's luscious and soft and the sheen is just amazing. It has that typical smell of pure silk.

I will dye it on Friday. Aqua? Denim blue? Beetroot? Dark red?

Exciting!

Silk?

I am so tempted to add some 100% silk yarn to my range.

The sheen on a pure silk yarn is just amazing!

I’m looking at a fine mulberry silk lace yarn with 900m/100gm. 

That’s enough for a beautiful shawl but it’s fine knitting.

Too fine? Would you do it?

There is another option of a mulberry silk yarn with 390m/100gm.

That’s fingering so like a sock yarn. But 390m would hardly

 make a shawl so you would need 2 skeins for most projects.

Silk is amazingly beautiful but not cheap...

What do you reckon?
Which one should I start with? Or just go with both?

Any comments would be much appreciated!

Thanks

Photo © MiaInspiration

This is an example of what you can create with 

2 skeins of the 390m/100g mulberry silk.

A Whippoorwill shawl by MiaInspiration

(Three skeins/colours have been used in this shawl, 

but two skeins is enough to make the shawl.)