Latest Pattern: Whisper Gallery
A large, heart-shaped shawl, with intricate patterning achieved through a smooth succession of simply-knit motifs.
Worked in cobweb weight yarn, the end result is an ephemeral thing, more air than garment: barely a whisper. It will draw easily through a wedding ring, with room to spare. For an optimally ethereal, fae effect, it can be worked in a silk-blend yarn and with plenty of tiny beads – the shawl seems to half-vanish in the sunlight, but the glints of silk and glass give its presence away, like dew on a spider’s web.
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Matched Gradient Handspinning for Sweaters
To make my "Bay Sun" sweater, I worked out the math for dividing a single gradient of fiber into portions for sleeves, body, and yoke, so that after spinning and plying, it could be knit with sleeves and body matching - same gradient on each piece. You can download the tutorial here (PDF). It will work for any top-down raglan pullover, regardless of gauge or size, and may work for other sweater constructions as well.
PS: this sweater was later refitted by steek after my size changed! You can watch a video of the moment of truth, scissors to handspun.
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