Swatch
So remember the skein of handpainted yarn I got at Yarns Forever in Greenville a while back? It was self-striping, but I didn’t realize that until after I bought it and read the designer’s blog. I decided to knit up a swatch today.
SO! PRETTY!
That’s some nice crisp striping! This recommended needle size on the label was 1-3, which seemed a little small to me, but I gave it a go. This swatch is on 3’s, and I got 6 stitches per inch. On those needles, it makes a pretty dense fabric. I think you could go up to a size six needle, easy, although I’d want to swatch it first. The base yarn is listed as “worsted” on several sellers’ sites. I had been thinking “gloves” for this, but depending on how deep the stripes are on a wider garment, this might make a good yarn for a baby sweater. It’s so pretty, I’m not sure what I’ll do with it. I’m open to suggestion!
I do know that this dyer will be selling her stuff at the alpaca festival this weekend, and I am there, baby!