Peace Silk Beret and Cowl to Knit Knitting Pattern Download

While researching and writing about ethically harvested Peace Silk, Julie Turjoman's curiosity about the fiber led her to seek out a variety of skeins to sample. Having designed with silk yarn in the past, she knew that it could be both smooth and pleasurably soft as it slid through her fingers onto the needles or rough and easily split, leaving her fingers covered with both dye and tiny abrasions. Thankfully, Muga silk from Vijay Fibers falls into the first category; from start to finish it is a tactile delight. A very slight haze on the yarn surface keeps its multiple plies from raveling, making it glide easily from needle to needle with no concern about splitting. And although Peace Silk must be spun from thousands of shorter filaments (rather than reeled from a single long thread), her skeins had a tensile strength that never showed signs of breakage. The finished beret and cowl have a luxurious hand that contrasts surprisingly with the sturdy toughness of the fiber itself. In add