Reading Variegated Colourways - Skein
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Reading variegated colourways is a handy skill to have. Firstly, it enables you to plan which project will suit a particular yarn more effectively. Secondly, there will be no nasty surprises like unexpected pooling, because you would have known in advance to alternate skeins. Predicting what a variegated yarn will look like when knit up, however, is easier than it sounds. Basically, it all comes down to dye techniques and knowing - just by looking at a skein of yarn - which method the dyer has used. Once you learn how to identify these dye techniques, reading colourways will become a breeze. Long-Repeat Colourways These type of colourways are made up of long repeats of colour that have been placed systematically by the dyer. You can see in the picture above that there are long blocks of
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OOPSY SURPRISE SKEIN - Expression Fiber Arts
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Reading Variegated Colourways - Skein
Excellent quality sashiko cotton thread manufactured for sashiko and boro stitching, but equally good for visible mending, big stitch quilting, wool
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Sashiko Thread, Variegated Short-pitch 100 Meter Skein, Blue/Green #191
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17 Free Knitting Patterns To Make With Variegated Yarn - Handy
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Making the Most of Variegated Yarns »
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Knitting With Variegated Colourways - Skein
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Malabrigo Caprino A Luxurious Merino and Cashmere Sport Weight Yarn
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Cheers! the OOAK edition – KNITSONIK
12 big skeins of 12 different colors 25 meters per skein,Color Variegated Size 25, 6 stranded cross stitch threads,can be easilly seperated.
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KCS Big skeins of 25 Meters Size 25 Color Variegated Cross Stitch Stranded Threads,12 skeins,01
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Wicked Hand Dyed Variegated Yarn Fingering Lace to Worsted to