Guess It Up: Knitting With Denim Yarn
…mended needle size. Denim yarn, with its label warning of shrinkage, freaks some people out. But I have the sure knowledg…
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Picket Fence Afghan and Denim Yarn Q & A
…s ease, the perfect yarn is Rowan Denim,” I nearly lost my mind. I’ve loved Rowan Denim since I first laid eyes on it, an…
More Thoughts on Denim and Squareness
… know if it is true denim yarn and therefore, naturally, she should stop whatever she is doing and go buy it all. This le…
Dress Your Family in Denim and Denim
… miters made out of denim that Belinda ‘space-bleached’ herself, in her kitchen. (We will talk about bleaching denim late…
Live From Denim Central
…t means more denim. Denim denim denim. I heart denim. I do wonder whether I’ll wake up some morning, look around me, and …
Rowan Denim: The Moment of Truth
…ngth. Washing Rowan Denim (or any cotton yarn) tightens up stitches and tidies up edges. Rowan’s pattern instructions for…
Sometimes The Yarn Crawls To You
…s 6 skeins of Rowan Denim to make a little bag. To most people, this was probably awesome, but, you know, I’m kind of fam…
Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Denim
… bag, so it was all denim baby sweaters, all the way. I ran out of yarn for the second sleeve of this one, which turned o…
We Interrupt This Program
…est shade of indigo denim yarn, yet they are all at different stages of wash & wear & age. On the left is the skirt Bened…
Double Vision
…e between a doubled yarn and a plied yarn. Clever knitters, take a look. Because I have the power of spinning, I plied tw…
That February Feeling: Preparing to Bang Out a Sweater
…tessential Guide to Denim Yarn. My Whitby is slightly modified from the original, but you get the idea. The fading is mag…
Passionate Bleaching
…leach up a batch of denim yarn when they’re spozed to be packing for two weeks away from home?) Pictures say it all, but …
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Reusing Denim Yarn - First Timer
Dear Collective Brain, I was able to score an old Artwork sweater that I plan to deconstruct for purpose of knitting with Rowan Denim. Kay’s love affair and posts have inspired me - I just have to try this. Plus the sweater is a man’s large (I think) with a center line of baubles, so something mu...
In Search of Denim Yarn
Y’all have put lust in my heart to knit a denim sweater. I was all excited and looked up Rowan Denim yarn and alas, it no longer exists! I’m looking for recommendations for something similar. TIA!
Rowan Denim - What Sweater to Knit?
Hello! I was wondering if anyone would have advice or guidance on knitting a Rowan Denim sweater. I bought about 20 skeins of black denim when I saw they were phasing it out and now am having trouble deciding what to knit! I’m leaning towards something like this: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/...
Rowan Denim Calligraphy
image So here we are almost a year later and I just finished my second Calligraphy. Many thanks to Kay for the inspiration and helpful hints about Original Rowan Denim! It behaved just as she described, bled all over my fingers and shrank 20% vertically! I finally resorted to wearing gloves while...
Bang Out a Revolution
image I’m on the last increase section for Calligraphy. Knitting with Rowan Denim and my hands are blue. There are times where I even feel like I taste blue. Had minor surgery on my leg Monday and Dr. told me no strenuous exercise for two weeks. The upside is I can knit with my leg up. :joy: My w...
Socks and Blocks Knitalong 2020
...anged my plan and decided to do a log cabin blanket instead of PF. In a recent craft room cleanout I discovered an entire big box of Elle “True Blue” denim yarn (got it back in the day from the now-defunct Elann online yarn store) - 40 balls at least, maybe more! So I’ve started log cabin-ing with this denim...
Reusing Artwork Sweater Yarn
...r sage advice from the collective brains. I recently scored an original Artwork sweater off eBay and was delighted to find it was indeed hand knit in denim yarn. The intent is to rework the yarn into another Rowan sweater (perhaps a Whitby!). But have many questions before I deconstruct - believe there is ple...
What I'm Making
Finished the Denim Hankie Washcloth. I think I screwed up the edging but didn’t realize it until I’d rounded the third corner. Decided I could live with my “design element” and kept on going. It’s a bit bigger than I anticipated but it’ll do nicely for a washcloth in the shower. Then I fell prey ...
Picket Fence Afghan
...Original Denim has been discontinued. Julia, Ann and Kay - any substitution suggestions? I assume it would have to modified for a non-shrinking, non-denim yarn? Thank you! p.s. I would be open to wool, especially if super wash since it is for a 22 year old who has requested easy care.
Your Dishrag Cotton Recommendations
My favorites are made with Rowan Denim.
Bang Out a Hadley: Getting Ready for Feb. 1
Hey thanks for that. I have only gone as far as looking at some nice local yarn in denim blue and cherry red (for the colourwork - I reckon it would really pop against the blue), but no actual purchasing has occurred…yet…
Yarn Substitute for Calligraphy?
I’m using Clousbirn 100% Pima cotton. It’s a DK weight. Also Rowan original denim, a 100% cotton yarn, is available from a few sources if you just Google it. I git mine from WoolWarehouse in England. International shipping was very reasonable! That’s what Kay used for her sweater.
Advice on Blocking and Finishing a Cotton Sweater
I would wash the unfinished body then wet-block or steam-block (my preference) to measurements. Measure each side of the body as you block and adjust so that the length matches on all sides. 5% shrinkage is really small and should be easy to manipulate on a wet piece. I feel just like you about w...
Rowan original denim
If you’re knitting a pattern that’s designed for Rowan Denim, the shrinkage is factored in. This means the pieces will look too long to you before you wash them. Thanks, Jen, for linking to one of my previous posts on Rowan Denim. Once you’ve done it the first time, you kind of get it. I do wash ...