self striping yarn

A self-striping cotton yarn turns a winter pullover pattern into a breezy cardigan in this five-part conversion project. This post covers picking the right base pattern and swatching for fit and washability. It also covers matching stripes across new balls of yarn, then joining the pieces with a three-needle bind-off. …

Soft, antipilling acrylic self-striping yarn will make easy work of turning the three suggested free patterns into gorgeous pieces! Bonus: a pattern for a beret knitted with short rows and a ripple stitch blankie! Let’s go! Free patterns to try Three free downloadable patterns pair the self-striping yarn with a …

Self-striping yarn became popular with the quick growth, almost a movement, in sock knitting. Gradient yarns have become popular with the development of shawls and stoles and their visibility in the knitting community. Yesterday, I worked with one colorway to create stripes. This whole week I’m exploring our featured yarn, …

While many of us have had a hot dry summer and cotton knits or socks and washcloths have been all that we can muster the energy to knit, fall is close and the holidays (the gift-giving kind) are, too. This is the season that knitters start thinking about knitting with …