One key aim for the KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook by TEAM WOVEMBER Member, Felicity Ford AKA Felix, was to find a way of upping the wool-content of fruitcake. A 100% wool stranded colourwork swatch worked in Shetland Wool was the result of many months of baking cakes and then knitting them, and the fruits of this labour (ahem) can be seen in the book…
‘Fruitcake from Felix. I sneaked into Felix’s workshop in Shetland and took some pictures of her swatches. Apparently this swatch is the result of many months of careful fruitcake consumption. The dedication obviously paid off!’ – Jeni Reid