
So Many of My Favorite Things
As I worked on this unique project, I invariably found myself humming "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music! The vibrant colors! The delicate stitches! The intricate motifs! A luxe swath of soft garter stitches to round it all out! All this to say, I adored making this wrap and am utterly smitten with the finished piece! A bit of backstory... My ideas for this project were sparked by a social media post by the lovely yarn shop, Loop of London. I have often turned to this perfectly-curated store for inspiration and was delighted to have the opportunity to purchase a beautiful kit of wool a few months ago. The kit featured 24 different skeins of wool, dyed by hand using plant extracts by Mette Mehlsen, a Danish artist. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the kit at the time of purchase, but was confident that the muse would strike once I had a chance to see the fibers in person. Sure enough, once the parcel arrived and I had a chance to "doodle" with the skeins, I knew wha