This spring you can find Little Wren Pottery yarn bowls in a small feature in ‘The Knitter’ magazine. With it being a springtime issue it’s full of lighter projects. Reading it actually reminded me that I have a pack of linen yarn in my stash! I’ve never knit with linen before but some of the patterns here took my eye.
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Recently I received an email about the sizing of yarn bowls, I’ve tacked this subject before but not for a while. I always felt the photos in that particular post could of been better. At the time I didn’t have any completed yarn bowls to compare just biscuit fired ones.
Last week’s blog post focused on the barrel shaped yarn bowls, this week I’m taking looking at the star bowls. Star bowls have a different shape, size and price. These pieces have a more traditional bowl like shape with a distinctive curve on the inside and outside. They are sized a little smaller than the barrels for more petite balls of yarn.
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One of the most common questions I get asked at this time of year is; how much yarn can you fit into a yarn bowl? This depends on two things – what size of yarn bowl your looking to buy and what weight of yarn you knit with.
I feel sorry for this yarn I really do. This is the third knitting project I have started with it this year. The yarn is Rowan’s Pure Wool DK, so far it’s coping well with all the pulling out and re-knitting. The first garment I made was too small, the second too large so I’m hoping this one will be perfect!
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Hello! I'm Victoria and I make hand thrown pottery. I create pieces designed to be used and loved everyday. Find out more about me.
