Category: Sustainability
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Knitpicks Modish Merino – What is Easywash Wool?
My interest is always piqued when I learn about new types of yarn, and especially innovations in sustainability. So when I learned about Knitpicks’ new ‘easywash’ wool yarn, Modish Merino, I had to try it out. According to the Knitpicks website, the easywash process uses enzymes rather than chlorinated chemicals to smooth the wool’s surface…
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3 Ways to Use Your Yarn Stash
There is a lot of interest from knitters (and crocheters) right now in creating projects from stash yarns. Using what you already have can be a great way to knit sustainably and save money (not to mention make space for new yarns!). It also can inspire creativity. Some of my favorite projects have been made…
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Sampling Wooldreamers Manchega Yarns
Normally when I sample a new sheep breed, I like to purchase spinning fiber. But Manchega wool spinning fiber is not something I’ve come across as yet, and I was inspired by Sandi Rosner’s comparison of Wooldreamers’ Manchelopis yarn with plötulopi to try it out. Plötulopi is unspun roving made from both the undercoat and…
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Loops & Threads Capri Tencel Revisited
When I wrote about Loops & Threads Capri Tencel yarn last July, I promised to follow up on my impressions once I’d knit a garment with it. I had just enough yarn for a summer tank, so I chose the Arioso Tank Top (Ravlery link) by Leah Prestamo. It knit up quickly, and I didn’t…
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Loops & Threads Capri Tencel – An Affordable, Sustainable Yarn?
I don’t usually do yarn reviews. But I was recently at my local Michaels store looking for some odds and ends, when I spotted this 100% Tencel yarn from Loops and Threads. My friend Sydney, I knew, uses Tencel yarn in her weaving (see her gorgeous work here), and I’ve heard that it’s eco-friendly. So…