I Knit Different Moths To Reveal Their Spectacular Variety

I started knitting moths in 2014 when a friend suggested that I make a rosy maple moth. Before then I'd thought moths were all boring, brown tiny things that would eat my wool. When I saw this bright pink and yellow beauty I begun seeking out more and more fancy moths. Then I started knitting them and quickly became addicted to their colours and patterns.

I was offered an exhibition in a London yarn shop called Prick Your Finger. Once I had them on display I soon found there were many people who loved moths as much as me. I now have an enormous list of moths that I want to knit. They are all so different and varied that I don't think I'll get bored of them for a long time! It's also quite amusing to make moths out of a material that they are known for eating.

They can be quite slow to knit as I often use more than 4 colours in a row which sometimes leads to more time spent untangling the yarn than actually knitting! I use Shetland wool that comes in over 200 shades so I can be quite accurate when matching the moths natural colours.

One of the most spectacular moths that I've knitted is the Urania Sloanus. It went extinct in the early 1900's and I like to think that I've given it a new lease of life. I want to highlight more threatened species as insects aren't usually high on the list when we think of endangered animals.

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