Oh, the Endless Possibilities
16 Sep 2009 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: glow in the dark, halloween, jelly yarn, spinning, yarn
I’ve taken to browsing the forums on Ravelry almost more than I check my Facebook. There’s been a few posts lately about glow in the dark yarn. That’s right glow. in. the. dark. yarn. Yarn that glows in the dark. Try to picture that in your head. Having trouble? Let me help:
Image © Sheep Shape Spinning
Does anyone else find this as awesome as I do? Apparently yes. There are many commercial options, including Jelly Yarn (which to me seems like that lanyard stuff you make keychains out of in summer camp but round). Can anyone say glow-in-the-dark Cthulhu heads? Oh yes.
Just in time for Halloween!
I for one, am always in favor of handspun alternatives. Enter Elizabeth of Sheep Shape Spinning, who not only sells scrumptious roving, regular handspun yarn, and adorable toys, but handspun glow in the dark yarn! Here’s an example:
Gorgeous by day...
...absolutely radiant by night!
How is this possible? Elizabeth imports a commercial glow nylon base and spins it with a handspun second ply. Aside from the obvious gorgeousness, some benefits of a handspun glow in the dark yarn is that it is indistinguishable from normal yarn in the day (both in look and feel), and in Elizabeth’s case, customizable! While jelly yarn has an odd, not-so-cuddly texture, a handspun glow yarn is quite the opposite!
Image © Sheep Shape Spinning
Thank you Elizabeth, for your advice!
-Purl Girl
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