Spin Off, Winter 1993 Digital Edition

This issue is all about handspun blankets, from tips to projects. Also find tips for spinning right- and left-handed, get a look at Columbia fiber, and find a lesson on measuring twist. Projects include a girl’s bonnet, sweater vests, a baby blanket, a textured afghan, a crocheted afghan, four simple ways to make squares, a lace collar, and some funky jester hats for kids.

Table of Contents:

• Antarctic Spinner by James Sheppard
• Where to Find the Old Wheels by William Ralph
• Fiber Basics: Columbia by Jane Fournier
• On Gandhi's Path by Pat Slaven
• Putting On the Dog by Stephen Holzinger
• Barn Bonnet by Jacqueline Fee
• Measuring Yarn, Part 3: Twist by Rita Buchanan
• Use-It-or-Lose-It Sweater Vests by Kaye Collins
• Handspun Blankets
• Blanket Basics
• Guild Blanket Projects
• Gallery of Handspun Blankets
• Blankets Made of Many Yarns
• Four Simple Ways to Make Squares
• "For Christmas, I want a Barbie..." by Jude Daurelle
• Spin Off Challenge Part 2
• Turning a Left-Handed Wheel into a Right-Handed Wheel by Mary Spanos
• Right? Left? Either? Both? by Rita Buchanan
• Bump and Grind by Bobbie Irwin

Departments:

• Advertisers' Index
• Books
• Calendar
• Classified Ads
• Editor's Desk
• Letters
• Oops
• Product News
• Readers Ask
• Spinners' Connection

Projects:

• Barn Bonnet by Jacqueline Fee
• Sweater Vests by Kaye Collins
• Baby Blanket by the New York City Guild
• Textured Afghan by Carole A. Lentz
• Crocheted Afghan by Mauna Hair
• Squares by Grace Kumm; Anne Campbell; Jean Huon; and the California Angora Rabbit Society
• Country Hearts Collar by Jude Daurelle
• Jester's Hats by Sadelle Anne Wiltshire
• Pick Pocket by Marion Poellot