Creative Course 1 Hat Yarn Pack

Alice Starmore at Virtual Yarns Creative Course No.1 - Knitting, Felting & Embroidery

Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Clover

Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Wild Orchid

Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Bogbean

Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Red Deer

Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Selkie

Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Driftwood

Virtual Yarns - Home of Alice Starmore Yarns and Designs

Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Whin

Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Summer Tide

Alice Starmore 2 Ply Hebridean hand knitting yarn in Kelpie

This Creative Course 1 Yarn Pack is a yarn only product. You will need to buy Creative Course 1 for the pattern instructions and course access. You can buy Creative Course 1 here.

The felted hat designs in Creative Course 1 have been made with Alice Starmore™ Hebridean 2 Ply pure new wool yarn. It is a unique artisan yarn which has been designed and made to ensure that it can be felted to perfection so that the correct sizes, shapes and effects can be achieved using the processes demonstrated in the video course. The yarn has also been designed to produce high definition and glowing results in embroidery stitches, as shown in the sample hats. You will

The Creative Course 1 yarn pack has been designed to give you a base from which to begin your creative journey. It contains the following –

100g of Alice Starmore™ Hebridean 2 Ply yarn in a main colour for making 1 hat and a swatch.
25g each of 6 colours of your choice of Alice Starmore™ Hebridean 2 Ply yarn. These colours can be used for a contrast brim (10g), embroidery and hat decorations such as buttons, beads, spirals, twirls and hanging cords.

Click here for a digital shadecard of all Hebridean 2 Ply colours.

All embroidery and hat decorations have been made using small amounts of Alice Starmore™ Hebridean 2 Ply. The following is a guide for planning your yarn pack colour choices –

For the very colourful hats such as the Croft Hat, which is embroidered with 11 colours, and the Moorland Hat, embroidered with 13 colours, use very small amounts of each shade – as little as 1 or 2 grams of each colour – so colour can be added to your yarn pack choices using leftover yarns from other projects. Other hats use fewer colours to great effect – for example the Fern Hat uses 4 shades and the Sunburst Hat uses just 3 shades.

The amount of yarn you will require will depend on how much embroidery and what type of stitches you use. As a guide, extensive embroidery in high relief stitches such as the Whin Sunburst Hat uses a total of 25g for the embroidery and bead and cord decorations, whereas the Moorland Hat which is extensively embroidered in lighter stitches uses a total embroidery amount of 11g. Small scraps and leftovers from other projects are ideal if you are planning to work embroidery using many colours. Aim to build a collection of colours to practise stitches and to work out images and colour combinations on swatches.

£40.00

Creative Course Pack

Main Colour

Contrast 1

Contrast 2

Contrast 3

Contrast 4

Contrast 5

Contrast 6

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Washing Instructions

Please note that all of our yarns are supplied washed and therefore do not require to be washed or fulled after knitting, unless you have an accident. Generally speaking, your garments should not require cleaning/washing any more than a coat would.

All of our designs are made with 100% pure new wool yarns and should be washed either by hand with pure soap in hand hot-water, or in a front loading washing machine which has a specific wool programme using a small amount of non-biological detergent. We do not recommend the use of any fabric softeners or any additives that will remain in the fabric after rinsing.

If hand washing, dissolve a small amount of pure soap flakes – or if using a pure soap bar, grate the required amount – into hand-hot water. Ensure that the soap has thoroughly dissolved before immersing the piece. Use a gentle squeezing motion to wash; do not cause any friction by rubbing or scrubbing as this will cause the fibres to felt. Gently squeeze out the excess soapy water and rinse well in warm water. It is important to remove as much excess water as quickly as possible as the longer moisture is left in wool yarn, the more likely it is to shrink or felt.

The best method for removing water is to spin in a washing machine, but if you prefer to remove the water by hand then gently squeeze the piece to remove the main water load and then lay the piece flat on towels and roll up, squeezing out as much water as possible into the towels. You will have to use several towels and repeat the process to remove as much moisture as you can.

Alternatively, spin to remove the excess water. If using a top loading machine it is important to place the piece in a suitable pillowcase (white cotton is best) so that it does not wrap around the spindle and become distorted. For both top-loading machines and front-loading machines, it is vitally important to remove from the spinner as soon as it has stopped: otherwise the piece can become permanently creased.

In all cases, dry flat on towels away from direct heat/sunlight, and smooth gently into shape. You can place small towels – or even better, cut and finish old towelling into the garment shapes, such as sleeves etc – and place inside the garment so that the two layers are separate. This will greatly help speed up drying process.

For straight, dropped-shoulder pullover styles, a woolly board is an excellent method of drying as the garment is placed on the board and dried to size allowing air to circulate inside. The board can also be used for cardigans in this style so long as you tack the front bands closed using a strong cotton thread, which you then carefully remove once the garment has dried. Glove boards can also be used for gloves which will allow them to dry in perfect shape.