'I'm making a jumper from my own wool'

Kerry Hendry is aiming to have her jumper ready to wear by Christmas

A farmer and keen knitter has been inspired to make herself a wool jumper entirely from scratch.

Kerry Hendry from Ross-on-Wye will embark on the lengthy process by first shearing a sheep then turning its fleece into yarn so she can knit with it.

She has had to purchase a spinning wheel for her challenge, which she said had already turned out to be a lot more complicated than she anticipated.

However, she said she was excited to create something durable that could eventually be returned to the earth without environmental harm.

Ms Hendry added: "I'm really trying to keep the project as local and as low impact as I can - even the fleece that I have is from a Cotswold sheep."

The time-consuming idea was hatched following a late-night conversation in a lambing shed.

She now has the starter materials but turning into something that can be knitted with is a long process, she explained.

"Not only do you have to clean it then you have to card the wool before you can even start the spinning process to get to the the end goal, which is knitting," said Ms Hendry.

Carding involves straightening the fibres so it can be spun into yarn and once she gets to that stage, will get advice from experienced spinners and the guild of spinners and weavers.

She is hoping to have her jumper ready to wear by Christmas.

"Hopefully I can make something that will last for decades and at the end of the day, could go back into the garden, rot down and leave no negative impact on the planet," she said.

"It's kind of a woolly adventure."