New Novelty Yarn Projects to Pump Up Your Profits
6 new projects for novelty yarn
By definition, a novelty yarn is not a straightforward yarn. Novelty yarn is a yarn that's usually a combination of various fibers, and they may be of animal, plant or synthetic origin -- in combinations that have never exactly been tried before! In other words, novelty yarn is 'unexpected' yarn - and knitting with it will give you some wonderful unexpected results!
NOVELTY YARN PROJECTS
Novelty yarn is hot, hot, hot -- the textures, colors and weights are unlike anything you've ever seen before in traditional yarns! Walk into any local yarn store, and you will see novelty yarn project samples everywhere - hanging on the walls, draped on the shelf ends, dangling from the cash register ... and probably draped around the backs and necks of all the staff!
Here are 6 great novelty yarn projects to try:
1. Scarves - there are literally thousands of novelty yarn scarves you can knit -- the only limit is your imagination (oh, and your budget!) :)
2. Shawls - novelty yarns make fabulous shawls, both formal and informal.
3. Belts - novelty yarns can be used to dress up old belts, or to create completely new and funky versions. For the young and young-at-heart!
4. Trimmings - use novelty yarn to trim the cuffs, waistline or neckline of any otherwise basic knitted item. From gloves to turtlenecks, the addition of novelty yarn will 'dress up' any project!
5. Handbags - novelty yarn can be used to easily and quickly knit up a variety of washable handbags.
6. Felting - if you've ever tried felting, you know that using wool fibers and then washing them results in a completely different -- and smaller -- look and feel. Well, if you add novelty yarn to a project that's meant to be felted, it probably WON'T shrink the way the wool does.... resulting in some VERY interesting variations in patterns! Try experimenting with using novelty yarn in your felting projects - it's lots of fun!
There are hundreds of novelty yarn choices available, and that could result in hundreds of interesting knitting projects that could mean PROFIT for you - have fun!