Yarn Along

  

(above) I made this ascot out of Cascade alpaca / merino yarn.  I came up with this pattern by combining a few different techniques.  I would have loved to photograph this on our manikin in the showroom, but I don't think I'll make it over to the farm today. So that picture will just have to wait. I named it the "Nice Ascot". I came up with the name after I told my sister I was working on something and I wasn't sure what it was. I didn't know if it was a scarf or maybe an ascot?  She said "Nice ascot" and laughed. She had just watched Toy Story 3 and Barbie had just said to Ken "nice ascot".  So I couldn't resist calling it Nice Ascot.

(above) I made this purple newborn hat out of alpaca yarn.  My sister dyed the yarn.  Friends of ours had a baby girl this week. They waited to find out what they were having, so I told them I'd make their present after the baby was born. I am terrible at gender neutral colors. I was so excited to make something girly!

(above) Grow with Me Hat. I made up the pattern for this hat. I wanted to do something with eyelets that I could pull a I-cord through. All the yarn is alpaca and my sister dyed the pink yarn.

(below) Newborn Hat. I made this hat with alpaca yarn dyed by my sister. A woman I know came to the farm last week looking for a little pink hat and we didn't have any, so she picked out this yarn and I made this hat for her.  This is going to her granddaughter, who happens to be the daughter of someone I went to High School with.

 (below) Brady's Hat. I made this hat with two yarns. The black yarn I hand spun. It is alpaca and Brady helped me spin it. I used a Navajo spindle.  Brady likes to help spin it and he holds the spindle while I take the yarn off.

This is the Navajo Spindle I made and my Ashford niddy noddy.

Ravelry Links-

Nice Ascot

Purple Newborn Hat

Grow with Me Hat

Pink Newborn Hat

Brady's Hat

Etsy Link for yarn-

Arrow Acres Farm

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