Carla A. Canonico

Washing Acrylic Yarn and Knitting a Spiral Beanie

A chunky, marled acrylic yarn holds up well to hand washing and the machine alike. Its texture plays beautifully in colorwork and cables. This post covers how washing and blocking change the yarn’s texture. It also covers a few project types worth knitting with it, a hat pattern built around…

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Chevrons, Stitch Definition, and the Magic Loop

A chevron ripple throw shows off crisp color transitions and a satisfying center double decrease. This post covers knitting that chevron pattern, then digs into stitch definition as a technique on its own. It also covers trying simple colorwork on a snowflake hat. Switching to the magic loop method finishes…

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