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Kuusk was made from my first truly usable handspun yarn: pure merino, spun into a single of lace weight thickness and gently fulled. I have a lovely wheel now, but this yarn was a practice of patience on my 18g oak top whorl spindle, and I'm so happy I got to do something so special with it. I wanted an interesting Estonian lace pattern to show off the texture of the yarn while making it open enough so that the slightly thick-thin texture wouldn't overpower the design. Big needles and a sloping edging help achieve these goals.
It only takes about 220 yards of lace weight yarn (Malabrigo lace is a very good sub in case you don't have any suitable handspun of your own), and the pattern is, of course, free, so go knit, and enjoy!
3 comments:
congratulations!! that cowl is so pretty, and great handspun patterns are awesome.
I love that cardi, and your cowl is gorgeous too! beautiful!
I'd already noted the cowl on Knitty - congratulations!
It's a really lovely pattern, and I'm spinning up some local Welsh wool which will do very nicely...
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