The Soay wool used in this scarf was sourced from an animal rescue centre:
https://www.farmanimalrescuesanctuary.co.uk/
The rare breed of Soay sheep are very small, (the little sheep in the picture is one of those whose fleece I used :) ) and so they don’t give a lot of wool in one fleece. I had two small fleeces of different colours and blended them before spinning the wool (on an antique spinning wheel called ‘Jewel’). The wool contains small nobbles, known as ‘noils’, which give the resulting yarn texture, along with the varied colours, which all add to the character of the item. I knitted the scarf in a variation of the ‘Old Shale’ Shetland Lace pattern. I call the scarf style ‘Dylan’, after one of the dogs I used to have years ago when I lived in Orkney. I like to name my designs after the various pets I've had - it's a lovely way to remember them.