Well, I’m not against using sheep in my clothing. I don’t even mind eating the things. But not everyone is as enlightened (I’ve even heard recently that there are some people who won’t eat honey, because it’s exploiting the poor bees….I mean to say, what do they think bees were designed to do if it is not make honey for us bears?)
Anyway, someone with a more sensitive ecological conscience than yours truly has come up with a book that encourages knitting without wool. And it was interesting. There’s a little summary of different types of non-animal fibres at the beginning and a very useful table of how they perform.
As for the patterns, not too many appealed.
Just a silk robe (but I’ll need to get rich before I can hope to make that one!), a cardy that is very Kaffe Fassett in style, a men’s top-down raglan sweater and a tomato top (without the houndstooth pattern thankyouverymuch).
no SHEEP FOR YOU by Amy R. Singer
How I’d best go put that lamb roast in the oven;-)
Hah, I’m not against sheep either. However in my quest to buy some knitting cotton I cam across some yarn that is 100% corn fibre. I don’t know how warm it would be, but it’s nice to knit up. You can always go for bamboo or cotton as a cheaper option than silk
i’m currently knitting tofu
no, seriously!
Hi Rach! I TOTALLY agree with you on this one, i too found most of the patterns uninspiring!
And, i also read about the “bees/honey” thing! I have a new book that you will like (super easy read, or i can give it to you when you get back!) Its called A life stripped bare.
As he put it, a bee will still make honey even if you don’t eat it, so what is the problem???