This week’s theme is Stripes and Solids! The warmer weather projects this week use the stretchy, vibrant, and colorful self-patterning Bamboo Pop Sock by Universal Yarn also available in solids. With the right knitting needles and rinse free laundry product, you’re set to put this yarn to the test!
I’m knitting with Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Waves, which is 100%, high-quality cotton in bright self-striping colors. Yesterday I talked about my swatches knitted using 3 needle sizes. I laundered them and remeasured – check out the post to see what that looked like. Today, I’m knitting a top-down Tee…
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…
Have you ever worked on a pattern and wondered what the designer was thinking when they created the design? Stay with me today and tomorrow and I’ll take you on that ride! This week, we’re playing with Papyrus, a lovely, soft, summery yarn. With a fiber content of 78% cotton…
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…