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Campanula Scarf
Ready for something sheer and weightless to knit as the warm weather approaches? This pretty lace scarf is all whispers and light—hardly a thing to it, but the sum of it’s delicate parts makes a st...
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Sky Cap
Last year, we launched the first Bare Naked Knitspot Club with the Sky Ladder pattern package—a multi-sized pattern for rectangles that could serve a variety of purposes from scarf, to wrap, to bla...
Bare Naked Wools
Origin Modern Deco Yarn
Modern Deco is a luxurious blend of combed targhee wool and tencel. It is available in a luscious 3-Ply sport blend and a 2-ply lace blend. This smooth fiber is known for the glorious sheen and dra...
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Birnam Wood Wrap
This cozy wrap is the sibling to the Dovecote Shawl. the repeating theme of simple diamond motifs is played once again here. First, in a straightforward direction, then changing to a crosswise form...
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Spring LAL: Featured Designs & Yarns
The spring season is upon us - why not celebrate with a lace project and your favorite natural wool? This time of renewal is perfect to gain some inspiration and refresh your knitting skills. Grab ...
Bare Naked Wools
What To Do When You Can't Get Gauge
Even the most experienced knitters can have trouble getting gauge. The needle size listed on any yarn label is a very loose guide that acts as a starting place. For any given pattern, you might nee...
Bare Naked Wools
Dyeing for Something Special
About yesterday’s post:
The big shawl is probably going to go to one of my nieces, Sarah; I’m trying to make something really nice for each of them, to give on some future special day . . . I w...
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Today is for Sweaters
And as for my hiatus from sweater knitting, it’s funny how at the end of last winter, when I had made about 6 sweaters, and maybe the same number the year before that, I thought we had more than e...