23 Jul 2010, Comments (2)

The Power of the Swatch

Author: Kat

In the world of knitting, there are few things that I dislike much more than pooling yarn. And, as a wise knitter once said, all “striping” yarn will pool with the right needle, pattern, gauge combination.

So, the question is how do you avoid pooling?

I have two examples for you… and as you can see, in each item, while there is still some “color puddling” it is not drastically obvious, nor does it distract from the design of the object.

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27 May 2010, Comments (0)

If You Build It…

Author: Kat

The AsKatKnits Studios Etsy Shop is now open for business!

I blogged all about it here but wanted to post something here as well!

Please stop by and check it out!

Happy Knitting Everyone!

On Sunday, I hauled out the dye pots and did a little experimenting with some very nice results.

I have 3 skeins for sale at $44 per skein, shipping in the Continental US included.

Each skein is a composition of 70% alpaca/30% silk and contains 875 yds/100g. The silk really makes the yarn shine nicely.

If you click on each photo, you will find another view of that yarn.

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