Project Drops Kid-Silk Cowl

Ordered some lovely Drops yarn from www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

first project: knit and pearl seamless cowl in Drops Kid-Silk.

The yarn is so soft and beautiful

Cast on circular needles

knit several rows then pearl several rows 

repeat till the end

I knitted 5 rows and then pearled 5 rows

x8

:)

hand knitted cowl with recycled fur

I found some old mink scarfs in my great-aunts 

closet! you know the scary ones with head and paws. You can't really wear those anymore!

So I thought of a way to recycle the scarfs and make the fur more wearable. Better use them then to leave them in a closet!
The cowl is a combination of vintage mink fur with hand knitted wool. you can wear it with the fur on the inside or the out side.

LOVE KNITTING : THE FINALISTS

Finalist for the Love Knitting competition.

My design is called the SleeveScarf!:)
Big hand knitted scarf with one sleeve

http://www.fashionone.com/news/2014/05/23/blog-title-love-knitting-finalists/

introducing me:)

Hello!
My name is Laurie Bessems and I am from the Netherlands.
I study Fashion Knitwear and Knitted Textile Design at Nottingham Trent University.
I have been knitting and crocheting for as long as I can remember and now I am turning my hobby and passion into my profession. I am interested by the entire process: spinning, dying, hand/machine knitting, garment making, styling.

You can visit my Pinterest page for all kind of inspirational images. 

http://www.pinterest.com/lauriebessems/

thank you:)