This week we’re using Allegro and Naked Sock, two non-allergenic yarns, in our exploration of I-cord, in this case, how to use it for casting on. In yesterday’s post, I showed you how to knit on an i-cord edging to existing stitches. But looking at the above photo, you really…
A couple pairs of socks and a shawl later (see yesterday’s post), I thought how fun it would be to have a different sort of edging along the top of a sock or the length of a shawl. This week we’re exploring non-allergenic yarns Allegro and Naked Sock by Wisdom…
This week, we’re looking at 2 non-wool Wisdom yarns by Universal Yarn. Yesterday, I described the fiber content (what is PBT anyway?) and other attributes which make these excellent non-allergenic yarn options to wool and wool blend sock yarns. Sock knitters often complain about color pooling in variegated and dip-dyed…
This week we’ll look at 2 sister yarns by Wisdom Yarns that are truly the answer to the question, “can I make non-allergenic, non-wool socks that stay up on my legs?” Naked Sock, aptly named because it feels like you’re wearing nothing at all, and Allegro, Italian for merry and…
Some of the mega-scarfs that I’ve seen posted all over online are quite bulky and while beautiful, they add maybe more volume around the neck than some women may want. To address this, I thought I would design a lighter-weight scarf using Classic Shades Sequins Lite, which offers not only…