2/28 NM Lace weight smooth silk yarns

These yarns are all 2/28NM lace weights, balanced yarns, giving 2,300 yards per cone or 7,000 yards/lb. You should get a gauge of 45-50 stitches in a 4 inch swatch - see ouyr artlicles on knitting and washing these yarns in our knowledge base sections

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Neckerchief from Yarn Forward, using smooth silk

When I was making the shawl, it struck me that some folk might not want to make such a large item. I therefore made a neckerchief using the tip of the pattern.... Several relatives got these last...

Shawl in the Spring Yarn Forward magazine

This shawl was made for Yarn Forward. I used 3 strands of the silver grey lace weight. It knitted up very easily, and I did not get any splitting of the strands. Kerrie asked me to do a big tria...

Peach silk pattern.

This is a close-up of the pattern, which I describe as almost a smocked effect. The diamonds are formed by ties of yarn, rather than crossing.

Peach silk sweater

This is a sweater I designed (with the help of Sweater Wizard), using 2 strands of 2/28 smooth silk, plus one strand of cashmere/lycra. The combination caused a little loss of lustre on the silk,...

Tiger eye shawl

Here is my COMPLETED tiger eye shawl! The draft is my own design, though significant components came out of The Best of Weaver's: Twill Thrills. It's woven in an advancing twill sett at 43 epi, w...

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