Maybe it's just me and old age setting in, but I've got a number of swatches that I have kept...without labeling them. If I look up on my notes on Ravelry or my bullet journal, I've got a fair chance of recalling what yarn it was and even its colourway. But not the size needle … Continue reading Knitting Advice Nr. 17: Label your swatch (no, you won’t remember what it was all about)
Category: Yarn choices
Knitting with cheap wool: evaluation of Friends Wool Medium from Hobbii
I followed through with my plan of experimenting knitting with inexpensive non superwash wool. I waited for black Friday to get a deal, but having visited Hobbii's website more often, I realise I needn't have bothered. This wool is almost always on some sort of sale, especially when you are buying pullover quantities. As of … Continue reading Knitting with cheap wool: evaluation of Friends Wool Medium from Hobbii
Knitting advice Nr. 11: Don’t buy superwash wool (part 3)
That’s it. That’s the advice. Don’t buy superwash. It’s bad for the environment, it’s bad for people living near the plants that scour and superwash wool. This post is part of a serie of posts where I give you a detailed account of what superwash wool is , how it is created and what are … Continue reading Knitting advice Nr. 11: Don’t buy superwash wool (part 3)
Knitting Advice Nr. 10 : Don’t use merino wool for stranded colourwork (some wools are much easier to knit with)
Exploring sheep breeds better suited to stranded colourwork than merino wool.