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- adjective knitting, of yarn Having a
variegated colour so as to producestripes when used toknit small items such assocks ormittens .
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Examples
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Max picked up a set of needles, then took some time selecting yarn from the basket, finally picking out a small ball of self-striping yarn in shades of blue.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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Max picked up a set of needles, then took some time selecting yarn from the basket, finally picking out a small ball of self-striping yarn in shades of blue.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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Max picked up a set of needles, then took some time selecting yarn from the basket, finally picking out a small ball of self-striping yarn in shades of blue.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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Ooh, that sounds like fun – I would love to try some of that self-striping sock yarn sometime.
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I still have several balls of variegated sock yarn, but I discovered that I don't like to combine the self-striping yarn with patterned socks.
Excellent Xmas Susan Palwick 2007
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Was the yarn self-striping, or did you do the striping yourself?
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I like self-striping yarn with a short row heel because the stripes tend to line up a bit better.
Down--and Out? The Raven 2006
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I decided I needed a little lower stress knitting so I started a really basic pair of socks to gift to someone for Christmas--no fancy pattern, just some Knitpics Parade self-striping yarn in plum done up in the most basic way.
Archive 2005-10-01 Kate 2005
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Also, you get to use sock yarn, which comes in these amazing self-striping patterns which are really cool.
readersguide Diary Entry readersguide 2005
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Projects include: easy caps buttoned neck warmer fingerless gloves self-striping mittens and more!
Fashion World of SL Virtually Vogue 2010
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