Demystifying Hand-Dyed Yarn: How to knit with tonal yarns + pattern ideas
This is the second post in a three part series on Demystifying Hand-Dyed Yarns. This post will focus on tonal yarns.
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All About Tonal, Variegated and Speckled Yarn and how to work with them in one project!
Learn about tonal, variegated and speckled yarn how to work with all of them in one project!
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Bellingham Bay Shawl
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Pi Day MAL
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