
Ideas for Using Your Handspun Cotton Yarn
So you’ve gotten the hang of spinning cotton on a charkha. Now what? Take some inspiration from a few of our favorite projects and explore easy dyeing ideas to create beautiful color!
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So you’ve gotten the hang of spinning cotton on a charkha. Now what? Take some inspiration from a few of our favorite projects and explore easy dyeing ideas to create beautiful color!

By popular demand, Martha shares her choose-your-own-adventure method for knitting her crescent shawl.

How does adding silky llama fibers to your blends affect the outcome of your yarn?

Debbie Held is back to discuss the how-to portion of the plying process, or what to do after winding off.

Handspinner Claudine Celebuski creates stunning handspun, machine-knitted garments. She shares her tips and tricks for working with handspun yarn on a knitting machine.

What are the characteristics of Merino that make it valued?

Merino is one of the most popular wools for a variety of fiber arts. What makes these sheep so special?

With some planning, yarn dyers—and spinners—can create beautiful sock yarns with distinct stripe patterns.

Melanie Smith explores how different handspun yarns behave when knitting cables.

Did you see our bonus project for Spin Off subscribers, the Towline Hat? Whether you are working on this cozy cabled hat or another project with knitted cables, you might find this tutorial for working cable stitches without a cable needle helpful.

A gift pattern to start the New Year!

Common knitting and crochet abbreviations.