Purl & Plausch der Blog

#5 Die Lüge der Maschenprobe
#5 The Gauge Swatch Lie
– and why we should still believe her It always starts the same way: Our new favorite sweater smiles at us from the screen, the designer promises "super easy, quick"... Read more...
#4 Garn ist Garn - oder auch nicht.
#4 Yarn is yarn - or it isn't.
Yarn is yarn and wool is… WHAT? Who hasn't been there? You've bought the new pattern, the yarn has been sitting there for ages, like a King Charles Chardonnay, long... Read more...
Purl & Plausch #3 Wollsucht und ihre Ausmaße
Purl & Plausch #3 Lust and its Extent
Lust and its extent – ​​a loving look at our colorful vice There are passions that are simply harmless – and then there is lust. That very special mixture of... Read more...
Purl & Plausch #2 From Skein to Ball
🧶 From skein to ball – Why you should wind your yarn before knitting When you buy hand-dyed yarn, it usually comes in skeins – beautifully spun, harmoniously colored, and ready to be knitted. But before the needles can start clicking, there's a small but important intermediate step: winding .   Why wrap? A skein of yarn isn't ready to knit with immediately. If you were to unwind it directly from its twisted form, knots would quickly form or the yarn would tangle. Winding it creates a ball or "cake"... Read more...