Ocean Green

Uisce, from Contemporary Irish Knits by Carol Feller

in Coolree Hand Dyed “Ocean Green” 50% superwash merino, 50% silk 

Having already knit two UIsce variants, I had wanted to knit one exactly to pattern too, but anytime I'd been ready to start, locating really beautiful worsted weight silk had proved tricky – It’s possible to pre-order, but in these days of moths and cutbacks I’ve resolved to avoid advance buying as I know that in truth it may never happen.  Jacqui from This Is Knit (http://www.thisisknit.ie/) told me that doubling fingering weight equated to worsted and encouraged me to try that instead. So very dubiously indeed I started knitting on the double, in fear and dread that it would ruin the flow and ebb of the colour (which with this beautiful yarn would amount to vandalism).  But the moral of the story is – don’t doubt Jacqui - she said it would blend, and it did!  

I love working to Carol Feller patterns, I could also knit in Coolree forever in any way, shape or form, so I really enjoyed knitting this. The photo above was taken in County Wexford, source of the yarn, on a particularly golden day... all of which struck me as being auspicious in a good way.