The split personalities of fiber (and a wee FO)

What did I get up to this weekend? Would it surprise any of you if I said I got up to a little dyeing? (Didn't think so.)

I find it absolutely fascinating how the different fibers react to the same dyes, and each fiber and its unique texture lends the colours different moods, as there are some colours that latch on well to merino and cashmere, for example, but come out gentler and subdued in the alpaca. Let's take, for example, Briar Rose, which looks like this in cashmere:

this in alpaca:

Or Water Lillies, which looks like this in cashmere:

and this in merino:

Each fiber has its own unique personality which interprets and imparts a different mood to each colourway! Fascinating, don't you think?
And just to show you that I haven't been neglecting the needles, here's a (sort of) little FO from this weekend, the Annie Hall scarf:

This long (very long) scarf measures about 4 metres and is all in Manos. The pictures don't really do justice to the subtle colours.

And did I mention this baby is long? Very. Long and slinky, I think I know just the person this is destined for. :)

Oops. Almost forgot to mention that I've been experimenting with colourways for a nature-oriented pattern I've been working on since the Rowan workshop. And these are what I've come up with so far.

The one on the left is called Rivendell and the one on the right is called Nuclear Hobbit (both in 100% cashmere). :P