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I had a lot of white angora yarn, but not enough for an entire sweater.  I finally decided to create this sweater using the 100% angora for the bodice and 100% linen for the off-the-shoulder sleeves.  To give it some more panache, I added the knitted bobble clusters of grapes made out of the linen with angora leaves and vines.  It looks fabulous with a long black skirt and a strand of pearls. Click here to see the whole thing.
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Where do I even begin?!!!  I bought one clump (not the proper term) of 50% wool/50% silk roving in cream and black from 'Cornerstone Yarns'  in Richfield.  I've been learning how to spin my own yarn and with a little encouragement spun the roving into thick-thin single ply yarn.  Based on my calculations I probably spun about 170 - 200 yards from 4 ounces of fiber.  It was enough for the scarf with a little left over.

The scarf is embellished with various black, white and pink ribbons (JoAnns) along with little glass Pink Flamingo beads (online purchase).   It's certainly one-of-a-kind and was a birthday gift for my husband's aunt.