Welcome! I am a hand spinner and the whole process of spinning yarn from raw fleece to pretty yarn just fascinates me. I hope I can share on a tip or two about fiber. I'd like to share the scenery from around my home in beautiful New England and perhaps a recipe (and too many pictures of Jake and Marvin, our dogs). I hope you enjoy..................Emily
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Resource: Patterns for Art Yarns
I love spinning art yarn! These can be called textured or novelty yarns but whatever you call them, they are fun. I've been asked a few times how these yarns can be used. In addition to a prior blog post (Yarn Craft), I've collected a few patterns that work well:
1 .One Piece Magic Cardigan by Lynn M. Wilson
2. High Flying Kite Art Yarn Shawl by Anna Clark
3. Ozark Handspun makes some delicious yarn; they also have patterns: Ozark Mountain Handspun Patterns
And don't forget the easy stuff like a dropped stitch scarf. Co 9 or 12 stitches with size 13 needles ( or larger). 1st row and all odd no. rows: "ko, yo to end". 2nd row and all even rows: "ko, drop the "yarn over" from the previous row, to end". The texture of the yarn will make this scarf very special.
1 .One Piece Magic Cardigan by Lynn M. Wilson
2. High Flying Kite Art Yarn Shawl by Anna Clark
3. Ozark Handspun makes some delicious yarn; they also have patterns: Ozark Mountain Handspun Patterns
And don't forget the easy stuff like a dropped stitch scarf. Co 9 or 12 stitches with size 13 needles ( or larger). 1st row and all odd no. rows: "ko, yo to end". 2nd row and all even rows: "ko, drop the "yarn over" from the previous row, to end". The texture of the yarn will make this scarf very special.
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