#Cotton and acrylic yarn 2019

[gaviicreates]

Why I'm starting my 2024 "temperature" blanket early...

I like October.

That could be the most basic of answers, and I definitely could leave it there. But that would not accurately explain the heart behind the year long project I'm about to start. So buckle in, if you like. Or don't; you do you.

I've known for awhile that I wanted to do a variation on a temperature blanket for 2024. The last time I did a temperature blanket was in 2017 - and it was my first! I knew for my next one, I wanted it to be a project to honor a special year. 2024 was planned since I got married in 2019. This is all probably starting to make more sense now.

So yes, I got married in October - for the sake of not putting too much of my information online I won't share the exact day, but it is mid October. And 2024 will be our 5 year anniversary. I debated working the project from January to December for the whole year, but I changed my mind to running it from Anniversary to Anniversary.

There's a couple advantages to that:

For one, I selected Toni Lipsey's linen square stitch pattern (it's also the one she is doing this year), and I worried that in effort to try to stay up to date, I'd end up cramming the largest sections in at the end of the month. Running the months from mid-to-mid, I've inherently made it more loose and forgiving of the deadlines. It's normal to get a bit behind and need to catch up, but it'll hopefully help me to not have looming end of month deadlines constantly.

The pattern

The second advantage is that I'll have a new blanket by the end of 2024! With October as a final goal, I'll have two months to catch up if I need to, make a border if I so desire, and sew the squares together. There's a lot of grace in that timeline, and I'd love to have a special afghan to gift my partner on Christmas or New Years. I mean he'll see it in progress, that's inevitable, but the finished object in its final presentation? That's so special. Right in time for cuddling up by the fire too since we are in the Northern Hemisphere.

Oh, I am also not exactly doing a temperature blanket either. I've set up daily reminders for myself to look at the sky, and I plan to use the alert not to check online for a number. I want to connect with our Earth and create a special moment each day to admire the planet we call home. My color palette is to be based on the weather and color of the sky each day - whatever the overall vibe feels like since of course it can change from hour to hour. From sunny to cloudy to rainy, and in between, the final piece will be a blend of blues and greys. Because I do, in fact, love the colors of the sky.

The yarn

It's a much smaller color palette than the first time I tried one of these, so my hope is that each of the shades will have a decent spread - certainly not equal to each other, but definitely not lost among the others. I'm adoring the greys. 😍

It's Stylecraft Special DK. I looked around out a few other acrylics and some wool and cotton blends, but ultimately it came down to care instructions and spread of colors. I most especially wanted the blanket to be easy care. We have three dogs so washing and drying were preferable in this case. I also really wanted to use a Sock-DK weight yarn so I didn't end up with a blanket the size of a house.

I did however take a gamble, buying this yarn without trying it first. I've only heard good things, which is promising. And I've received my initial shipping notification, so I am super excited for the skeins to arrive!

I've shared my color scheme above. Each square is going to be 32 rows, and at the end I will have 12 squares for that final assembly part of the project.

Project Tag is going to be #SkyBlanket2024 for any updates along the way.

I'm VERY excited for this one.

#SkyBlanket2024 #crochet #project planning

[elenadoeslife]

Is it weird that I'm crying over yarn?

This afternoon I talked for over half an hour with the owner of the yarn store in my city. During our chat I told her that I recently found out I'm not allergic to lanolin (wool's fat), so I'm no longer limited to only using cotton and cotton/acrylic mixed yarns. She walked to the back of the store and came back with lots of swatches and a couple of beanies, so I could see and feel different types of animal fiber yarns.

She recommended I'd try this merino & baby alpaca blend (see picture above), so I bought two skeins and started on a beanie this evening.

My God. This material is silky smooth and feels so freaking nice and cosy. All my life I stayed away from animal fiber yarns, because I figured I'd be allergic to it (since I'm allergic to many -many- things/animals). When the allergy test for lanolin came back negative, I was so surprised.

So now I'm just sitting on the couch, knitting, with tears in my eyes. I've done fiber arts since 2019 and I'm overjoyed that I get to discover a whole new world of materials. I know it probably sounds stupid, but this is something I thought would never happen. I feel so incredibly lucky and grateful 🐑

#thoughts #knitting #crochet

[theoriesanddocuments]

This series of images show unstretched canvases and textile art. Cali has been painting on unstretched canvas, and has expressed an interest in presenting these works in that form. Unstretched paintings are very material-forward in that we are forced to see them, first and foremost, as objects hanging on the wall (as opposed to windows opening onto a scene). Here are a few examples, beginning with Minimalist painter Robert Ryman’s tiny, barebones work of brush marks on rough, unsized canvas, displayed inside of a protective frame. Richard Tuttle’s Cloth Octagonal is something else entirely, a shaped soft object dyed green and attached to the wall with nails or pins. Mary Heilmann may have been inspired by Tuttle’s work, but her work feels more like a painting in its materials and rectangular shape. Heilmann’s later canvases are stretched in the conventional manner.

Richard Hambleton was a graffiti artist, in the 1980s, whose “Shadowman” figures appeared on walls of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His work made the jump to galleries along with that of the better known Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Carole Harris is a textile artist; it has long been the norm to display tapestries and weavings by simply hanging them. The last artist, Michael Luchs, was deeply concerned with surfaces and textures; his paintings have a fragility that requires some sort of support, but using a stretcher or conventional frame would seem to be out of the question. Mounting them on painted plywood, as seen here, allows the viewer direct, unimpeded access to his layered, painted, hole-punched surface, along with rough details such as the dangling yarn of his unravelling canvas.

Robert Ryman (American 1930-2019). Untitled 1959. Oil on unstretched cotton canvas, 7 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches. Source.

Richard Tuttle (American b. 1941). Cloth Octagonal, 2 1967.Dyed and sewn canvas, 57 1/8 x 53 3/4 inches. Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Mary Heilmann (American b. 1940). Malibu 1970. Acrylic gel on unstretched canvas, 64 1/4 x 55 inches. Source.

Richard Hambleton (Canadian 1952-2017). Untitled 1983. Acrylic on canvas, 74 x 48 inches. Source.

Carole Harris (American b. 1943). Flowers for Breonna 2020. Mulberry paper, thread, fabric; 19 x 21 1/2 inches. Source.

Michael Luchs (American 1938-2021). Untitled (Rabbit) 2014. Mixed media on canvas, mounted on wood board; 42 1/2 x 53 1/2 inches. Source.

#Mentored Studies W23 05 Including Unstretched Canvas

[themarketinsights]

Fancy Yarn Market Resets Expectations, May See Boost in Revenue Cycle

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Major players profiled in the study are:

Winning Textil (China), Rajvir Industries Limited (India), Jiangyin Huayi Yarn co., Ltd (China), Sharmanji Yarns Pvt. Ltd. (India), Loyal Textile Mills Ltd. (India), Kongkiat Textile Co Ltd (Japan), Sutlej Textiles and Industries Limited (India), Wuxi Tiantianrun Fancy Yarn Co., Ltd (China), Fatima Group Company (Pakistan), Shri Damodar Yarn Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. (India)

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Fancy yarns are the yarns in which some deliberate decorative discontinuity or interruption is introduced, of either color or form, or of both color and form. This discontinuity is incorporated with the intention of producing an enhanced aesthetic effect. These yarns are mainly designed for their aesthetic appearance rather than performance. It has wide-ranging applications in apparel at all levels of the market. They are invariably used to create fashion fabrics. The materials used in the fancy yarn are cotton, nylon, silk, wool, polyester etc.

14th February 2019, Kongkiat Textile Co Ltd Thai Acrylic Fibre Co, Ltd (TAF) launched new concept of fancy yarns Radianza as an eco-friendly fiber using the gel-dyeing technology that uses very less natural resources and discharges less pollutants in nature.

The Global Fancy Yarn Market segments and Market Data Break Down are illuminated below:

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Rising Demand for Stylish Clothing

Market Drivers:

High Value and High Margin Applications of Fancy Yarns

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Country Level Break-Up: United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, South Africa, Nigeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Germany, United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Turkey, Russia, France, Poland, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Australia and New Zealand etc.

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[shreesaastha-textile]

Shree Saastha Textiles Top Manufacturing Company in Mumbai

India’s textiles sector is one of the oldest industries in the Indian economy, dating back to several centuries. The industry is extremely varied, with hand-spun and hand-woven textiles sectors at one end of the spectrum, with the capital-intensive sophisticated mills sector at the other end. The fundamental strength of the textile industry in India is its strong production base of a wide range of fibre/yarns from natural fibres like cotton, jute, silk and wool, to synthetic/man-made fibres like polyester, viscose, nylon and acrylic.

The decentralised power looms/ hosiery and knitting sector form the largest component of the textiles sector. The close linkage of textiles industry to agriculture (for raw materials such as cotton) and the ancient culture and traditions of the country in terms of textiles makes it unique in comparison to other industries in the country. India’s textiles industry has a capacity to produce a wide variety of products suitable for different market segments, both within India and across the world.

In order to attract private equity and employee more people, the government introduced various schemes such as the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP), Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) and Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (MITRA) Park scheme.

The Indian cloth and vesture assiduity is anticipated to grow at 10 CAGR from 2019- 20 to reach US$ 190 billion by 2025- 26. India has a 4 share of the global trade in fabrics and vesture.   India is the world’s largest patron of cotton. Estimated product stood at362.18 lakh bales during cotton season 2021- 22. Domestic consumption for the 2021- 22 cotton season is estimated to be at 338 lakh bales. Cotton product in India is projected to reach7.2 million tonnes (43 million bales of 170 kg all) by 2030, driven by adding demand from consumers. In FY23, exports of readymade garments (RMG) cotton including accessories stood atUS$7.68 billion till January 2023. It's anticipated to surpass US$ 30 billion by 2027, with an estimated4.6-4.9 share encyclopaedically. Product of fibre in India reached2.40 MT in FY21(till January 2021), while for yarn, the product stood at 4,762 million kgs during the same period.

Natural fibres are regarded as the backbone of the Indian cloth assiduity, which is anticipated to grow from US$ 138 billion Tous$ 195 billion by 2025.   India’s cloth and vesture exports (including crafts) stood atUS$44.4 billion in FY22, a 41 increase YoY. During April- October in FY23, the total exports of fabrics stood atUS$21.15 billion. India’s cloth and vesture exports to the US, its single largest request, stood at 27 of the total import value in FY22. Exports of readymade garments including cotton accessories stood atUS$6.19 billion in FY22.   India’s fabrics assiduity has around4.5 crore employed workers including35.22 lakh handloom workers across the country.

#textile industry #lab coat shop near me #hotel bed sheet suppliers in pune #textile #corporate dress for male #bedsheet manufacturer in mumbai

[whysholudinvestyarnmarket]

Why Should You Invest in Indian Online Yarn Market?

Indian textile space is one of the largest in the world. It contributes 2.3% to the country’s GDP, 12% to export revenue, and 13% to industrial production. The textile manufacturers in India primarily focus on selling cotton and silk to other countries. 

Why Fabric Manufacturers in Delhi are the Powerhouse in India?

The Indian textile sector has recorded a significant increase in international investment. The industry attracted around US$ 3.75 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the last two years. This has made India the fourth largest exporter of home, fashion, and industrial textile materials. With five crore direct workers and six crore indirect employees through affiliated businesses, the textile companies in India are the second largest employers in the country. 

With the advent of online trading platforms like TEXchange, and looking at the emerging textile innovations in the country, we believe fabric manufacturers in Delhi will be the powerhouse of textile exports and consumption. 

Reasons Why You Should Invest in Indian Online Yarn Market

The CAGR of the textile companies in India is expected to be valued at USD 190 billion by 2026. This was a huge increase from 2019-2020, when it was valued at USD 75 billion. 

Men’s woven fabric manufacturers in India comprise the fastest-growing segment. The country’s diversified garment needs, global fashion exposure, the shift in consumer taste, and the growing population directly contribute to the long-term demand for cotton suppliers. 

India has the biggest raw material base supplying all types of natural and artificial fiber and yarn, including silk, cotton, jute, wool, acrylic, viscose, polyester filament, and polyester staple. 

India has the largest English-speaking human resource, mainly composed of well-educated and skilled youth. It is advantageous for global textile companies to set up fabric sourcing and manufacturing operations in Delhi. 

Woven fabric manufacturers in India charges are much lower than manufacturers in Vietnam and China. The cost of production has a direct impact on their prices. 

The long tradition of textile manufacturing and production supports the vast availability of skills and infrastructure for textile production and distribution. 

India is one of the few countries that enjoy preferential market access to more than fifty countries and their textile markets under fifteen trade agreements.

The supportive and stable Government of India is instrumental to the country’s economic and political stability, which is a primary reason other countries prefer importing textiles from India. 

The Government of India has enforced a number of measures and laws to improve the capabilities of the Indian textile industry. For instance, the GOI has significantly increased the budget to improve the technical textile sector, such as medical, industrial, and eco-friendly fabrics. 

The Indian Government’s PLI (Production Linked Incentive) scheme has created a league for employment opportunities through textile production. 

If you are looking for Fabric manufacturers in Delhi without the interference of traders and brokers, join TEXchange and directly communicate with top textile companies and manufacturers in India. 

#Fabric Buyer #Fabrics Buyers #Cotton Suppliers #Fabric Supplier in India #Wholesale Fabric Online

[arinewman7]

When No Softness Came

Diedrick Brackens

Cotton and acrylic yarn, 2019

#Diedrick Brackens #art #artist #When No Softness Came #Cotton and acrylic yarn 2019

[brooklynmuseum]

Inspired by stories of historical and contemporary Black cowboys, when no softness came reimagines the trope of heroic male victors riding on horseback by illustrating a moment of respite and ease. Like many of Diedrick Brackens’s weavings, this scene of intimacy and tenderness creates personal mythologies that center queer Black identity.

In celebration of Pride 2021, we’ll be spotlighting LGBTQ+ artists and themes currently on view in The Slipstream: Reflection, Resilience, and Resistance in the Art of Our Time, an exhibition that offers space to stay grounded, gather strength, and consider paths into the future.

Diedrick Brackens (American, born 1989). when no softness came, 2019. Cotton and acrylic yarn. Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by The LIFEWTR Fund at Frieze New York 2019, 2019.12. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy Various Small Fires LA)

#pride2021 #Diedrick Brackens #historical #contemporary #Black cowboys #horse #horseback #textile art #art #artist #respite #ease #intimacy #tenderness #mythologies #queer #Black #identity #pride #pride month #LGBTQ+ artist

[fruit-punk-art]

No More Junk Food (2019), Marina Constantine

Acrylic yarn, handmade polymer clay beads, plastic beads and charms, cotton embroidery floss, fabric pouch, earring, metal pins and charms and wooden dowel

#art #fiber #fiber art #rainbow #weaving #nostalgia #90s #yarn #artist #colorful #mixed media #tapestry weaving #tapestry #00s #junk food #artist of tumblr #handmade

[berndwuersching]

Diedrick Brackens look spit out, 2019 Cotton, nylon, and acrylic yarn, silk 72 × 72 in 182.9 × 182.9 cm

#diedrick brackens

[mthofferings2020]

Cathalinaheart

See Cathalinaheart’s existing works here on AO3, on YouTube, and on ravelry

Preferred contact methods: Email: [email protected] Discord: Cathalinaheart#0491 Twitter: @cathalinaheart Tumblr: cathalinaheart

Preferred organizations: - Anything from the list of approved organizations

Will create works that contain: Angst with Unhappy Ending, Angst with Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Identity Porn, AU-Canon Divergent, Soulmates, Asexual Characters

Will not create works that contain: PWP, Mundane AUs, kidfic

  -- Fic or Other Writing --

Auction ID: 1040

Will create works for the following relationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark - 616, 1872, Bullet Points, Noir, Ultimates Comics, Secret Wars: Civil War Stephen Strange/Victor von Doom - 616 Tony Stark/Victor von Doom - 616 Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark - 616, Secret Wars: Civil War

Work Description: For the starting bid of 5$ I will write a poem of at least 100 words. For 10$+ I will write a 1k fic For 15$+ I will write a 2k fic For 20$+ I will write a 2k fic and record it as a podfic I am happy to write SteveTony in any of the comic universes. If the comic run is short (less than 5 -6 issues) I am also willing to write any of the other ships in different comic universes. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Ratings: Gen, Teen, Mature

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-- Video --

Auction ID: 2019

Will create works for the following relationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark - 616 Illuminati fandom any gen - 616

Work Description: I will make a comic vid to a song of your choice (or you can provide me with a selection and the general theme/era you want and I make the final pick). For SteveTony, all comic universes are fair game that have a sufficiant amount of panels to make into a vid (so no one panel/issue universes) For the Illuminati I am offering to make a vid showcasing their group dynamics, especially in the context of the choices they have to make, especially during Hickmanvengers. But a different time period works too.

Ratings: Gen, Teen, Mature

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-- Craft or Merchandise --

Auction ID: 3005

Will create works for the following relationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark - 616, MCU Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers - MCU Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark - 616, MCU Stephen Strange/Victor von Doom - 616

Work Description: I am offering custom handmade knitted or crocheted items. If an item you are interested in is not listed in any of the tiers I am most likely still willing to create it. So please DM me so we can work out what tier it would fall under. I still have one other craft auction for FTH to finish, but I will keep you updated on any of my progress. Depending on the item you choose you will be required to provide measurements. As these are physical items, you need to be comfortable with providing me with a shipping address. I also ask that the winner pays for postage to them from Germany via DHL. Don't hesitate to message me to figure out how much that would be. Usually the prices should be between 9 – 13 Euros depending on size and tracking ability. Due to the Corona Virus, availability of shipping options and shipping time can vary depending on the destination. You can check on any restrictions to your country here under International Mail and Parcel services. For the cheapest shipping option small parcels (up to 2kg, also called Päckchen) need to be available. If the site doesn't display the country lists correctly, you can message me and I am happy to check for you. All items will be made in a custom design of your choice (A characters symbols, the character itself). I am willing to create for any character from any unvierse as long as reference pictures are provided. Please keep the "resolution" of the finished items in mind, very small details don't work great. Tiers: Tier 1 (10$+): One knitted cotton washcloth/dishcloth in one color with either lace or purl design OR one knitted cotton bone-shaped dog toy Tier 2 (20$+): One knitted Keyring Doll made from Acrylic yarn OR one crocheted ragdoll style doll made from acrylic yarn OR one knitted hat with up to 3 colors OR a pair of knitted mitts with either a lace, cable or purl design Tier 3 (30+$): A pair of double knit potholders (two layers of fabric showing the image in reverse on the backside) with two colors and small amounts of a third color OR two keyring dolls.

Ratings: Gen

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#Cathalinaheart #auction: fic #auction: video #auction: craft #mth 2020

[bm-contemporary-art]

when no softness came, Diedrick Brackens, 2019, Brooklyn Museum: Contemporary Art

Size: 98 1/2 × 101 1/2 in. (250.2 × 257.8 cm) Medium: Cotton and acrylic yarn

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/224730

#contemporaryart #brooklynmuseum #museumarchive #diedrickbrackens

[bossymarmalade]

Erin Lee Antonak: “Mom?” (foreground, detail view) and “Twins” (2019), tufted wool and acrylic yarn, cotton, felt, tobacco, horsetail

“The crafting of these False Faces, the reverent act of braiding the long cornhusk ropes that would be stitched into coils and turned into a mask is thought of as a type of medicine for both the maker and the receiver of the mask,” Antonak notes in her artist statement.

#chromatic voice #we all make art #erin lee antonak #native american

[citizen-zero]

I’ve finished like. 10 knitting projects this year. It’s only July!

3 of them are small but even those I feel damn good about—a pair of socks (an involved project even when they’re simple), a pair of stirrup/yoga socks, and a hat that I copycatted off an existing one

2 shawls, one in bulky weight and one in DK

FIVE garments—1) a simple crop top, 2) a raglan tee shirt in cotton (my poor wrists), 3) a v-neck tank top (JUST finished), 4) a cropped long-sleeve pullover, and 5) a cropped cardigan that had a total of NINE lace panels and a construction method that was new to me and therefore a challenge.

My WIPs include: 1) another crop top that I just need to knit the straps for but it’s painful, 2) a tee shirt that I’m going slow on because I def won’t be able to wear it till it’s cold because the yarn is acrylic which doesn’t breathe and fuck if I’m gonna sweat more, 3) a garter and lace shawl that I’m probably gonna have to put back on hiatus because I don’t think I’ll have enough yarn to finish but the yarn is from an Italian company that I emailed today to ask about ordering more and I can’t just go back to the store where I bought it because the store is in Venice, 4) another shawl that I might unravel for a tank top maybe, and 5) the Ursa cropped sweater, which I’m casting on tonight

A combination of more “free time” and a job that lets me sit down at a desk brought us this. In 2019 I finished about 15 projects the entire year and those were mostly accessories (though my count might be off because I didn’t document all of them). But still, I feel accomplished.

#knitting #personal #erika's blog and bar

[mikiaurora]

Daybreak Technologies 1 & 2 (ash, blown glass, acrylic, yarn, found objects, copper, woven cotton and polyester) Daybreak Technologies foregrounds the role of sexual violence as an unseen driving force in political mechanizations, referencing the scandal of financier Jeffrey Epstein collecting documentation of sex abuse for blackmailing prominent politicians. The now infamous temple-structure where these atrocities took place on Epstein’s private island are depicted in a pair of new tapestry works, which each incorporate hanging glass elements. Using the image of the temple as a totem for a miasma of institutionalized violence, the cultural and spiritual weight of the Epstein scandal is reclaimed from the meaninglessness and vulgarity of the frenetic news cycle and social media scroll feed. Mellifluous glass forms stalactite-like shapes which protrude from woven fabric. During the glass-blowing process, ashes salvaged from a ceremony executed by the artist in November 2019 were incorporated into the pieces, forming glistening speckles and striations in the glass work. The works are particularly pertinent in the era of the Q-anon internet conspiracy, and seek to re-appropriate the conversation surrounding political blackmail and sex trafficking in the highest offices from it's current spiraling, right-wing rhetoric. The works exist in conversation with my larger oeuvre in their bid to draw awareness to sexual abuse as a driving political and spiritual force, and to the inextricable link between individual and collective healing.

#epstein #rapeculture #newparadigm #occult #feminism

[yarnhana]

1 December 2019

So, I’ve started my first ever Christmas/birthday gift knit!

I’m making the Midsummer Night crescent shawl by Olga Bochkareva. It comes in Russian, and has an English translation available! It’s 300 Ruble, which I was convinced meant Russian Bucks, because it’s abbreviated to RUB and I was unaware Ruble is the Russian Currency. The more you know. It’s available on Ravellry btw

I’m using the “Shawl in a Cake” by Lion Brand, in the colour ‘Jade Pool’. I’ve got to say, this yarn is really not worth the $20 price tag imo. It’s essentially acrylic/cotton fibre loosely wrapped around a white yarn. I think I’ll be investing in my own teal gradient fibre and spinning my own yarn next time. Not really worth my money, so far. Too patchy as well, but I mean, the recipient doesn’t know what hand spun feels like, so she’s super happy with this yarn but...I’ve felt and worked with better manufactured yarn for under $10.

#knitblr #knitting #stockinette #yarn #gift #shawl #lion brand #pattern show off #midsummer night #tys opinion