Knitting Daily TV, Episode 911 – Shrinking is Good (Video Download)

Yarn Spotlight:
Clara
Parkes and Eunny are back in the Knitting Lab to talk about tweed yarns. Donegal
tweed gets it’s name from a region of Ireland called Donegal, and featured on
this episode is a popular 100% wool tweed yarn from Tahki Stacy Charles called
Donegal Tweed. See what this particular yarn looks like knit up with it’s tweed
effects both knit and unwashed and felted. Also shown are blended tweeds such as
Elsebeth Lavold’s silky wool (dark orange) and Serendipity’s cotton and wool
tweed yarn (light orange).
Sponsored by Tahki Stacy Charles.


Quick Tip:
Eunny wraps up this episode with more felting. She
compares and contrasts a variety of felted fabrics so you can see the felted
effects each type of yarn may have and what added design elements look like
after the wash.
Sponsored by Interweave.