A pair of superwash yarns gets put through their paces in this week-long project. This post covers what makes superwash yarn special and why swatching matters more than the ball band suggests. It also covers choosing colors with intention and picking up a few tricks for intarsia knitting along the…
Welcome to the last post in my Deluxe DK and Deluxe Worsted Superwash series. It’s been a great run! Throughout the week, I’ve been tying in a child’s vest pattern, the Argyle Junior Vest. The pattern is free, and, in addition to allowing me to talk about sampling and the…
As I typed the title for this post, for some strange reason I was reminded of the theme for the Laverne & Shirley show, a sitcom that ran from 1976 to 1983. Anyone who knows me knows that I love color…sorry beige! Bonus for me, the yarns I was sent…
So far in this series, I’ve made a couple of key observations about superwash yarns and the knitting gauges cited on ball bands. See yesterday’s post where I talked about this for Deluxe DK Superwash and Deluxe Worsted Superwash yarns. They are: 1. The superwash processes used to make wool yarns washable affect the memory of…
In this series of posts, I’m working with Deluxe DK Superwash and Deluxe Worsted Superwash yarns. In this post, I’m going to review (and probably express an opinion or two) about ways to name yarns, and what to look for to make yarn comparisons. The photo above provides a great opportunity to talk about…