August 21, 2008 – 4:06 pm
Kid Mohair Blend by Sublime buy
4.75sts/inch on US 8s
60% Kid Mohair, 35% Nylon, 5% Merino
122 yards. Color: 0070
Kid Mohair Blend by Sublime on Ravelry
So I am not a fan of mohair so I’m not sure I can give a fair review of this yarn. People keep saying that Rowan Kid Silk is the best [...]
August 14, 2008 – 3:31 pm
Cashsoft DK by RYC
5.5 sts/inch on US 6s
57% Merino, 33% Microfiber, 10% Cashmere
142 yards. Color: 512
Cashsoft DK on Ravelry
This yarn is a dream to knit with. I just enjoyed the swatch making process. I don’t normally, but this time it flew past. I was also surprised since I got the suggest gauge above with the [...]
FYI: There were no projects on the needles yesterday.
Panda Silk by Crystal Palace Yarns
7.5 sts/inch on US 2s
52% Bamboo, 47% Superwash Merino, 5% Combed Silk
204 yards. Color: 4008
Panda Silk Print on Ravelry
I am in love with this yarn. I want an entire sweater of this in a solid color which is available. [...]
Yukon by Pagewood Farm
7.5 sts/ inch on US 2 1/2 (3.0mm)
70% Merino, 20% Bamboo, 10% Nylon
450 yards. Color: Misty
Yukon on Ravelry
This yarn is lovely. I had to laugh when I received this months yarn offering because I was just finishing my BILs Christmas socks(ravelry). I had won this yarn in a contest much earlier [...]
Since we are in July and I have not shared all of June’s Yarn Tastings, we will play catch up. Here are the 2 yarns from left from June.
Samp’a by Mirasol
5.5 sts/inch on US 6s
100% Organic Cotton
120 yards. Color: 604
Samp’a on Ravelry
I love this yarn. It reminds me of the Cotlin that I [...]
Purelife by Rowan5.5 sts/inch on US 5s100% Organic Cotton131 yards. Color: 984Purelife on Ravelry
This yarn had such a lovely color that it drew me in while I was knitting with it. I loved that it had this subtle variation in color similar to a kettle dyed yarn. It was really hard to see [...]
Matsuri by Noro5 sts/inch on US 7s87% Cotton, 13% Wool159 yards. Color: 3Matsuri on Ravelry
The Noro Matsuri is a unique yarn. It is a cabled construction similar to finger weaving done by children out of sewing thread weight yarns. The wool strand gets slubby in places but I think that is the joy [...]
Since I have not received this months yarn offerings, I thought I would show my hang test for the swatches. Not much changed but the white fingering weight yarn that I talked about 2 weeks ago. It grew by 1/4″ in length.
I think that these yarns did not change much because they were [...]
Filosophy by Trendsetter4 sts/inch on US 8s55% Cotton, 45% Polyamide110 yards Color: 103
The final ribbon yarn of the month is Filosophy. This is an interesting yarn made up of a mess nylon ribbon and a matte cotton ribbon that are connected as one yarn. The ribbon did not snag while on the needles. [...]
Manipur by Karabella Yarns7.5 sts/inch on US 3s100% silk190 yards color: 150
Being not a big ribbon yarn fan, I expected to dislike these yarns this month. This yarn surprised me. I loved the feel as it flowed through my hands as I knit on it. This is definitely a yarn that would [...]
