Episode 31: Lessons Learned Knitting with Handspun Yarn
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- Опубліковано 14 кві 2024
- Relevant Links:
Vertices Unite by Stephen West:
www.westknits.com/products/ve...
Yarn Rehab aka Meadowcroft Dyeworks Moon Lorn Base (Discontinued):
meadowcroft-dyeworks.com/yarn...
Woolen Boon Boon Skinny (Out of Business):
www.ravelry.com/yarns/library...
Neighborhood Fiber Co Cobblestone Roving in Del Ray:
neighborhoodfiberco.com/colle...
Queen's Yarn Boutique (on hiatus):
queensyarnboutique.com/
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Thank you for another thoughtful and informative podcast. I find you have a gift of being able to articulate your learning process. It is a pleasure to spend time with you.
Thanks, so much! So glad my ramblings come across in a coherent, thoughtful manner.
Kia ora, it was interesting listening to your learnings, it made me think about my own spinning.
I believe knitting or crocheting with your handspun is such a special thing to do, all that love poured into a project 🥰
For myself I love seeing how my imperfect thicker or thinner spun yarn look alongside commercial yarn in a project. And I think it’s okay not to be perfect, it’s what makes it an art as long as you enjoy what you do ☺️
Handspun definitely has a "spirit" to it, and it's great when it meets the "spirit" of a knitted project. I agree, I love the memories that come flooding back seeing my handspun in a project. And you're right, it's all art!
Wow to have the patience to be spinning and the be knitting is incredible!
Yes, patience is definitely the keyword; that's my main takeaway/learning from my crafting.
Just found you. I’ll check out your past posts. I spin too. You have a lot of great information. Love your Vertices Unite!
Glad you found me! Thanks so much!
You have such a soothing voice! Watched all of this whilst counting grams for my hand spun sweater, thankyou for the video.
Thanks so much! Highest praise I could get, putting myself out there on the internet.
Hello from Swansea, Illinois. I don't spin but your yarn looks great. I would knit with it.
Thanks so much! I love knitting with as well, just being knit picky.
Love your thoughts on spinning. I’m at about the same level with spinning as you. I’ve been spindle spinning awhile and got an e-spinner. I used some in in hat as a secondary color in colorwork but haven’t knit anything else’s yet with it. (I also split-spliced out my too thin spots ❤). I love your vertices unite - great way to start using hand spun.
Thanks for watching. Please keep me updated on your progress and I will too! E-Spinner, definitely on my list.
I have a "default" yarn i make if I dont stay really mindful when spinning! Definitely get a control card, it helped me a lot
Will do! I do love my default yarn, but there are some special projects I want to branch out into that it will be helpful for.
Thanks for your notes on spinning! The vibranium sock year is perfect for the i-cord border! I totally have the same issue with i-cords being tight, have never understood when people say they are stretchy and wondered what I was doing wrong. Thanks for the tip on upping the needle size for them.
I thought I was cheating when I spin as I tend to go more towards laceweight to keep consistency in the singles and the ability to ply it to what a project needs. Tend not to care about the length that I get. I like slubby, but not too slubby and this works for me.
Yeah, I also see people offer up i-cord bind-off as a stretchy option, and I'm like, huh.
I also skew to the thin side with my spinning and it's a super versatile option, but I'd also like to get to the point where I can spin anything on demand. I'd really love a bulky 2-ply. I'm on the fence about slubs, sometimes I embrace them as apart of the natural beauty of hand- spinning, sometimes I'm meticulous about picking them out.