![]() ![]() ![]() The computer sees them differently because of the colors they’re with – we probably do the same. We of course played around with color combinations Twizzlefoot 450 yard (100g) skein of 53 wool, 17 merino, 17 silk and 13 nylon Recommended Needle Size: US 1-3/2.25-3. We received a hefty shipment from Frabjous Fibers this week, with some new colors of their superwash sport weight Mad Hatter and some gradient packs that coordinate nicely. One thing I can guarantee is that this store will have some lovely yarns and fresh ideas for you this fall, and I can’t wait! And you don’t even have to buy me a drink. Mountain Colors Yarns Mountain Colors Silkdance 37.00 (No reviews yet) Write a Review Color: Required Quantity: Ball Weight: 100g / 3.5 oz Ball Length: 430yds Knitting Gauge: 4-6 sts 1' Needle Size: 2-4 (US) / 3-3.5 mm Yarn Fiber: 75 Superwash Merino, 25 Silk Yarn Wash Info: Hand wash. But if 2 balls will do the softest cowl you’ve ever felt, will that tempt you? It tempted me, but let’s face it, when it comes to soft luxury yarns, I’m the easiest girl at the party. How does a crazy-soft cashmere bouclé sound? At $28/ball, it sounds too much. No, I know I want to stock them, but I also need to have a project in mind that won’t cost a million dollars and take 5 years to knit. Trying to play it safe instead of jumping in with both feet, I’ve ordered a few new yarns from Lang in tiny quantities – just enough to try them out and see if I want to stock them. ![]() How to choose? This has been a tough year for yarn stores – as you will know if you are on any mailing lists and have seen the number of stores that have gone or will go out of business this year. We looked at Lang’s huge line of wonderful fashion yarns and their excellent design collections: This is my favorite yarn for our Warm x 2 Cowl and I have a new project in mind for it that will be fun and a little kooky – I hope to start this week! We’ll have some new colors of River Twist – hats, mitts, cowls – and some Twizzle – ditto plus beautiful for sweaters – from Mountain Colors in the fall, as well as a few new colors of Inca Tweed from Berroco. When they’re available, they’ll be on the table in the front room so you can take them for a test drive. I ordered just a couple so that we could all give them a try. She also represents the company that distributes Addi needles in this country and she showed me a sample of a new olive wood needle that will be available in fixed needles and interchangeables. Josie Baxter, who reps for Berroco, Lang, and Mountain Colors among others, is the first rep of the season to visit me. Despite its being a bleary, dreary day, I had a lovely morning looking at new yarns for fall. This entry was posted in Patterns/Design Thoughts, website and tagged Crochet, dean, Design, Free pattern, hook, hooks, linda, Linda Dean, Mountain Colors, pattern, skein, stair step wrap, stitch, Stitches, twizzle, wool, Yarn by webmaster. It was made with Plymouth Yarns Arya Ebruli I have worked this up in a couple of different yarns, this one I like too. ![]() Row 64: Ch 3, sk V st, dc in turning ch, fasten off. Row 63: Ch 3, V st between dc and V st, sk dc and 1 ch, dc in next ch, turn. Row 34: Ch 3, V st bet each V st across, dc in turning ch, turn. Row 33: Ch 3, V st between dc and V st, V st bet each V sts across, sk dc and 1 ch, dc in next ch, turn. Row 7: Ch 3, V st between dc and V st, V st bet each V sts across, sk dc and 1 ch, V st in next ch, turn. Row 6: BegV, V st bet each V st across, dc in turning ch, turn. Row 5: Ch 3, V st between dc and V st, V st bet V sts, sk dc and 1 ch, V st in next ch, turn. Row 4: BegV, V st between next V sts, dc in turning ch, turn. Row 3: Ch 3, V st between 1 st 2 sts, sk dc and 1 ch, V st in next ch, turn. Row 2: BegV, sk 1 ch, dc in next ch, turn. Mountain Colors Twizzle light weight 85% merino wool, 15% silk yarn (100g/240 yrds) colorway LupineīegV= (Ch 4, dc in same st) counts as dc + ch 1.This should be noted on the band wrapper for the yarn, if not simply weigh all the yarn, used and unused together and divide by 2 to find the halfway point. To know if you have reached the “half way” point of a skein, you can use a kitchen scale to weigh the remaining yarn and subtract this from the total weight of the skein. It is simple enough to use any yarn in this pattern, simply choose a compatible hook for the yarn, and work the increase end of the pattern until you have used half of the yarn, then begin the decrease end of the pattern. The Stair Step Wrap increases is worked side to side, with one edge being straight and the other having all the increasing and decreasing be worked. I have always appreciated relatively simple repeat patterns that are successful with only 1 skein, so playing with this design I have actually created a few different variation. ![]()
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