Here is my Levenwick in Debbie Bliss Donagal Tweed. I bought 12 balls of this yarn for only $30 here in NYC! So far I love this cardi and am especially loving my introduction to the I-cord bind-off. I made a size between small and medium; basically made adjustments as I tried it on - the perks to knitting top-down. I was trying hard to avoid it being over-sized or have a baggy underarm, like I saw on others on Ravelry. I turned out just as I had hoped :) Gemini in All Hemp 6 by Hemp for Knitting (Lanaknits). Pairing Jane Richmond's Gemini Design with this luscious hemp yarn was genius (if I do say so myself), but I knit it a little too big so I'm going to see if I can make it work otherwise I'll frog it and make it again in a smaller size. Although frogging is one of those things I've gotten used to and don't freak out about as much as I used to, I've never had to frog an entire project before! Yikes, we'll see. If I do frog it the process will be made even harder by the fact that I have machine washed this piece at least five times already, so those knit stitches are solidly happy with their respective neighbours and won't want to go anywhere. The reason I washed it so much, and in a machine at that, is because hemp is a fibre that wants to be washed. Its drape and overall look and feel improve the more you wash it. That is just one of the zillion reasons why I'm in love with this fibre.
Janna
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Welcome to the Vancouver Yarn blog! This space exists to celebrate and spread the word about all events, new local patterns, products and businesses. Submit the details of an event or new locally designed knitting/crochet pattern, or other local DIY news and I'll post about it here. Thank you! ~Janna Vallee Hi, I'm Janna. I'm the proprietor and natural dyer at Everlea Yarn, and the tapestry instructor at The School of SweetGeorgia. I am a tapestry weaver, longtime knitter and 2013 graduate of Concordia University's Fibres and Material Practices program.
I created Vancouver Yarn in 2008 as a space to hold as much of the textile awesomeness that I could find in and around Vancouver. Here on the VY blog I mostly share about local events, pattern releases as well as share Community Highlights. Do you have an event, KAL, yarn or pattern release, launch or other thing you want us to post? Just fill out the form at the top of this page, or send your press release to me at janna (at) vancouveryarn.com Thank you!
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