ruffled sweater

I made this with wool I bought at the Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck. I spun it, plied it and created the design. The black is a natural shetland wool from a black shetland sheep at Wild Apple Farm in Hudson, NY. The aqua and black mix is alpaca from Painted Spring Farm, Spring Grove, PA. I believe the black alpaca is named Felipe.

I had barely enough to finish. I did 3-ply in the all shetland portion, which in retrospect was a mistake. I would have made the transition to the body hem ruffle a more gradual transition if I had had some extra wool to play with. In any case it is very comfortable as long as the Shetland wool doesn't touch my skin. The alpaca on the edges is soft and comfy!