Aubergine yarn in two light- a great color name, isn’t it?
A friend gave me a sweater’s worth of Harrisville Designs Highland Yarn. Wooly warmth for next winter! I never worked with it before and it is nice to wind and knit. I’d like to finish it before summer’s full heat kicks in.
I used my iPhone to document progress of the sweater (pattern is Larch by Pam Allen, available on Ravelry).
I snapped the front, then the back. Ooops, the flash went off in the second shot.
Sweater in two lights
Available light-
Electronic Flash below –
some of you will want to pick off the little fuzzy lint in the photo There’s a bit of vegetative matter in this wonderful yarn 
Watch this two minute video to see how wool is milled and spun into yarn – Harrisville, New Hampshire.
A Day in the Life of an American Woolen Mill
From their website-
“Highland is one of our flagship yarns, available in 64 tweedy, heathered, woolen spun colors. This yarn is perfect for a cozy New England sweater, or a favorite pair of mitts. The yarn was engineered to wear better and better with every wash. Don’t let the crunch fool you. After 10 years of constant wear, you’ll know why we spun it this way.”
You are a beautiful knitter Ruth. Gorgeous colour too.
Aww, thanks Rainee. Retirement has certainly afforded me more time to knit. Which is nice.
Love the word Aubergine. Please post a photo of you wearing it too. Love the look of knits but prefer crochet. One hook, one stitch at a time to worry about.
It’s a great word. Your crochet is beautiful. I will post pic when finished, with me inside if it!
I can’t wait to see the finished product on you.
Will
Have to get a pic.
Gorgeous color! It’s going to be a great sweater!
Not eager for winter but I like sweaters to wear in the season.
I love that color, you’ll look great!
Thanks Bernadette.
Love that color!
I love that colour and I bet it feels good too!
The yarn is very nice to work with. Thanks Gilly.
A nice selection of photos, and the video – “A Day in the Life of an American Woolen Mill” – is excellent. And I agree with Coleen Rush’s comment; I also love the word aubergine. It sounds so much more elegant than “eggplant’! 🙂
There aren’t many Woolen Mills left. Thanks for all your positive feedback, Ken.
It looks gorgeous. And dang, what knitting skills you have!
Thanks for your nice words. I’m pretty basic but prolific knitter, especially in retirement.