This week we continue to look at Major by Universal Yarn, see Major yarn’s characteristics in yesterday’s post. This 100% acrylic yarn can be washed in cool water and dried at a cool setting, but today I weigh in on whether or not it’s a good idea to wash all…
This week we’re reviewing Alpaculence, a singles yarn made by Rozetti Yarns. Monday we learned that the yarn I’m sampling this week is in “pre-production mode,” and yesterday we learned that my stockinette stitch sample skewed from a square into a parallelogram. That led to a discussion about balance in…
Yesterday, I introduced the new Alpaculence, an acrylic/ wool/ alpaca/ glitter blend yarn by Rozetti Yarns. Having evaluated the qualities and taken an “inventory” of this yarn, let’s move on to my next step in “new yarn evaluation” – swatching. When approaching a new yarn, once I’ve held it and evaluated…
Continuing our “work” with the Classic Shades yarn family, today we play with Classic Shades Big Time, a bulky yarn that’s perfect for knitting fast and easy projects. Classic Shades Big Time is a fabulously soft chunky or bulky yarn that really lends itself to making quick, affordable gifts. Although it’s…
I’m probably dating myself, but do you remember when blue jeans were stitched with this coppery orange thread? Was that the ’70s and ’80s? None of my jeans now seem to have that look. So I decided after looking at the 48 colors of Cotton Supreme by Universal Yarn, that…