Update: Acrylic Cotton Co-op

Last week's co-op yarn sale was a huge success!

Thank you!  

Stay tuned to this blog post for shipping status.

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0 comments | Posted by Sue Jalowiec on 05/13/2012 at 6:56 AM | Categories: Yarn -

k2tog, psso, pm ??? huh???

Consider using a hand knitting pattern for your next machine knitting project. All it takes is little planning, familiarity with the capabilities of your machine and a bit of creativity.
This tutorial 'translates' some of the more common hand knitting instructions to familiar terms for machine knitters.
Included:

  • m1
  • k2tog
  • k3tog
  • yo
  • skp,psso
  • provisional cast on
  • Center double decrease
  • left/right leaning decreases
  • pm
  • and more

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0 comments | Posted by Sue Jalowiec on 05/10/2012 at 4:58 PM | Categories:

Acrylic Cotton 1800 YPP on the bulky?

Yeoman Acrylic Cotton on the bulky knitting machine

Talking with a customer today, she asked if I had tried the Acrylic Cotton on the bulky machine.

My knee-jerk reaction was that the yarn was too fine for the bulky. But Judy persisted and I promised I'd give it at try.

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0 comments | Posted by Sue Jalowiec on 05/09/2012 at 12:00 AM | Categories: Yarn -