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| Jul 20, 2000 |
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Needle size
3 US std |
Stitch gauge
7 stitches=1 inches |
Row gauge
10.5 rows=1 inches |
Stockinette
No |
Color
Eggplant; Paprika |
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Quality comments:
I found it to be a reasonably nice yarn to work with, no splitting, nice and stretchy. I chose the size 1 needles because I'm making socks and I felt that both size 2 and size 3 gave me a fabric which was too open to make a comfortable sock.
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Other comments:
I'm using it for socks. I've only done the ribbing so far, but it knits up very nicely. I can see using this yarn for a fine-gauge fair-isle sweater, or doubled or tripled, perhaps with mixed colors. The colors I bought were rather subdued (socks for DH, doncha know), and I don't remember if there were brighter colors. However, it was very nice to find fingering yarn in something other than baby colors.
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| Jul 20, 2000 |
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Needle size
2 US std |
Stitch gauge
8 stitches=1 inches |
Row gauge
11 rows=1 inches |
Stockinette
No |
Color
Eggplant; Paprika |
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Quality comments:
I found it to be a reasonably nice yarn to work with, no splitting, nice and stretchy. I chose the size 1 needles because I'm making socks and I felt that both size 2 and size 3 gave me a fabric which was too open to make a comfortable sock.
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Other comments:
I'm using it for socks. I've only done the ribbing so far, but it knits up very nicely. I can see using this yarn for a fine-gauge fair-isle sweater, or doubled or tripled, perhaps with mixed colors. The colors I bought were rather subdued (socks for DH, doncha know), and I don't remember if there were brighter colors. However, it was very nice to find fingering yarn in something other than baby colors.
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| Jul 20, 2000 |
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Needle size
1 US std |
Stitch gauge
9 stitches=1 inches |
Row gauge
12.5 rows=1 inches |
Stockinette
No |
Color
Eggplant; Paprika |
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Quality comments:
I found it to be a reasonably nice yarn to work with, no splitting, nice and stretchy. I chose the size 1 needles because I'm making socks and I felt that both size 2 and size 3 gave me a fabric which was too open to make a comfortable sock.
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Other comments:
I'm using it for socks. I've only done the ribbing so far, but it knits up very nicely. I can see using this yarn for a fine-gauge fair-isle sweater, or doubled or tripled, perhaps with mixed colors. The colors I bought were rather subdued (socks for DH, doncha know), and I don't remember if there were brighter colors. However, it was very nice to find fingering yarn in something other than baby colors.
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| Jul 20, 2000 |
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Needle size
- ??? - |
Stitch gauge
- ??? - |
Row gauge
- ??? - |
Stockinette
No |
Color
Tile blue |
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Quality comments:
Lovely yarn! I used this for a shawl, with size 4 needles. Very soft, nice to work with, shows the lacy stitches beautifully.
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Other comments:
One cone (about a pound) was plenty for a shawl.
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| Oct 14, 2003 |
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Needle size
5 US std |
Stitch gauge
stitches= |
Row gauge
rows= |
Stockinette
No |
Color
burgundy |
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Quality comments:
I'm not thrilled with
the overall quality--
I'm most of the way
through a lace shawl
and have found one knot
and a lot of "fuzzy
spots" 1-3 inches long
where there was a blob
of wool stuck in.
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Other comments:
The shawl is coming out very nicely--the yarn is fairly soft, but isn't too fuzzy, so it shows the stitches well. The poorly spun spots aren't very obvious although they might be if I was working in flat stockinette. I agree with the other commenter that a 1 lb. cone is more than enough for a shawl--I'm thinking of making a pair of gloves with what's left over.
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