Another design in my series of projects of building the yarn for the project I built for the yarn. This design was built for a very special yarn, my handspun angora and cashmere two ply. This yarn was made from Betty’s 2022 show coat where she went undefeated on the show table and brought me my very first Open Best in Show title.

Undefeated spent a while simply sketched in my notebook with small modifications here and there while I worked on other projects. When it came time to finally work on it I completed the first two drafts in Hobbii Sultan Deluxe yarn while I worked out the kinks of a design I completed on paper long before. Version 1 was a much smaller mesh that ate yarn I didn’t have to spare with the final version. Version 2 reworked the design to include 3 layers of the “arrows” while still falling within the limits of yardage I needed for the final handspun version.

I’m pleased with how this pet project of mine has encouraged me to spin with much more purpose than I have always spun in the past. I had always made the pretty yarn then found something to make with the hank that fit what it was. Building these projects from every angle from the ground up has been a refreshing challenge I plan to continue for as long as I am able.

Hook size- D, 3.25 mm
Pattern for gauge- 1 in x 1 in = 6 dc x 3 rows
Yarn- Hobbii Sultan Deluxe
Colorway- Black Orlov (28)
Yardage- 930 yards
Finished size- Approximately 73 inches wide and 14 inches tall.

Hook size- D, 3.25 mm
Pattern for gauge- 1 in x 1 in = 6 dc x 3 rows
Yarn- Handspun Cashmere and Angora 50/50 2 ply
Colorway- Wine-Thirty
Yardage- 970 yards
Finished size- Approximately 79 inches wide and 15 inches tall.