If you’re not ready to jump into Fair Isle knitting or the intarsia technique, today’s post will give you a chance to try some beautiful, easy two-color knitting without even having to purl! I knit this two-color swatch with Deluxe Worsted Tweed Superwash for two reasons: first because I wanted…
This week we’re going to look at knitting with the Deluxe family of yarns developed by Universal Yarns. There are 9 different lines in this yarn family. Today I want to highlight Deluxe Worsted Tweed Superwash. Deluxe Worsted Tweed Superwash comes in 14 classic subdued colors. The whole spectrum of…
When I knit with yarn that is dyed with long color repeats, I really try to find ways to “drag” the color up across rows, or at least across stitches — I like the way it adds to the blending of the colors. After lots of swatching, this time I…
Continuing our “work” with the Classic Shades yarn family, today we play with Classic Shades Big Time, a bulky yarn that’s perfect for knitting fast and easy projects. Classic Shades Big Time is a fabulously soft chunky or bulky yarn that really lends itself to making quick, affordable gifts. Although it’s…
So many different multicolored yarns are available in shops and from online stores these days. There are speckled, dip-dyed, kettle dyed, and gradient, marled, variegated, ombre, and long-repeat. Each one of these has different characteristics but all look good, especially in the skein. Knit up though, some of these yarns…