Picnic in the Park
The stunning Warley Woods in Bearwood is the setting for an artisan market on the first Sunday of every month from March to December. The first time I traded there, I could hear birds and wondered what they were, as it was a very unfamiliar call. It turned out to be ring-necked parakeets, the UK’s only naturalised parrot.
To celebrate the annual Picnic in the Park festival which happens at the Woods in July, I dyed a self striping yarn to celebrate these unique birds.
The stunning Warley Woods in Bearwood is the setting for an artisan market on the first Sunday of every month from March to December. The first time I traded there, I could hear birds and wondered what they were, as it was a very unfamiliar call. It turned out to be ring-necked parakeets, the UK’s only naturalised parrot.
To celebrate the annual Picnic in the Park festival which happens at the Woods in July, I dyed a self striping yarn to celebrate these unique birds.
The stunning Warley Woods in Bearwood is the setting for an artisan market on the first Sunday of every month from March to December. The first time I traded there, I could hear birds and wondered what they were, as it was a very unfamiliar call. It turned out to be ring-necked parakeets, the UK’s only naturalised parrot.
To celebrate the annual Picnic in the Park festival which happens at the Woods in July, I dyed a self striping yarn to celebrate these unique birds.
Yarn base
100% Kent Romney 4 ply / sock 100g skeins (approx 350m)
Our non superwash yarn is spun in Yorkshire from British fleece and hand dyed in small batches in Birmingham. Whilst colour consistency between batches is good, due to the dyeing process no two skeins will be identical and there may be slight colour variations between batches. It is therefore recommended that you buy enough yarn from the same batch to complete your projects and that you alternate skeins every other row.
Once you have completed your garment, it is recommended that you handwash your finished item in lukewarm water with your wool wash of choice and lay your washed garment flat to dry. Although the yarn is thoroughly rinsed after dyeing, some slight colour bleed may occur at first wash.
I photograph my yarn in natural daylight, however colour variations can occur between monitors.