Chris Knits in Niagara
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I golf, knit, sew, felt and work in the Beautiful Niagara Region, the banana belt of Canada. I work in the optical field, and love to combine fashion and great vision in eyewear. I knit, and sew, and felt, most of the other hours of the day. My felted goods are available for purchase on Etsy or at Pamela's in Jordan Village.
Chris Knits in Niagara
5y ago
I was fortunate enough to get my hands on the fleece of two alpacas, fresher shorn, and smelled of barn. I have never tackled fleece through to sweater, but was ready to try. I put the fleece in small washing bags and gently soaked small batches in my kitchen sink. Two soapy soaks and three rinses resulted in soft fluffy white fibre. I was delighted. I used carding brushes and blended the alpaca with 25% merino top, and rolled into small rolags ready for spinning. I spun and plied the yarn, and ended up with lots of huge 130gram skeins, some of which I dyed a bright yellow. After swatchin ..read more