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I've started yet another WIP...
This is a test knit for the #divahat in Juniper moon yarn. It's a fun knit with something interesting on every round. I had to restart because I had to fix some of the cables, but now that I'm reading the chart, it's going well.
#🧶 #knitting

A pink hat (bubblegum is the apt color name) being knitted on dpns. The hat has a very pretty pattern of ribs and cables. The yarn is lovely and soft to work with.
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Conclusion: YES!!!! I won yarn chicken. 😁🎆🎇🎆🎇🎉🎊 About 14 yards is enough to finish my afterthought heels. I don't have very big feet, so plan accordingly. The extra twist wasn't too bad for knitting. I'll see how it wears over time.

My prize for winning yarn chicken? Part of a very pretty shell. This shell type was used to make wampum in earlier times. The picture shows the foot of a sock with a heel knitted in yellow and blue yarn, with yellow being most visible in this picture. A piece of shell wrapped in the leftovers yellow and blue yarn has been placed on the sock.
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The saga of yarn chicken continues. One more decrease to go. Will there be enough to graft the heel? Will there be enough to have an end to weave in? Also, you can see that this yarn looks distinctly overspun. It's knitted up ok, though as it's unspinning a bit because of my knitting style.

A game of yarn chicken in progress. What appears to be green yarn but is really blue and yellow yarn is being used to construct an afterthought heel in a blue sock. All the yarn is hand dyed and hand spun.
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I don't think yarn is supposed to stand up on its own, even in spooky season. 🤣 The wet soak helped some. I'm going to work with it. My knitting style will help some, too, and I actually think the higher twist might help with the longevity of the heel (similar to weaving yarn wanting more twist).

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