Handspun Beginnings: A Quiet Jersey Project

This jersey has been quietly in the making since summer turned to the new year.

I spun the yarn slowly, deliberately, over many hours—through warm evenings, while following the the Sydney to Hobart race, letting time stretch out. The wool is all natural coloured: soft greys, deeper browns, spun incredibly fine. A delicate fingering-weight two-ply. Paired now with the softest silk mohair, it's become a subtle gradient of misty light and shadow—soft but structured, refined but earthy.

The pattern is It’s Not a Sweatshirt by Knitting for Olive. I chose it for its clarity. The shape is pure, classic, simple—but not simplistic. With yarn this fine and this precious, I wanted the lines of the piece to feel honest and thoughtful, to let the materials speak for themselves.

This post is just the beginning: a few notes and images to ground the project before I dive into the making process. The next two posts—starting with A Quiet Battle With the Yoke—tell the story of learning, undoing, and doing again.