I am sure I am not alone in having numerous small samples of hand spun yarn or commercial yarn left overs from major projects. I have recently started a great pattern for using them up. This scarf is an easy fun knit, uses up odds and ends and looks great. I made one a few years… Continue reading Odds and Ends Scarf
Month: May 2020
Blooming
The photos are of some softly spun spiral plied yarn that bloomed by 40%, the cardboard bobbins show fine tightly spun 3 ply that bloomed by 7.5% Background So what is blooming? When you have spun your hand spun yarn, it needs finishing (washing, thwacking or steaming ). The fibre fluff up and the yarn… Continue reading Blooming
