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Ewephoric Newsletter, The First

Drop Spindle By Molly Stanek via flickr
Golding Drop Spindle By Molly Stanek via flickr

Hello fellow spinners!

It’s time for me to stop talking about wanting to do a newsletter and start writing a newsletter! I’ve been spinning for a long time now, about 30 years. I got my first spinning wheel for Christmas the first year on the NJ farm. My then husband gave me an Ashford Traveler and told me that he wanted a wool sweater from one of the sheep in the yard. Not to be defeated by a box of kindling, I stained and built the wheel and did a pretty good job! Along with the wheel, I received The Joy of Spinning by Marilyn Kluger. I do not recommend learning to spin from a book, but it certainly is doable. Pictures in a book do not convey the same clarity as a YouTube video, or much better, a one-on-one experience. After a frustrating couple of weeks I started to ‘get’ it and then found a small shop about an hour away where I was able to take a lesson. The “aha” moment happened and I was hooked!

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Chiaroscuro: Double-Eyelet, Twisted-Rib Socks

Chiaroscuro Sock

What can you do with the sock yarn you’ve spun with our sock batts? How about a new sock pattern?

Introducing Chiaroscuro: Double-Eyelet, Twisted-Rib Socks.

Named for the contrasts of highlight and shadow formed by twisted ribs framing delicate eyelets, this top-down pattern is written for knitting on two circular needles. It features Priscilla Wild’s short row heel (No muss! No fuss! No wraps! No holes!) and a kitchener-free toe.

Size: Women’s Medium/ U.S. W8-9. Yarn: Approximately 350 yards of fingering weight (shown in Aslan Trends Santa Fe — two skeins required). Allow more yarn if you want a taller sock or if you are knitting for longer feet. Gauge: 8 stitches per inch. Needles: Two 24″-long circular needles in U.S. 1 / 2.5mm or size needed to obtain gauge.

Visit the pattern’s Ravelry page, or download the pdf directly from our site.

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