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Once upon a time, there was a little girl.
This little girl was very clever, the cleverest girl in the world. She knew better than anyone how the grass should grow, how the sun should shine…
One day, she became fascinated with knitting.
She knitted with acrylic, cotton… and everything she made was perfect. For many years, she used her Magic Needles to create socks, sweaters, and hats.
Then, one fine day, the girl discovered a wonderful and noble yarn on the internet. It was cashmere and silk, angora and alpaca…
The girl fell in love.
She was a very proud girl, so she didn’t ask too many questions. And when the Fairy Consultants asked if they should tell her about blocking, she got offended and explained that she had been knitting for many years and knew more tales than the Fairies…
The yarn arrived in a package that smelled of happiness!
The girl didn’t bother with swatches; she immediately began knitting the Sweater of her dreams. The sweater almost knitted itself, the yarn caressed her hands, and the Magic Needles flew swiftly.
You remember—this was a very Clever girl. She read on the internet that cone yarn is coated and that it’s best to wash it in a machine, and to make it bloom, it should also be spun… at 800 RPM.
How bitterly the girl cried when she pulled from the washing machine not her Beautiful Sweater, but a tiny jacket fit for a garden gnome!

She was indeed a Clever girl. She wrote to the Fairies at the shop and complained about her bitter fate, the bad yarn, and the washing machine.
The Fairies told the girl that cashmere and silk are best washed by hand, with the right products. The Sweater should be dried flat, and the water for rinsing and washing should be roughly the same temperature (around 40-35 degrees Celsius).
The girl was delighted and from then on always knitted swatches and blocked them properly.
She discovered even more magical Needles, plenty of beautiful Yarn, and amazing Helper Accessories.
A happy, yet not final, ending. 🌟
#yarn #knitting

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Kozzko News

Why reel silk?
Creative units cannot live without new ideas and interesting solutions.

Manufacturers come up with new types of yarn, blends and techniques for us, but this is not enough for us.

We want to mix it ourselves, create something unique.

I believe that wrapping silk is always appropriate.

We will talk about winding shiny silk (classics of the genre)

1) For mohair:

Wrapping silk around mohair is not only an interesting, but also profitable solution. Mohair on silk is more expensive than regular kidmohair and 100 grams of silk separately. The product will be shiny, the tactile sensations will be amazing. And most importantly, you can increase the percentage of silk by adding not 1 addition, but 2 or 3.

2) For merino:

We add shine and nobility to the canvas. Especially cool in openwork (in smooth surface it’s also very good)

3) Fluffy alpaca:

It is softer than mohair, and the addition of silk makes it even softer. Everything else is the same as with mohair.

4) For flax:

Len is a charismatic comrade and has a stern character. He also loves to spread out and run away in all directions, acquiring a not very neat appearance. Silk here is responsible not only for the noble shine and softening. It gives the canvas stability. An openwork skirt with silk will be more stable.

5) For cashmere:

Self-made cashsilk usually appears because of the color. There is an interesting color, but I want something lighter or openwork. Cashmere with silk in a spool will have a brighter shine than a factory blend, the silk will be more obvious.

6) To Geelong, Canbera, cashmere blends that open up:

More silk should be added here, up to 40-50%. Otherwise, the exposed wool will powder the silk and it will be barely perceptible. Silk also makes this product stronger.

You will find all the silk here:
www.instagram.com/kozzko_beo/

Happy knitting!

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