By Tara, on June 24th, 2010%
“What can I make with this yarn?“
Over the years I’ve compiled scads of ideas (and posts) on what to make with handspun yarn, banana yarn, hemp yarn, even handspun organic cotton (which I keep selling out of, but look for a few more colors tomorrow morning!).
After almost 4 years of this yarny adventure it’s time for a the Mother Of All Lists.
Let’s do it!
Patterns for Banana yarn
Patterns for Hemp Laceweight
Patterns for Handspun Organic Cotton
Patterns for 1 skein of handspun yarn Part 1
Patterns for 1 skein of handspun yarn Part 2
Knitting patterns for handspun yarn (for boys)
Knit gift patterns
Knitting patterns worth buying
Granny Square patterns
Crochet Patterns for handspun yarn
Sweater patterns for handspun yarn
If I’m missing YOUR favorite patterns, share them in the comments!
PS. Want the yarn and the pattern to come together? Sign up for Summer Yarn Camp (just 2 . . . → Read More: 40+ Patterns for Handmade Yarn
By Tara, on January 13th, 2010%
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about yarn (the New Year brought new projects), but it is still my first love.
Sometimes I forget and wander into the land of launching a yarn store in 12 days or teaching other yarnies…but all it takes is one great pattern to pull me right back to my first love!
This granny square is what drew my fervent adoration this week.
Or maybe it was this entire rainbow-colored blog.
Or maybe it was Mercedes of Kitchen Sink Dyeworks (she’s kitchensinkdye on Twitter), who is crocheting the most amazing granny squares from her handpainted yarn.
(yarn dyed, squares crocheted and photograph taken by Mercedes)
But once I fell into this granny square vortex, I started scarfing up granny square information.
How to Granny from Meet Me at Mike’s
How to Granny from Purl Bee
And then I started branching out into hexagons.
And then I fell down and maybe . . . → Read More: Cro-Crazy
