Last week we took a look at worsted yarn and found out exactly why it’s called worsted and what worsted means. We’re going to go through the intricacies of aran yarn today. And recognise that ‘aran knitting’ is also a widely used term as well as ‘aran yarn’. To subscribe to the Knit With Hannah . . .
There are lots of terms in knitting that we recognise in every day life. Then there are those that confuse us as we’ve never heard them before! Worsted is one of them. The word ‘worsted’ derives from a small village in Norfolk, England which has a strong history connected to wool, sheep, weaving and industry. . . .
When we consider knitting there’s the gremlin on the shoulder that says… “Now don’t even try, you’ll never be good enough, you’ll be the one who messes it all up like no knitter has ever messed up before!” But let’s get real here. Every single knitter makes mistakes…. believe me… I’ve been knitting for forty . . .
We’ve probably all done it. You pull the knitting out of your bag but it doesn’t all come at once! The needles appear and dangling from the end is a row of stitches, all loose and ready to unravel at the lightest touch…. So what would Ford Prefect say? ‘don’t panic!’ the first rule of . . .
2020 could be your year for knitting. Do you want to learn new knitting skills? How about knitting at specific times each day or each week? Would you like to use different cast on methods or yarns each time you knit? This will be your year! no doubt about it… I’ll help you decide what . . .
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