Universal Yarn. Bamboo Bloom

I hope this week’s posts, in the company of Universal Yarn Bamboo Bloom Handpaint yarn, have inspired you to step out of your comfort zone, shake things up, and create changes in your knitting that go beyond the confines of a pattern. For my final post this week, I’ll share with you a…

So far this week, together we have gone wild using unconventional thick and thin yarn, done a daredevil dive into knitting a Faroese Style Shawl without a swatch and thrown caution to the wind by knitting this shawl by dumping designer’s choice of yarn for Bamboo Bloom. Today, I’ll share with you how…

Yesterday, we threw aside knitting a swatch and dove into our project with wild abandon. Today we’re ditching the yarn recommendation of the Faroese Style Shawl pattern for the wild and lovely Bamboo Bloom Handpaint by Universal Yarn. Some people, I understand, actually insist on using the exact same yarn that’s recommended by the designer…

Yesterday I shared my excitement over using the delightful thick and thin texture of Bamboo Bloom Handpaint to make the simple Faroese Style Shawl something extraordinary. Have you decided to follow me down the rabbit hole into a knitting Wonderland where the rules are upside down? Welcome, my little Alices and Mad Knitters, join me as…

Universal Yarn Bamboo Bloom Handpaint is a pretty yarn with a fun-loving wild side. (Hey, wait, that sounds like me!) It has a dramatic thick and thin strand that’s reminiscent of artisan handspun yarns. Bamboo Bloom brought my impish side alive, and I immediately wanted to play with this yarn. So,…