Kiwi Barbed wire is another pattern I started work on the end of last year before the Korea Trip took over my lire (see 95 in the shade hat pattern for the full story)

I am a Kiwi County girl Loved growing up on My Grandfathers Dairy farm, with Holidays at My Aunt and Uncles Sheep farm.. lots of baby lambs, and different from home we had calves.. lol.. the thing they had in common was the fences..

This pattern has fence Posts, they run up and down in a nice straight line..t he barbed wire is the stitches worked thru the back loos, they twist around themselves to make the barbs, then the other wires wander across between the fences, wrap around them as they pass. Its a cool pattern that is easier than it looks .. once you get your head around what moves and what stays still..

My Grandma told me that stuff is only hard if you are told its hard, so I think it is suitable for an adventurous beginner… all knitting in only Knits and Purls the fun is how we put them together.. and how we move them about..

I have a fab group of testers who try the patterns before they are published

Because the pattern has a lot going on.. it needs a fairly plane yarn to make the most of the design… perfect for a gradient, but not really suited to a really busy yarn, as you will lose the pattern

go on laugh at the pics… thats what happens when your phone decides to do auto take while you are wrestling with your hair.. thats meant to be a smile… all of them.. lol

Recommended Yarn is Skeinz Dk.. which is a perfect yarn for this project..