Full Circle Yarn by Knit Picks!

Full circle yarn, made from recycled fibers. It’s spun from a blend of merino and highland wool fibers that would have been discarded, allowing for reduced waste and conservation of natural resources.

Ok, that’s what Knit Picks says.

This is what I say…. I’m working on a scarf out of this color green “Spring” (you knew it had to be green!). This single ply is almost like a pencil roving, (think Lopi), but sooooo much softer than any bulky single spun I’ve ever used. The bulky weight calls for larger needles, obviously, which contributes to a pretty quick knit. It’s a sturdy fabric that I’m knitting (combination of seed stitch and basket weave stitch), but still, the thing I keep going back to is how soft it is. It does split a bit, but I’ve never knit with a single spun bulky that didn’t, and it’s definitely a lot less than others I’ve worked with.

You really need to try some of this, but hurry, it’s a limited edition. Lots of fun heathery colors. Check them out HERE

And, now, for another of Knit Picks limited edition yarns…..Brava! The softest, nicest 100% acrylic I’ve every run through my stubby little hands……and I’ve got a whole knit along project planned.

Check out the Baby Cardigan, Bonnet and Socks HERE.

I’ve ordered the yarn and I’ll start my KAL as soon as I get it.

Probably about a week, if anyone wants to join me!

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There’s a lot to like about the Eloise Bandana from Katryn Seeburger. This cute little colorwork triangle can be worked as a bandana or kerchief size or a bigger shawlette.

It’s worked in two colors of fingering weight yarn so you can use whatever yarn you have in your stash and just make it as big as you can (since it is worked from the bottom up).

You can see the two sizes from the photo, and also two colorwork options: strawberries and lily of the valley.

But that’s not all the choices you have. In fact, there are 34 different charts you can choose from to knit onto your project. Some of the options include happy faces, a lobster, a pumpkin, a snail and a butterfly. There are cherries, peaches, tomatoes and radishes.

There’s even a blank square you can use to draw your own little design if you want to use something else. Or keep it blank and make it a plain checkerboard design.

And while both of these shawls use the same icons throughout, you could also use different designs throughout if you want. Say a fall version with a bat, pumpkin, leaf and acorn, or a summer beach theme with sailboat, fish, lobster and a bird? I keep suggesting four different icons because the larger size has four rows of squares, but the smaller has three, so you could do stripes of the same icon or alternate a couple of different ones, whatever you like.

Look through the finished projects on the Ravelry project page to see lots of different options, from rows to individual icons. There are also some projects that are smaller than the suggested size to make a smaller bandana. You could also keep going a make a bigger shawl working increases in the same way as you have been going.

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Katryn Seeburger]

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