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/2011/10/free-pattern-sparkling-cowl/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2011/10/free-pattern-sparkling-cowl/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:49:18 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=818 Marimba With Pleiades Cowl This design is knitted like a short scarf with the ends sewn together. It knits up quickly in this simple stitch pattern and makes a wonderful gift! Size: One Size. Materials: 60 yards of Artfibers “Marimba” (bulky weight) 77 yds “Pleiades” (sport weight) These amounts include 10% extra to allow for [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2011/10/free-pattern-sparkling-cowl/feed/ 1 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/12/anime-the-yarn/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/12/anime-the-yarn/#comments Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:02:34 +0000 nyle http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=651 People often ask how we develop color concepts for yarn.  In fact there are several paths that we follow.  Life itself is the greatest inspiration, where color merges with underlying meaning.  We may find a leaf or a pebble or peek through a fence at a garden, and this begins to shape a new yarn.  [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/12/anime-the-yarn/feed/ 4 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/06/golden-fleece-an-epic-yarn/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/06/golden-fleece-an-epic-yarn/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:10:00 +0000 nyle http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=353 Air Ecru’s intrepid pilot and tour guide, Noelle, this month takes us on a voyage that begins underground and ends underwater.  Buckle up! At Artfibers we start each week with design.  The subject at hand was Brioche, a complex thick/thin stretch yarn requiring double dyeing in opposite chemistries. Noelle had visited an Egyptian antiquities exhibit [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/06/golden-fleece-an-epic-yarn/feed/ 2 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/05/sash-bag-free-pattern/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/05/sash-bag-free-pattern/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 21:02:09 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=367 Brioche Bag (approximate finished size of bag section: 10″ X 10″) This archetypical bag is worn diagonally from one shoulder to the opposite hip. It is knitted in 2 identical pieces that extend from the bottom edge of the bag to the point at which the strap reaches the top of the shoulder. It is [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/05/sash-bag-free-pattern/feed/ 0