Lovely knitterly things~ baa ram ewe

 

Happy Sunday!

 

 

Good morning to you.  Thank you all for the wonderful birthday wishes! Not only do you make every day special but birthday too.  :)

 

 

What a lovely morning to relax with delicious tea and a new to me yarn. I was contacted by the generous people at baa ram ewe asking if I would like to try their new yarn, Dovestone. While baa ram ewe is not a new company it was a new to me yarn to work with. Having seen all the beautiful projects created with this yarn on Ravelry and blogland, my response was an excited, "Yes please!".

 

 

Have you heard about baa ram ewe? In case you haven't here is a bit about them from their website:

"Our masterplan is to make Yorkshire famous for wool production across the world once more, reconnecting it to its woolly heritage. We've put ourselves at the centre of this renaissance commanding worldwide appeal for our luxurious and authentic wools, all spun and made in Yorkshire."

After working with their gorgeous yarn, I have to say their master plan has been achieved.

 

 

I tried my best to take a photo that would capture the beautiful of this yarn. A picture where you could almost see how amazing it is to work with Dovestone aran. The difficult part is trying to capture the feel of this perfectly  Yorkshire spun yarn.  You may just have to trust me.

Details of the yarn:

"We’ve taken the same wonderful blend of sumptuous Bluefaced Leicester with two Yorkshire sheep breeds, the Wensleydale and the Masham, and create a palette of five natural undyed shades in a cosy aran weight yarn."

50% Bluefaced Leicester
25% Wensleydale Longwool
25% Masham

 

 

You may be thinking, okay so it looks incredible to knit with but how is it to knit with. My friends it is gorgeous with a capital G. There is a wonderful bounce and elasticity about it. While my first thought was to knit something with cables because I know in the back of my mind that this yarn is going to bloom like no bodies business, but I couldn't get this pattern out of my head when visualized the finished project.

Obviously I haven't finished the hat, so I cannot remark on the bloom or how the yarn reacts to a lovely soak. This not finishing had much to do with a very busy birthday month. I promise I will follow up this post with  the end results very soon.

A very big thank you to baa ram ewe for allowing me to play with this yummy yarn. I love being able to try new yarn blends and share them with all of you.

I will leave you with the secret password from the sheep and wish you the best day today!

 

 

 

XO,

Andi

Comments

[DrLeonesse]

There is SO much to love about "Babe". It is one of our family's favorites...bah, ram, ewe and all.

[Jacqueline Webb]

Hey Andi I live in Yorkshire (Gods own county) and I have never heard of baa ram ewe believe me I will be looking them up don't you know. The hat looks lovely and the pattern is so neat. Have a great week our weather is good with intermittent downpours and lightning storms. But hey ho we have to take the good with the bad. Jackie

[Hannah]

I love Kusmi teas !! Their Russian teas are divine.... And happy belated birthday Andi :) I hope you had the best time!

That yarn looks so lovely and I can't wait to see the FO!

[camilla]

Happy Belated birthday- hope you really enjoyed your day. That yarn is lovely it looks so rustic and soft- thanks for the tip- off to check it out. Have a lovely Sunday
x

[Dee]

That yarn looks lovely and you picked a great pattern to show it off.

[Claudia Bugh]

What a beautiful rustic yarn!!! I love the cozy hat you choose to showcase this yarn. At first I thought it was the same yarn I had used to knit a sweater but then I remembered that was Ewe Ewe yarn! lol Cute names some of these companies have.

[Andrea @ This Knitted Life]

Oh fun. Knitting with whites and off whites always intoxicates me unexpectedly. Xoxo

[Shirlee]

So glad you had a good birthday : ) My husband & I were just saying it's time for us to watch Babe again. The yarn sounds lovely & looks great knit up in the pattern you are showing!

[allison]

That yarn looks amazing! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it. I'll have to put it on my wish list.

[Stefanie]

How cool to be contacted to do something like that. Glad you had a lovely la hanau. I love loose leaf tea but using a strainer sucks. It's a pain to have to dig out them compacted leaves. I'm getting a tea pot at Daiso which has these strainer inserts to put in.

[karen]

the new yarn looks delightful and even though it might still be hot outside where you are, inside your hands are in FALL mode :)

[steph]

so much yarn....so little time. i'm working on getting another 4-5 hours added to the day...care to sign my petition?

always late to the party....hoping you had a marvelous birthday!!!! Maybe you can just celebrate all month!! (my favorite way to celebrate birthdays!)

[Julie]

Your hat is looking great so far! I love that the yarn is blend of sheep fibers beyond our usual merino, that is fantastic.

[Kiwiyarns]

Wonderful review! I can see the loft and sheepiness in the project you chose to knit it with - what a great choice!

[Jennifer]

Happy belated birthday. Where has this year gone?, I too am right behind you for my September birth anniversary. I wish as we get older we age at half the rate lol. As always thank you for making my Sunday morning tea in pjs ritual so lovely!
Xxoo
Jenny

[Kat]

Ooh, I love baa ram ewe so much! The Dovestone Aran looks delightfully squishy, I'm definitely going to have to try it out!

[Shannon]

That hat is beautiful, it looks like that was the perfect yarn for it!!!

[DIane]

oh that hat looks absolutely squish-worthy! I have a very strong affinity to naturals: especially the ecru like and soft greys. Oh I can hardly wait to hear how it finishes up. I can tell the rest of the week shall be wonderful for you.

[Katie]

Happy Birthday. That yarn and pattern look beautiful. I love the way it is knitting up.

[Audry]

I've been eyeing Baa Ram Ewe for a bit. The color way I was interested in was out. I'm glad to hear it is knitting up well!

[janet]

Soooo very beautiful!!!! I've been drooling over Baa Ram Ewe too, so nice to see some of their yarn worked up!

We share the same bday! :D Happy Birthday!!!

[Angela]

Great tea! The yarn looks so beautiful and soft!

[Tahnee]

I've heard Baa ram ewe mentioned before but never had the pleasure of knitting with it. I think you might have convinced me to give it a try :)

[Alina]

Wow! What a gorgeous yarn!!! And you chose the perfect pattern for it - the stitch definition is amazing!!!