http://www.yarntasting.com people swatching Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:09:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.yarntasting.com/2011/07/swatching-with-jaime/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2011/07/swatching-with-jaime/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:57:19 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=772 J’aime la j’aime! This yarn was love at first sight and feel. The cashmere is marvelously apparent and the high spin gives so much elasticity that you sink back in your favorite knitting chair with a big sigh of contentment. We think J’aime would be a great choice for so many projects… You could wrap [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2011/07/swatching-with-jaime/feed/ 0 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/01/lingo-swatch-challenge/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/01/lingo-swatch-challenge/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:00:19 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=221 Lingo has called out to be a skirt ever since we started this line. Years ago Artfibers had a linen blend that worked very nicely for “pattern evolution shaping”. Lingo, being 100% linen seemed even more ideal for this technique, so I began experimenting with stitch patterns. What is “pattern evolution shaping”, you might ask. [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/01/lingo-swatch-challenge/feed/ 0 http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/10/tuba-cowl-free-pattern-inexpensive-kit/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/10/tuba-cowl-free-pattern-inexpensive-kit/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:00:23 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=209 TUBA is a handsome cowl, quickly knit. High ‘apparent value’ makes it a perfect gift.  The almost architectural depth of texture comes from a seldom used but easy technique called Float Stitch.  The design is by Roxanne Seabright (Rox), founder of Artfibers, the mill that produces the yarn in the pictures. We show it here [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/10/tuba-cowl-free-pattern-inexpensive-kit/feed/ 5 http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/10/yarntasting-guide-multistranding/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/10/yarntasting-guide-multistranding/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:59:26 +0000 artfibers team http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=190 Multistranding combines two or more strands in each stitch, as you create a knit or crocheted fabric.  The technique is also called carrying along, since the multiple strands are held together and worked as one.  You can think of the resulting fabric as a kind of tweed, but much less regular in pattern than the [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/10/yarntasting-guide-multistranding/feed/ 2 http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/08/bee-stitch-butterfly/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/08/bee-stitch-butterfly/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:11:20 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=80 Bee stitch is my favorite honeycomb stitch. It is easy to do, gives great texture and depth and holds its shape even loose knit. It is all knit stitches, but with an unusual element called “Knit Below”. The first time I used Bee stitch for a garment was while lying in bed with a flu/cold [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/08/bee-stitch-butterfly/feed/ 0 http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/08/the-pleasure-of-giving/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/08/the-pleasure-of-giving/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:32:53 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=9 “I have finished my sweater, the rib lace pullover and it is truly the most beautiful item I have ever made. I love it and I loved working with that yarn. I will try to send you a photo as you requested.” “I am wondering if you would possibly have a pattern recommendation or search site for a V neck men's vest, pullover that I could make with one of your beautiful fibers. My husband loves my sweater so much he would like me to make him a vest. I may also utilize your customized pattern service in making this for him.”]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/08/the-pleasure-of-giving/feed/ 0 http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/08/tattoo-stitch/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/08/tattoo-stitch/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:46:40 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=1 I have two Maori tattoos. I love the curved lines and shapes that relate so well to nature. One day it seemed time to design a tattoo sweater. Casanova was a brand new Artfibers yarn then and I lusted after feeling that yarn run through my hands for a large project (I’m a size large) . It was a good challenge to find a cable pattern that could be placed intermittently up the sleeve and also be compatible with the plaited cable that was planned to run up one side of the front (representing the Waitaki River on South Island, New Zealand)]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2009/08/tattoo-stitch/feed/ 2