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Spin Off Summer 2024

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For this cheerful Summer issue of Spin Off, we chose “Handspun Handknits” to explore knitting and beyond. This issue connects you to spinners past and present working in a wide variety of fibers to create useful and beautiful cloth. Following their work helps you to explore new fibers and techniques or deepen your understanding of the familiar!

  • Travel to Peru with Dr. Carrie Brezine to learn about cotton stockings left behind by sixteenth-century knitters, and spin your own pair with Devin Helmen.
  • Follow Swedish spinner Josefin Waltin’s flaxen journey as she began knitting with handspun linen and made a puzzling discovery. In a surprising twist, she fixed her bias! 
  • Learn about Norwegian sweaters from Annemor Sundbø, and then re-create a woven pick-up band from Vesterheim National Norwegian-American Museum.

No matter your textile interests—spinning for knitting, weaving, crochet, embroidery, and more—this issue is brimming with inspiration!

Articles

  • Lamb Mowers: Babydoll Southdowns in the City by Laureen Branting 
  • A Stocking Study: Spinning Cotton for Knitting by Devin Helmen
  • Knitting with Linen by Josefin Waltin
  • Treasures from a Ragpile: Norway’s Knitted Heritage by Annemor Sundbo
  • Soft Stripes: A Spinner’s Recipe for Self-Striping Yarn by Kate Larson
  • The Finish Line: Wool Wet-Finishing from Soaking to Thwacking by Kim McKenna
  • Fly Away: Spinning for Your On-the-Go Knitting Projects by Andrea Deck
  • Ooh La La Ombré: Blend, Spin & Knit Your Fade by Sylvia Smith

Projects

  • Magdalena de Cao Viejo Stockings by Carrie Brezine, adapted by Devin Helmen
  • On the Edge: A Pick-Up Band to Weave by Angela K. Schneider and Kate Larson
  • Roundabout Shawl by Jennifer Miller Comstock
  • Bari Tee by Sarah Solomon
  • Au Lait Scarf by Sylvia Smith
  • Woolgrowers Hat & Cowl by Sarah Pope
Yarn Weight:
Range:
Quantity:
Yarn Weight No. & Name USA Knitting Tension (Guage) Suggested Needle Size Crochet Tension (Guage) Suggested Hook Size
2-3 Ply 0: Lace 27-32 sts 2.25 - 3.25mm 32-42 sts* 1.5mm- 2.25mm
4 Ply 1: Super Fine 23-26 sts 2.50 - 3.50mm 21-32 sts 2.25-3.5mm
5 Ply 2: Fine 22-25 sts 2.75 – 3.75mm 16-20 sts 3.50-4.50mm
8 Ply 3: Light 21-24 sts 3.75 – 4.50mm 12-17 sts 4.50-5.50mm
10 Ply 4: Medium 16-20 sts 4.50 – 5.50mm 11-14 sts 5.50-6.50mm
12 Ply 5: Bulky 12-15 sts 5.50 – 8.00mm 8-11 sts 6.50-9.0mm
14 Ply 6: Super Bulky 6-11 sts 8.0mm – 12.75mm 7-9 sts 9.0-15mm
15 Ply + 7: Jumbo 6 or less sts 12.75mm + 6 or less sts 15mm+

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