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 it washable,…
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 see a…
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 pattern I’m…
Yesterday we talked about the new yarn, Red Heart Super Saver Fair Isle. The Faux Fair Isle Knit Cowl is the best way to explore this yarn. It’s a simple stitch pattern that will show off the color of your yarn. You can really get to know the Fair Isle pattern…
Yesterday I talked about the Mittens for All pattern, today I’m going over a new yarn you could use for that pattern. Red Hearts Super Saver yarn now comes in Fair Isle. I know that sentence doesn’t look like it makes sense after all Fair Isle is a technique, not…