Tag: yarn review

  • Knitpicks Modish Merino – What is Easywash Wool?

    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…

  • Loops & Threads Capri Tencel – An Affordable, Sustainable Yarn?

    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…