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Do the parts you love by hand and let the machine do the rest! Explore the basics of how a knitting machine works and discover a cool way to use it for complex projects.
Understanding grist is just the beginning! Learn how one spinner used Patsy Zawistoski's course to make a light and airy replica of a favorite millspun yarn—and how you can do it too.
Learn about the history of spinning frolics, and join or start one near you.
This handy guide gives handspun equivalents to the Craft Yarn Council standards that are used by pattern publishers and yarn, needle, and hook manufacturers.
While I love spinning and knitting cardigans that incorporate beautiful buttons, I used to struggle to find the right ones. Then I learned to make my own buttons—and you can, too!
For this natural dye project, Kate reveals how she added subtle speckles to her knitted socks by using a resist-dyeing technique on her handspun skein.
Afraid of weaving handspun yarn as singles? Hog wash! Applying sizing to your singles before you warp will help you reduce abrasion problems, tame overtwist, and get weaving faster.
On a recent trip home to Provo, Utah, Meghan headed to the local yarn shop and found that handspinning was springing up all over.
Learn how the orientation of your lazy kates can affect the outcome of plying your handspun yarn.
See what Devin made with the wool and silk blend they spun in Part 1 of the series.
Leslie Ordal shares her top tips for knitting with handspun yarn regardless of the gauge.
Stefanie Johnson shares how plying two different diameters of singles affects the outcome.
Spin Off contributor Ellen McKean explores color theory and how it applies to mixing colors for her handspun yarn.
