Make Cables Pop: Spin the Best Yarn for Knitting Cables
Melanie Smith explores how different handspun yarns behave when knitting cables.
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Melanie Smith explores how different handspun yarns behave when knitting cables.
During the long days of summer, Kate indulged in shorter, more frequent spinning breaks. Those little pockets of time left her feeling refreshed and created loads of singles! Now it’s time to ply for a scrappy sweater.
If you're intimidated just thinking about spinning silk, let spinning teacher Sara Lamb ease your fears!
Stefanie Johnson shares how plying two different diameters of singles affects the outcome.
Discover the delight in plying together two or more different singles to create a yarn that's more than the sum of its parts!
In the Spin Off Summer 2017 issue, Kate Larson shared her tips for spinning cabled yarns. Just follow these simple steps!
Learn why plying balls and spindles make a perfect match for on-the-go plying.
Grab some singles, a tiny crochet hook, and some beads. Kate Larson shares how to add beads to your handspun.
Eager for a preview of what your yarn will look like when plied? Sampling and creating a self-ply is a great way to determine your yarn’s size.
One handspinner’s experiment to answer the question.
Dreaming up projects using handspun yarn is one of the joys of spinning. Judith MacKenzie shares her experience spinning fiber odds and ends for a beach sweater as wild as her beloved Northwest coastline.
Jillian Moreno describes how to combine different colorways, different dyers, and even different fibers to spin absolutely unique yarn.