Brioche Scarf (Weekend Knitting)

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Knitting pattern help?

Someone gave me this yarn from brown sheep company. It’s worsted weight. It’s 85% wool and 15% mohair. She really liked it so I want to knit her something with it. I need a pattern though. I don’t know if you can felt it because it’s not 100% wool. I found a pattern on [...]

Is wool the only fiber that will “wet” felt? Or do other available knitting fibers felt also?

A friend of mine is going on vacation to Peru & I want her to bring me some yarn back with her. I know they do a lot of felting in South America, but didn’t know if they used sheep wool, or if llama & alpaca fibers felt as well. I only do wet-felting. Thanks [...]

Brown Sheep Yarn-Ben’s #1 for Knitting

www.runtellmanrun.com Brown Sheep Yarn helps to keep Ben busy on and off the road. Follow Tellman’s progress at http as he runs barefoot across the country to fight teen homelessness. www.runtellmanrun.com

Debbie Bliss Knitting Wool, the Complete Line of the World?s Finest Wools

Debbie Bliss knitting wool is one of the best quality wools. Wool is a term often used to mean a yarn spun most commonly from the fur of a sheep; but there are other sources and types of wools which are as soft and supple as the sheep’s wool.
Types of wools
Debbie Bliss knitting wool such [...]

Changing Colors On Dr. Who Scarf (Knitting Loom Style)

As some of you know…I'm knitting the Dr. Who Scarf to give as a Christmas present. This video shows how to change colors on the Dr. Who Scarf on a Decor Accents EFG Wonder Sock loom. This method makes it so that there is no need to weave in tails later. It should be useful [...]

Knitting In the Tub… Again.

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Debbie Bliss Knitting Wool, the Complete Line of the World’s Finest Wools

Debbie Bliss knitting wool is one of the best quality wools. Wool is a term often used to mean a yarn spun most commonly from the fur of a sheep; but there are other sources and types of wools which are as soft and supple as the sheep’s wool.
Types of wools
Debbie Bliss knitting wool such [...]

There are Huge Varieties of Knitting Yarn Available in the Market

Yarn-band has a label around the balls or skeins, which describes the length, weight, and fiber content and dye lot. It also suggests the needle size and also the washing instructions. The common practice for knitters is to save the yarn band for future reference, if they might need any additional balls. Knitter uses the [...]

Understanding Yarn for Your Knitting Project

By Sam Russell
In this article we cover in very basic terms the different kinds of yarns that most knitters would use & the reasons for choosing one over another.
Background……….
Yarn is a string composed of interlocked fibers used in the production of textiles, crocheting, sewing and knitting.
There are many different fibers that can form a [...]