Knitted dickey Irish arans

Dickey is a very comfortable and useful item for cold season. This scarf-collar covers neck, breast and shoulders from cold wind, and can be necessary at home when you have a sore throat or your neck is caught a draft. In such cases dry heat is needed which can be provided by the dog wool.

The front side is adorned with irish arans. This is a stylish and beautiful pattern. Silver-grey colour of the yarn is very democratic and will fit perfectly to any colour of overclothes. Knitting of arans supposes combination of front and back side mashes that creates a ribbing effect. As a result, the dickey can be stretched widthways as needed and sit perfectly on shoulders, breast and back. Double collar can be regulated up/down depending on how many place the dickey should cover the neck to keep it in warmth.

The yarn of this dickey is a mix of two different kinds of dog underfur: light-gray (Keeshond) and black (Newfoundland dog), whose mixture gives silver-gray colour. But the key element of the yarn is that underfur of these dogs has long hair which is almost do not fluffy. It is important for knitting dickeys, fingerless gloves, mittens, socks etc., as for these works fluffiness is rather a disadvantage than a plus side. For more softness goat underfur with long hair is added. This work is may be said for those who appreciate not only aesthetic appearance, but also comfort, softness, naturality of a knitted work and its warmness.

The work doesn't have any signs of dog wool smell, as it has two stages of washing: firstly the yarn itself is washed, then the finished work goes washing. I don't use cutted wool, only underfur.