For years I've wanted to make a handspun version of this pattern. My sister knitted one from commercial yarn and it was a showstopper. People kept stopping her to admire it.
The blue and wine yarns were spun from Corriedale from the Anna Gratton of The Little Wool Company. I The thick and thin of the cuffs was some synthetic yarn I'd had for 30 years. From it I chose the other colours.
The brilliant lime green from the Anna Gratton was the first sliver I chose. I spun it worsted.
I dyed some superwash merino orange then added sari silk. The sari silk was spun together so I unspun it then cut it into 2" (5 cm) lengths that I shredded and carded into the orange.
The final yarn was superwash merino that I painted then spun and chain (Navajo) plyed.
I used several needle sizes - the bands and collar were knitted on the largest needles. The green of the body was knitted on the smallest needles because I wanted it to hug my body and the multiyarn areas were knitted on slightly larger needles because I wanted more stretch there.
