Berroco Talisman Knit Bag
Berocco has a free pattern to make this Talisman small knit handbag. It only uses 2 balls of Berroco Boho yarn and I love the mix of textures and colors of Newsprint. So stylish and looks like a quick knit project. Link.
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HOW TO – Wind a center-pull ball of yarn
I am never able to wind my yarn into nice balls where you can easily pull from the center of the ball to knit. They end up rolling all over the place. Here’s a great photo step-by-step on how to wind up your skeins of yarn properly using a toilet paper roll as a base. […]
HOW TO – Make your own self striping yarn
Eunny Jang used Knitty’s Kool-Aid dyeing guide to make her own self striping yarn shown above. It’s really cool to see her yarn all hung up to dry! Link.
Dye yarn with Kool-Aid
From the Knitty archives, here’s a fun way to dye your own yarn with Kool-Aid (yes that’s right). Kool-Aid dyeing works only on animal fibers: wool, mohair, and alpaca. It doesn’t work on cotton or synthetics, though, so use pure wool yarn for best results. Link.
