papyrus

How to write patterns for beginner knitters

This week, I’ve been blogging about Papyrus, a soft, summery cotton and silk yarn by Fibra Natura. On Monday, I talked about the unique construction qualities of Papyrus. On Tuesday, I gave ways our swatches can have useful lives beyond recording what our gauge is. On Wednesday, I looked at…

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Summery patterns for Papyrus, a summery yarn

This week we’re learning about Papyrus, a yarn made with strands of cotton and silk, twisted together, then twisted together again. I was so intrigued by its construction in my previous post, I forgot to talk about the color range! Papyrus comes in 22 colors. Raven and Bison are the…

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Make knitted swatches do dual duty

This week, we’re exploring the qualities of Papyrus, a soft yarn made of strands of softly spun, lofty cotton bound in place by tightly spun, strong strands of silk. In yesterday’s post, we did an in-depth look at Papyrus’ construction. Today, I’m swatching and talking about the qualities of the…

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Papyrus – cottony soft knitting!

Papyrus, the yarn for this week’s assignment, came at the same time as the Radiant Cotton I reviewed back in March. So it took a couple of months for me to get back to it. Did I ever get a lovely surprise! Papyrus is SOFT – baby’s bottom soft. And,…

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