Bumpy stuff
I took the little skein of tufted yarn and knit up a little swatch last night, just to see how it would look when knitted.
The knit side:
The purl side:
It’s kinda cool-looking, I think, although for me it was really more fun to spin than it would be to knit with. For that reason, I am going to offer this tufted yarn as one of the prizes in the Fall Challenge. Someone should have lots of fun with this yarn, I hope.
In general, I think I lean more toward smooth yarns and the kind of detailed knitting one can do with them than the fuzzy, hairy, and otherwise bumpy novelty yarns. With a couple of exceptions, of course. I have a minor love affair with mohair, of which I have lots in my stash (and covet more, especially laceweight–are you listening, she-who-works at-her-LYS?) and I can see that angora is fast sucking me down as well.
I finally made it to the underarm division of Blue Bamboo and started the fronts. I am knitting these simultaneously, since that ensures that they will both be the same length.
Uh….I’m starting to think I might not have this sweater done by Oct. 15 for the Challenge. This is somewhat lowering, since I am the one who issued the challenge.
I’ve said it before but I don’t mind saying it again:Â working really gets in the way of my knitting time.
October 10th, 2006 at 10:08 pm
Laceweight mohair.
Duly noted.
I love both the tufted yarn and the Blue Bamboo! Speaking of the contest, we’ll talk about my “design” later… Like, say, much later…
October 11th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
Sarah, how many arms does one need to knit two parts of a sweater simultaneously?
I love the shiny yarn, but I agree with you that smooth yarns make my heart beat faster and don’t get fuzz up my nose.
Could you ask for a better situtation? A devoted sister who works in a yarn store. How many birthdays do you have a year? Could she send yarn for the men in your life too? They don’t really need presents. Oh, and Hugo too.
Just kidding, Ellen. 😉
October 11th, 2006 at 8:38 pm
Bwah, ha, ha, ha, ha! I have snagged an exciting surprise for you, Sarah.
Ask and ye shall receive…