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Are you a knitter? I need pattern help! Santa's Village 12 Days of Christmas spinalong

February 4, 2018 Jasmine Johnson-Kennedy
Santa's Village Spinalong from Inglenook Fibers
Chain plied worsted weight handspun yarn in gorgesous jewel tones
Worsted weight handspun yarn needs a pattern!  Do you have any recommendations?
Handspun textured yarn in jewel tones from Inglenook's 12 Days of Christmas spinalong
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If you've been following me on Instagram, you may have seen bits and pieces of this spin come together: it was a really fun spinalong with Inglenook Fiber's group over on Ravelry.  Spun from fluffly batts of a blend of wools, silks, and sparkle, I ended up with a (mostly) worsted weight yarn.  This was a bit of an experiment for me, playing around with spinning thicker loftier singles than I frequently aim for for weaving, and I learned to chain ply!  It was super fun and super satisfying.  But now I'm stuck! 

I want to knit this up into something just for me, I'm leaning towards a small shawl or scarf.  My problem is that almost all of the patterns I have saved are for fingering weight yarn in larger yardage quantities than I have here.  I have approximately 190 yards of mostly worsted weight yarn.  I'm looking at the Quaker Yarn Stretcher pattern or at a more free form short row experiment, but I'm not entirely in love with either idea....  do any of you knitters have any suggestions for me? 

In Fiber, Spinning, Knitting, Hand spun yarn Tags spinalong, 12 days of christmas, inglenook fibers, santa's village spinalong, handspun, knitting pattern advice
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