My first 6 skeins of handspun were all different sheep breeds because I wanted to see what I liked, I used those to make a Nightshift Shawl. It was so fun!
I would highly recommend the Juniper Cowl by Toni Lipsey as a crochet option for handspun. It is very forgiving for thick-and-thin yarn and is meant to use lots of color.
Andrea Mowry's Shifty sweater (I think there's also a cowl and cardigan) is ideal for handspun! The textured mosaic pattern hides every slub and inconsistency, and it's really easy to combine skeins!
Thank you so much for this video! I'm not a spinner, but I've been gifted a bunch of beautiful handspun by beloved spinners and I want to choose projects that will do those beauties justice!
I see that you have quite a few of Andrea Mowry’s patterns listed, but one that I have knit from my handspun is the weekender. I used a combination of a dyed bamboo and locally grown grey RambouilletX wool to spin. I’m currently working on her Everyday Sweater, but am using commercial yarn. I have on my potential to-do list the Recalibrate and just recently discovered Layla by Elizabeth Smith.
I’m making the Dathan Pullover from Kate Davies with all my mini skeins of TDF 2024! 20 grams of mini skeins , 21 in total must be enough to make the pullover. Nice one for leftover yarns too!
Awesome suggestions. I have been working through my angora and love blending it with Merino, spinning them into 2 ply and knitting them into gloves. I really want to try the gloves you posted, they look so interesting. Sometimes its hard to spin when its 112 outside 😂 I long for winter.
I’m spinning for the pressed flowers pullover right now. The whole thing. I am halfway through my contrast and almost 2/3 through the main, which is a natural merino yak silk. That is, unless I need more yarn, which is why I bought spare fiber.
I have just started spinning and this episode had so much inspiration in it! I’m just using undyed fleece at the moment and planning on crocheting squares for a blanket, hoping differences in the spin won’t matter so much for this idea
My mother would greatly appreciate this vid, she's a total knitting machine so thank you for sharing! Also, it's so wonderful to see you enjoying the ufo 3! I love the foreo masks, they do wonders for my skin
Hi Kaci, I have made a few things with my handspun. The St Catherine’s cardigan by Kate Davies, the nightshift shawl by Andrea mowry,, the boronia cardigan by ambah obrien and I used handspun for the colour work on my bifurca vest by Teti Lutsak. Love all these ideas! Thanks xx
These are such thoughtful ideas Kaci, you clearly know your stuff. 🎉. I really appreciate you! ❤ IMHO Try the new KFO sweater with the unusual ribbing. (DRK Everyday is fine but familiar.).
Great suggestions! I knit up 2x Maine Squeeze shawls with a handspun/ millspun combo. That was fun and used up some very early handspun. Also used handspun in a Spark Cardigan. So many options, so little time 😊
I knitted this free pattern "Tom's Crossed Cowl by Melissa Beach" using my second handspun. I wanted to still see the stitches but it also gave easy texture. I picked the needle size that worked best with my gauge swatch. When I was running low on yarn, it was time for the finishing ribbing/cast-off.
Thank you so much, I purchased some beautiful hand spun yarn and have been agonizing over what to make with it because it has to be the right pattern and something special. I’d never considered adding ‘store bought’ yarn with it but that might be a prefect solution because there’s only 223m. The patterns you’ve shared are very inspiring.
Love how enthusiastic you are about spinning! It's the best! When you mentioned the DRK Everyday sweater it made me think that the Metamorphic would also be great with handspun and a millspun. Happy tour de fleece, friend!
Some of Stephen West's shawls might be nice. The Botanic shawl, Stony Stream and Spiraling Cables all use a solid and a colour-changing yarn. But I can't spin, so I might be wrong about this!
I love knitting with my handspun too and often use my handspun as the contrast colour in colourwork especially where the colourwork is in the yoke, perfect for one special skein. I have recently knitted the Stonecrop cardi by Andrea Mowry and used a commercial yarn for the main colour and handspun as the colourwork.
I have been wanting to learn to spin for a long time, just have not started yet, but maybe one of these days. I’m so inspired by your spinning enthusiasm and these projects for sure would look great in hand spun yarn. Great episode ❤💗
For a single skein I think the Musselburgh is great, especially if you aren't 100% certain about the gauge you will get. I think most people already know about it, but all sizes and guages cast on the same amount, and your first inch of knitting becomes the gauge swatch which you then use combined with your head circumference to calculate how many more increases to do.
Thank you Casey 👏 I started spinning last year and recently dived into the Pressed Flowers jumper using my hand spun for the flowers ! I’m so pleased with it 😊So far that’s all I’ve actually used it for .
I have a free crochet shawl pattern on ravelry named Cakes Two to Tango. It’s fairly easy, but perfect for two colourways of yarn coming from fingering to DK. People usually use all kinds of colour changing yarn cakes from all kinds of brands, so I think it would be perfect for a handspun!
I LOVED this! And I’ve had a handspun Clay sweater on my “to-make” list for months now!! I’ve been itching to get going on it 😍 I’ve got some beautifully squishy natural brown Jacob roving for it and it’s going to be SO good!!
There are so many options for handspun, especially when using.a tonal or solid to offset it. I am working on the. Alder sweater and I think it would be another option for handspun, with a contrasting solid.
Thank you Kaci for the HS inspo! I recently started spinning and will keep these patterns in mind💛 Just out of curiosity, what have you made with your handspun? I’d love to see those items, I’m sure they are beautiful!
My first 6 skeins of handspun were all different sheep breeds because I wanted to see what I liked, I used those to make a Nightshift Shawl. It was so fun!
That sounds amazing
I would highly recommend the Juniper Cowl by Toni Lipsey as a crochet option for handspun. It is very forgiving for thick-and-thin yarn and is meant to use lots of color.
Andrea Mowry's Shifty sweater (I think there's also a cowl and cardigan) is ideal for handspun! The textured mosaic pattern hides every slub and inconsistency, and it's really easy to combine skeins!
Thank you so much for this video! I'm not a spinner, but I've been gifted a bunch of beautiful handspun by beloved spinners and I want to choose projects that will do those beauties justice!
Glad it was helpful! 💕💕💕
I am a new spinner, and have knitting for decades! Thank you so much for these suggestions!!They are lovely
Wonderful! Thanks for watching!
I see that you have quite a few of Andrea Mowry’s patterns listed, but one that I have knit from my handspun is the weekender. I used a combination of a dyed bamboo and locally grown grey RambouilletX wool to spin. I’m currently working on her Everyday Sweater, but am using commercial yarn. I have on my potential to-do list the Recalibrate and just recently discovered Layla by Elizabeth Smith.
That sound beautiful
I’m making the Dathan Pullover from Kate Davies with all my mini skeins of TDF 2024! 20 grams of mini skeins , 21 in total must be enough to make the pullover. Nice one for leftover yarns too!
Awesome suggestions. I have been working through my angora and love blending it with Merino, spinning them into 2 ply and knitting them into gloves. I really want to try the gloves you posted, they look so interesting. Sometimes its hard to spin when its 112 outside 😂 I long for winter.
I’m spinning for the pressed flowers pullover right now. The whole thing. I am halfway through my contrast and almost 2/3 through the main, which is a natural merino yak silk.
That is, unless I need more yarn, which is why I bought spare fiber.
Oooo I’m so jealous. I want a finished pressed flowers cardi I keep getting distracted tho lol
Soooo many great patterns!! I want to make those fingerless mitts now 👀
I have just started spinning and this episode had so much inspiration in it! I’m just using undyed fleece at the moment and planning on crocheting squares for a blanket, hoping differences in the spin won’t matter so much for this idea
My mother would greatly appreciate this vid, she's a total knitting machine so thank you for sharing! Also, it's so wonderful to see you enjoying the ufo 3! I love the foreo masks, they do wonders for my skin
Hi Kaci, I have made a few things with my handspun. The St Catherine’s cardigan by Kate Davies, the nightshift shawl by Andrea mowry,, the boronia cardigan by ambah obrien and I used handspun for the colour work on my bifurca vest by Teti Lutsak. Love all these ideas! Thanks xx
Great job!
These are such thoughtful ideas Kaci, you clearly know your stuff. 🎉. I really appreciate you! ❤
IMHO Try the new KFO sweater with the unusual ribbing. (DRK Everyday is fine but familiar.).
Great suggestions! I knit up 2x Maine Squeeze shawls with a handspun/ millspun combo. That was fun and used up some very early handspun.
Also used handspun in a Spark Cardigan. So many options, so little time 😊
That is awesome! 😎 I need to look up main squeeze
Thank you, Kaci! The Camélia Sweater by Soumine KIM (or the Camélia Sweater Little if you have less yarn) would also be great for handspun x
Great idea! Thanks for sharing
I knitted this free pattern "Tom's Crossed Cowl by Melissa Beach" using my second handspun. I wanted to still see the stitches but it also gave easy texture.
I picked the needle size that worked best with my gauge swatch. When I was running low on yarn, it was time for the finishing ribbing/cast-off.
Great job!
I made a Penguono jacket from Stephan West out of my first handspun skeins. Such a fun project
Thank you so much, I purchased some beautiful hand spun yarn and have been agonizing over what to make with it because it has to be the right pattern and something special. I’d never considered adding ‘store bought’ yarn with it but that might be a prefect solution because there’s only 223m. The patterns you’ve shared are very inspiring.
Wonderful! I hope you get some ideas of what you’d like to do!
Love how enthusiastic you are about spinning! It's the best! When you mentioned the DRK Everyday sweater it made me think that the Metamorphic would also be great with handspun and a millspun. Happy tour de fleece, friend!
Happy tour de fleece 🎉 🧶
Yesss I want to make a metamorphic
Thank you for covering up this so much needed theme!! I’d love to hear about your ideas for what to knit with rustic/prickly yarn.
Some of Stephen West's shawls might be nice. The Botanic shawl, Stony Stream and Spiraling Cables all use a solid and a colour-changing yarn. But I can't spin, so I might be wrong about this!
Love your podcasts !,please know everyone waits from one to the next! ❤️
Thanks for the inspiration. This is my second TdF. My first having a Matchless and I just spun the first two bobbins on it. So chuffed.
Right on! I love the matchless
I love knitting with my handspun too and often use my handspun as the contrast colour in colourwork especially where the colourwork is in the yoke, perfect for one special skein. I have recently knitted the Stonecrop cardi by Andrea Mowry and used a commercial yarn for the main colour and handspun as the colourwork.
I have been wanting to learn to spin for a long time, just have not started yet, but maybe one of these days. I’m so inspired by your spinning enthusiasm and these projects for sure would look great in hand spun yarn. Great episode ❤💗
Thanks you dear!
For a single skein I think the Musselburgh is great, especially if you aren't 100% certain about the gauge you will get. I think most people already know about it, but all sizes and guages cast on the same amount, and your first inch of knitting becomes the gauge swatch which you then use combined with your head circumference to calculate how many more increases to do.
I still Haven’t knit one yet!!! I need to tho
Great patterns! Now I just have to learn how to spin. 😂 And Oulu is pronounced Oh-lu, as in Oh (My God) and lu. It is a town in Northern Finland. 😊
Thanks for the tips!
Thank you Casey 👏 I started spinning last year and recently dived into the Pressed Flowers jumper using my hand spun for the flowers ! I’m so pleased with it 😊So far that’s all I’ve actually used it for .
Great job! And perfect pattern
Happy 4th of July from Swansea, Illinois.
I have a free crochet shawl pattern on ravelry named Cakes Two to Tango. It’s fairly easy, but perfect for two colourways of yarn coming from fingering to DK. People usually use all kinds of colour changing yarn cakes from all kinds of brands, so I think it would be perfect for a handspun!
That's a great idea!
Thanks Kaci! I'll be referencing this episode for customers. Found a few things for myself too!
Yay!
I LOVED this! And I’ve had a handspun Clay sweater on my “to-make” list for months now!! I’ve been itching to get going on it 😍 I’ve got some beautifully squishy natural brown Jacob roving for it and it’s going to be SO good!!
I can’t wait to see it!
Amazing selection, I enjoyed watching and knitting through!
Thank you! 😊
There are so many options for handspun, especially when using.a tonal or solid to offset it. I am working on the. Alder sweater and I think it would be another option for handspun, with a contrasting solid.
That’s a great idea
Lots of great suggestions!
Glad you like them!
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I'm not on a tour team but I've spun 700g so far. I'd like to join a team next time.
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Thank you Kaci for the HS inspo! I recently started spinning and will keep these patterns in mind💛
Just out of curiosity, what have you made with your handspun? I’d love to see those items, I’m sure they are beautiful!
I hope you have so much fun on your spinning journey!