Sunday, October 4, 2026

I wondered...

 What if I spin raw cotton from the garden?

After about four years of on and off again spinning, I've finished the cotton gifted to me by a friend of a friend from the tree in her garden.

Hemp and cotton yarn. Why not knit with it? Maybe it would make a good washcloth.

I've already done horizontal and diagonal stripes. Now what? This is called Illusion knitting. From head on, stripey,

from the side, ooh! It's magic!

I wondered how to use up more of my weaving yarns. All of these napkins are from the same warp.

I've been knitting a lot of colorwork lately. I wondered if all of this experience would make knitting these socks easier. I knit the first one five times. But I finished the second one in one go. I guess I needed more practice.

I'd heard about steeking, but I'd managed to avoid it until now. I wondered if I could do it. So, I knit this sweater in a spiral, bottom to top. Then, I crocheted two lines up the middle.

On either side of the crocheted lines, I picked up stitches to knit a button band and collar. Next, the sweater I'd spent weeks knitting, I steeked. I cut it apart! 


And it worked! No raw edges! Wool is amazing! The cut edge just needed to be tacked down to become a facing. Nothing fell apart or frayed!

And voila!
Keep questioning. Stay curious!


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