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The fiber I used to knit this shawl was spun by me on my Wee Peggy out of an 8 oz blend of Alpaca, Merino, and Silk dyed by Woolgatherings on Etsy.

I started spinning the wool on August 17th 2011 and finished spinning it on August 20th 2011. Knitting began on August 21st but realized on September 17th I made a mistake so far back that I had to frog it completely and restarted. It was finished on October 14th.

Please make sure to check the extra photos below :D

Photo of the fiber
Photo of the Spinning
Photo of the balls of yarn finished
Shawl Details 1
Shawl Details 2
Shawl Details 3
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Shawl Details 5

Pattern is Weekend Shawl by Anne Kuo Lukito found on Ravelry.com
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~AnthroDarcia Jun 13, 2012
That is a wonderful pattern of color! What was the hardest part for you during the whole process?
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$ewm Jun 13, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Honestly I don't think I could say there was a hardest part. I did make a mistake early on and didn't realize it till it was 25% done. It was a simple mistake but unfortunately with where the mistake was and how far back it was, it was not fixable without restarting the knitting completely.
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~AnthroDarcia Jun 13, 2012
So it is more time consuming than anything else really, but that looks like a really nice and productive hobby to do. Sounds pretty fun too =D
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$ewm Jun 14, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
I find it's relaxing! The spinning part I can do while watching shows the knitting part requires a bit more paying attention though. :)
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Mood: Love `WDWParksGal Mar 23, 2012
I don't see too many people these days spinning their own yarn! Then making a beautiful shawl out of it! :wow: :faint:
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$ewm Mar 27, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
You'd be surprised there's a lot of people out there spinning their own yarn even dyeing wool themselves and spinning from it. I purchase all my wool off of Etsy two of the people I buy from are actually locals for me. It's a fun and relaxing hobby :)
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Mood: Love `WDWParksGal Mar 30, 2012
I love crafting, but because I'm discalculate, knitting and crocheting were always beyond my reach. I do use a lot of yard, though in crafts and plastic canvas projects. It honestly never crossed my mind to spin and dye my own yarn. What a good idea, though, as there have been times I spent hours searching for just the right color :aww:
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*Squeebone Mar 13, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Wow!
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~fashionisartuwear Mar 10, 2012  Professional Artisan Crafter
Pretty
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~LemonySunDrops Mar 9, 2012
this is incredible! i've been trying to look into spinning but, alas, the life of a student does not allot time for that.
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