This issue of Spin-Off is all about mittens! Knit, sew, crochet, and fleece-line mittens in all sorts of patterns, colors, and fibers. With Spin-Off Fall 1991, you’ll have warm hands for the whole family. You can even make a scrubbing mitten for the bath!

Explore tips and techniques spinning dog down including gathering, washing, blending, dyeing, and spinning. It’s “nearly as soft as Angora rabbit, and as beautiful as cashmere.” Later, use your new fiber by designing and knitting a man’s sweater vest.

Get a general overview of Fair Isle techniques with colorful handspun and instructions for knitting a child’s cardigan. Lastly, this issue features Part Two: Mohair for the Handspinner. Read about the process of evaluating, preparing, spinning, and finishing mohair with Kathryn Ross Chastant.

Magazine published in September 1991 by Long Thread Media LLC

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