To celebrate her 4th year of blogging the lovely Joey at Little Black Dog SA ran a giveaway of yarns produced locally to her. Whilst I love exploring British breed yarns, the curious part of me also loves to explore what locally produced yarn means to other people. So I entered the giveaway.
And I won!
Ironically, in the week I launched The Dartmoor Yarn Company, led by my passion for and belief in all our lovely British wooliness, I received some very non-Dartmoor, non woolly yarn.
This is Bamsi T, a super soft 100% bamboo artisan yarn created close to Johannesburg – where Joey lives. It has a high sheen, garments created from it are said to drape well, and it apparently has an anti allergen factor that makes it good for those with allergy issues.
It looks and feels gorgeous and is a great reminder that local means different places to different people and how great it is to share our local products and diversity – which brings me back full circle to one of the reasons I started The Dartmoor Yarn Company; to share some of Dartmoor’s fabulous localness.
Thank you again to Joey for sharing her wonderful localness with me. All I need to know now is, what do you think I should knit with my Bamsi T?
Dartmoor Creative 
It’s gorgeous – and a beautiful colour. Do you have enough for a short sleeved (or sleeveless) summer top or what about a 3/4 length sleeved cropped wrap cardigan?
Lucky you!
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It certainly is. Probably – lace weight goes a long way. I’ll check out some patterns and look at their require. Great idea, thank you 🙂
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Congrats on your lovely win! Lovely color and Bamboo is just an amazing + factor!
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It is very yummy 🙂
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lucky you! That is really pretty. I am sure you will come up with something beautiful that showcases the yarn perfectly.
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Thank you. It really is lovely – and that picture doesn’t even do it justice!
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Lucky you! look forward to seeing it!
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You might have to wait a while. Don’t seem to be getting much knitting done at the moment 😦
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Oooh, aren’t you the lucky one? This looks to be lovely yarn, with a nice sheen – would make a beautiful anything. 😉 Will be curious to learn it compares to your own wool. (And hearty congrats on your new venture!)
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You’re right, it will be beautiful whatever – although I think the right pattern will really make it shine. Yes, a complete contrast to my woollen spun ryeland. Definitely yarns for different jobs.
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PS thanks for the congratulations 🙂 x
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Congrats Bekki – what a wonderful surprise! I use bamboo yarn often for lightweight tops and shawls – it is a very different product to wool. I love it!! Oh, and PS it can split while you are working it, but I learned that paying attention helps with that 🙂
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Isn’t it funny how important paying attention is all sorts of situations 😉 Seriously though, thanks for that tip – you know how good I am getting distracted by five or so other things while I’m knitting. I was thinking shawl, but I like your and Lynn’s suggestions of summer tops – I’d get more wear from them.
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How exciting to win the lovely give away yarn bundle!! I’m sure you will find just the right garment to make ~ look forward to seeing it in the future 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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Congrats!
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Thank you 🙂 x
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I’m looking forward to seeing what this yarn becomes! Can bamboo replace silk in projects? It would make a great summer shawl.
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I don’t really know much about bamboo, so no idea if it can replace silk. The only bamboo I’ve knitted before was with cotton and that yarn just felt very cotton like.
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Ooh lovely stuff – congratulations! I look forward to seeing what you make with it 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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Congrats Bekki! The yarn looks so soft and silky! I shall look forward to seeing what you make with it 😃
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Thank you. It is. Although I’m up to my eyeballs in proper rustic wooliness at the moment, but hopefully will be able to knit it soon.
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I am very happy to share my local yarns with you, as I know how such you appreciate “local” in many ways.
Hope you get to enjoy the yarn and knit up something pretty to surprise us with some time.
🙂 Take care
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Thank you again. Although right now I’m going hell for leather knitting sheepy stuff from my own wool so I have samples of some new projects. Your wool will be a lovely relaxation knit when I’m not 🙂 Thank you!
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I totally agree with you, and I absolutely love your local yummy yarns. They look so amazing and natural and soft. 🙂
Have fun, and I always look forward to your updates on your local yarns and ideas.
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Thank you 🙂 I’ll have to do a give away once I get my yarns dyed and a bit more on top of things. Trying to do way too many things at once atm.
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