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  • Hand-Spun Wool Shawl
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    From "Crafters Coast to Coast"
    episode HCC2C-117F


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    Project by Debi Yukelson of Los Angeles, Calif.

    Debi wishes she could keep sheep in her yard. She loves spinning wool to create her own yarn. In this project, she makes the fantastic yard and then knits it into a fantastic shawl.

    Materials:

    size 17 needles
    hand-painted merino wool roving
    hand-painted mohair roving
    undyed alpaca
    silk
    synthetic sparkle fiber
    hand-dyed silk ribbons

    Steps:

    1. Draft the fibers, separating the rovings (thick ropes of ready to spin wool) into thinner strips for spinning.

    2. Spin the fiber on a spinning wheel.

    3. Skein the yarn by wrapping it either around a niddy noddy, a chair or your arm and elbow, to make a big loop (like rolling up a garden hose).

    4. Wash the skein and whack it against a hard surface several times to set the twist.

    5. Hang it to dry.

    6. When dry, knit using a garter stitch.

    Website: www.pollenknit.com

  • ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  		• Duct Tape Purse
  		• Hand-Spun Wool Shawl
  		• Mosaic Wall Hanging
  		• Instant Photo Transfer Art