Hi all, Don't mean to monopolize everything, but have one more quick question for now--What exactly makes some yarns end up looking fuzzy when the job is completed? Not with pills, just all fuzzy. What kinds of yarn do NOT create this effect? I plan to shave off the pills with a razor blade or rotating blade I have for sweaters, but I'd rather not have to deal with them again. Thanks.
Wendy A Knitting Fool in CT
Shave off ,, NEVER ,, take a turned Masking tape and slowly go very close to the knitted piece , it will collect the things you don``t like which aren`t attached wel to the knitting , but it won`t harm the knitting !!! mirjam
I have this little pibk, battery-operated razor that is made specifically for that. It is tedious, but it works.
Higs, Katherine
myswendy wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@q77g2000hsh.googlegr oups.com:
what yarns do you use? fuzz can have a few different causes. anything with mohair in any percentage will "halo" (get a fuzzy look). alpaca tends to halo as well. any loosely spun yarn is prone to fuzzing. poor quality yarns use mixed staple fibers & will fuzz, shed & pill. lee
Well, let me put it this way...what are the best yarns to use that will not make that fuzzy effect? I'm talking about "regular" yarns, not ones that are supposed to be lovely and fuzzy like mohair.
And thank you mirjam--I will use the masking tape instead. My rotating shaver just "died" completely anyway! LOL!
Wendy
Firmly spun yarns with a lot of twists per inch? Pure long-staple fibers (such as pure merino) instead of anonymous wools ought to work, especially if they are recommended for knitting guernseys or other texture patterns and people say they have good stitch definition.
=Tamar
Great, thanks! Will look for them. :)
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