While I'm working at the Handwerks booth I'm knitting up this sock. Canyon River was originally designed from a bargello stitch in 2 colors of yarn we no longer have. I wanted to reknit it in a yarn we have for sale in the booth, and decided to use a single multi-colored yarn. The stitch is a slip stitch and just a little textured. The yarn is Super Twist in Haypress Meadow and mostly purple with a bit of yellow, orange and green. It's completely different from the original pattern design, right? But it works! It follows principals outlined in a book called The Knitter's Guide to Hand-Dyed and Variegated Yarn: Techniques and Projects for Handpainted and Multicolored Yarn by Lorna Miser, and guess what? We have the book for sale in our booth and Lorna will be there to sign it! It's a great book from a very knowledgable knitter. Who but the founder of Lorna's Laces would know what works with hand-dyed yarns best? I was so surprised that a two color (striping stitch) could be so interesting in hand-dyed yarn. It makes you look at stitch patterns in a different way. I used to avoid textured stitches for variegated yarn, but I won't anymore. Come by booth #1336 at Stitches West from 12-2 both Friday and Saturday. Talk to Lorna in person, get your books signed and check out the yarn!
Happy Fiber Arts Friday and I hope you have a colorful weekend!
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I will have to look into that book. I am just resigned to using linen stitch for variegated yarns. Maybe I need to step out of the box. Wish I was there!! I may get to Midwest this year, who knows.
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