Self striping yarn is great for socks, mittens, hats, baby garments, scarves and more! Here's just a few examples of what you can make with my yarn, and which stripe patterns work best.
Pattern and Project Ideas
Caerwent
Tumbling Blocks
Other Bubblicious Socks
Cobalt Germanide
Gottlebei
Luciferin
Tabby Tug Socks
Designer: Mindy Asplin
Colorway Used: Cygnus, Psidium, Hippocampus, Quantum Vortex
Fruit Stripe Gum
Musselburgh
Bright Axis Tee
Shetland Ruffles
(Ravelry Link)
Best with: 10 rows stripers
Linen Stitch Slouch (Rav Link)
Best with: Complex stripers with a solid heel skein for brim
Swirl Hat
Best with: Any stripe pattern
Fissility
Best with: any stripe pattern
Typhoon
Stripe Pattern: Any, but requires a full skein of contrast yarn. I have kits that include a full skein of contrast available here.
Laufmasche Socks
Stripe Pattern: Complex--you'll want to look for colorways that have a 7/3/7/3 stripe pattern to duplicate the look of the original project.
Swedish Fish
Stripe pattern: Any, but you may wish to use an even stripe or 10 row stripe to get the most solid colored fish. Shown here is the Memristor colorway paired with a full skein of solid black.
Fruit Stripe Gum
Stripe Pattern: Any
Shown here in the Cinnabar colorway with a solid yarn for cuffs, heels and toes.
Stereoisomer Socks
Stripe Pattern: Any
Requires a contrast color for the mosaic stitch
Elphaba Mitts
Stripe Pattern: Any
Shown here in Lepton
Slanted Stripes
Stripe Pattern: Even or 10 row
Shown here in Kepler
Diamonds are a girl's best friend shawl
Stripe Pattern: Any
Requires 2 skeins
Shiprock 2
Stripe Pattern: Any!
Shown here in Geosmin
Foxy Sweater Scarf
Stripe Pattern: Any, but even and 10 row stripes work best for larger sizes
The original pattern has you changing yarns and carrying them up, but I've never been good at that so self striping to the rescue! Bonus, no row counting, just go!
Shown here in Rhodactis with a solid purple for the sleeves and ribbing
I have kits (yarn only) available here
These are just a few examples of the awesome patterns you can use with my yarn. If you have a project with my yarn that you'd like to share, email me at caitlin@selfstriping.com with a photo and a link to your Ravelry page (if any), and I can post them here for everyone to admire!
You can also check out the bundles on my Ravelry group to get other, awesome ideas!