I just came across this sale item at Pearl and thought it might interest some of you. It’s $40 for a large size wooden swift! Here’s the site.
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Dyeing Questions
I have some Baby Alpaca (OK, 16 balls of it) in my stash and I’d like to use it for smaller projects. It’s a classic natural white color so I thought dyeing it would be the way to go. I’ve played around with Kool-Aid dyeing. It’s great — easy and safe — but the color […]
One Down
I finished the first sock last night. A couple of notes: I used the Ozyarn no-wrap short row heel. Big surprise, eh? I used a much tighter gauge than what is specified for Wool-Ease. The ball band says 4.5 spi, but I did 5.5. Why? Wool-Ease feels rather loosely spun and I thought the sock […]
Natalya Update
I’ve made some updates to Natalya: Gusset row 4 was missing a K1 Added some materials to the list (cable needle, etc.) and fixed a few typos) Changed the filename to just be natalya.PDF. I noticed some blogs were linking directly to the PDF and since I had the version number in the filename, those […]
A Little Help From Friends
Timing is everything, and my timing for this Yarn Diet SUCKS! First, Elann puts out their solid colored sock yarn in a gazilion yummy colors. For just over 5 bucks you can buy enough yarn for a pair of socks. Perfect for a pair of Pippi’s, or those argyle socks I’ve been dreaming about. Then, […]
Natalya Pattern
You asked for it so here she is — the Natalya pattern. I will probably make a separate page for this later, but for now I’m just linking to the PDF. If you have any questions or problems don’t hesitate to ask. And if you do make up a pair and like them, let me […]