Thought I'd share one of my current faves. I love this yarn! It is so unique, bulky and has big tufts of wool plied on with rayon thread (hence the name). I don't think I'd knit a sweater from it, but it is perfect for small projects like scarflettes or for trim on a larger project. It is soft merino and comes in lovely colors. The scarflettes I knit for my Etsy shop out of it sold very well this holiday season. For you knitters out there, here's how to make your own (not for selling!)...
With 1 ball of Rowan Big Wool Tuft and size 17 needles CO 10 stitches.
Odd Rows: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2
Even Rows: P2, K2, P2, K2, P2
Knit to desired length or until you're almost out of yarn, Bind off.
Sew a 1" button to the upper right hand corner of the right side, it will slide through the knitted fabric wherever you like it for different looks.
A fantastically fast, ridiculously easy single skein project. This would be great for a last minute gift - and I mean your friend is driving you to the party as you knit, that kind of last minute. It seriously takes about a half hour!
The only downside - this yarn is now discontinued! But I still see it on ebay and a few other places, so stock up while you still can!
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Seastorm Scarflette, love the name!
This looks great, I've qued it over on Ravelry, I wonder how hard it is going to find the wool down under in Tasmania? I'm going to find out as I really like it.
Thanks for the free pattern.
Yippee! I was able to purchase the rowan big wool tuft on ravelry! It arrived in the post 2 days ago....I'm casting on!
I'm so glad you found some - it is such a quick knit and fun to work with.
I found Rowan's big wool tuft on Smiley's yarn website at $2 a skein! They have amazing discounts on lots of discontinued high quality yarn brands. The only downside is that your total order has to be at least $50. At these prices though, it's a great place to stock up on all the yarn we need to make all those fabulous gifts for the holidays!
I found rowan big wool tuft on smileys yarn website and got it for $2 a skein!!!! They carry a lot of the high quality yarns that are discontinued at amazing prices. The only downside is that you have to purchase a minimum of $50 for the total purchase. At these prices though, it's great to stock up now for all the holiday gifts we want to make!
Love love love this scarflette! I'm a newbie to knitting so tell me how you get the tufts to stand up? Do you pull them out?
I love love love this scarflette! I'm a newbie to knitting. Tell me how you get the tufts to stand up like that! Do you have to pull them out?
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