Hi! I'm Tara and I'm the Blonde Chicken behind all this yarn! You can read more about how I got this I just put a new color of hemp laceweight in the shop and I thought I’d take the chance to answer the perrenial question:
What can I do with this?
Well, with 625 yards in 2 oz, there is a LOT of very fine yarn to work with.
What Customers Have Made
The most popular project (from customers of A Novel Yarn), has been the ultra-simple Stockinette Scarf.
This one, knit in Pomegranate, was made by Jodi (who also makes the BEST cream cheese pound cake) and it is looong. Over 6ft long!
The pattern is super simle:
Cast on 30 sts on US10.5 needles.
Work in St st. Bind off when you have just a bit of yarn left.
Bonnie is knitting the Whisper Cardigan out of Pumpkin hemp.
(photo by Bonnie)
I’d like to knit
So far I’ve only made a St st scarf (the stuff is hard to keep in stock! I feel greedy if I keep any of it for my own knitting!) but I have big plans!
- Featherweight Cardigan
- A skirt (maybe like this one)
- Razor Cami (to wear under the cardigan, maybe?)
- Shetland Shortie
- Julie Cuff
Keep in Mind
When picking a pattern to knit, these characteristics of hemp fiber that will impact your finished item:
- Unlike animal fibers, it has no elasticity.
- Won’t cling or stretch.
- Won’t block out much.
- Is incredibly strong.
- Softens as you work with it (and after washing and wearing).
- Lightweight. Not just the thickness of the yarn, but the texture. Your finished item will be very light and flowy.
With this in mind, pick patterns that
- Don’t have complicated lace patterns that need to be blocked.
- Do benefit from being light and airy.
- Don’t need to cling (like a hat!).
And there you go! A bunch of ideas of patterns to knit (or crochet!) and some tips for picking (or designing) your own pattern!
What would you make with hemp laceweight?
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