Those of you with long memories may remember that a couple of years ago I bought some lovely 70% alpaca, 30% merino fibre in colour Cappuccino from John Arbon on one of our jaunts to Devon, and spun it up to about a DK weight during last year’s Tour de Fleece. I had intended to knit the Sleeves in Your Pi cardigan / shawl, but when I finished the spinning I realised I was woefully short in the metreage needed. So last November on our latest Devon jaunt I bought some more fibre when we dropped into John and Juliet’s shop and I have finally finished spinning it.

It has come out a bit different to the first lot. I think the second batch of fibre included a darker brown and also the fibres were not as blended together as the first lot. My plan is to use the second batch for the edging of the cardi and hopefully make the most of these differences, as the two yarns are close enough to tone together but different enough to add interest. I have 920m and 531g of the second batch, so I think that should be plenty for pattern. It is a 2ply construction, approximately DK weight, and I used the 10:1 ratio on my Majacraft Suzie Pro.

I am looking forward to casting on!