As our exploration of Finn comes to a close, I plan to expand on our theme from yesterday’s post where I laid out the pattern for a pair of Fair Isle gloves. Finn is a great choice for hand coverings. Its fiber content has 50% acrylic, which makes...
Today is goal day! Our experiments with Finn are finally over, and I’m ready to begin our gloves. I’m working with Finn, a sportweight yarn that is a blend of acrylic (50%), merino wool (25%) and alpaca (25%). This combination of fibers is perfect for garments that will...
Today is the most fun I’ve had all week with Finn. Finn is a 50% acrylic, 25% merino wool and 25% alpaca yarn that comes in a range of 12 colors. Today, I’m using Fair Isle knitting and five of those colors to sample for the a glove...
This week I’m knitting with Finn, a sport-weight yarn that has 50% affordable acrylic fiber and 25% each fine merino wool and alpaca fibers. In my last post, I rolled out the plan for the week to end with a pair of gloves and perhaps a whole mitten,...
Welcome to a week with Finn, a yarn that is 50% practicality and 50% luxury. Finn‘s practical side is its 50% acrylic content. This enables this yarn to be machine washed on a cold cycle and, under strong light, it also shows a subtle shimmer. Its...