Great Yarn Day

WOW!!! Great sale! So did you ever get back to the Red Heart you went in for before you left? :)

Oh, wow! What a great day! Congratulations!

Higs, Katherine

Nora,

I purchase 41 pounds of yarn one time. It was the same yarn you purchased from a store going out of busiiness. I payed 1 dollar skien.

I have only 3 skiens left for that stash. I only took me 2 years to use it.

Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

tut tut tut.....naughty girl...lol

cher

Nora

Good for you on the good yarn deal.

Knowing you it won't take you long to get through that yarn.

Darlene in Toronto

If you were offered 25# of any yarn of your choice for free, but you had to knit / crochet that yarn up before touching any other yarn, what would that one yarn of choice be?

If the knitting goddess is listening, I would be happy with any of the Shetland wools, or even a Canadian Shetland wool such as Springfield Farm.

Aaron

Silk with out even stopping to think about it. DA

Same here. Definitely silk. Preferably hand-dyed in deep reds or greens. Don't know what I'd do with it, though; perhaps a nice, drapey garment of some sort.

Anastasia

--who's quilting today, so no knitting until tonight!

Something fine, so that I could do a lightweight sweater for me.

Higs, Kather> If you were offered 25# of any yarn of your choice for free, but you

Have you (or anyone reading this) knitted anything with silk yarn? I recently read a new book called Luxury Yarns and was left with an impression that it is not easy to work with.

I am knitting a silk shawl with the equivalent of sock/fingering yarn at the moment. As long as you keep a firm tension, I don't see where it would be difficult. DA

Silk was hand knitted to make the fine silk hose of the great royal courts of Europe a few hurndre years ago. Silk knits just fine, but fine is the word!

Aaron

What a great find, Nora! Lucky You!

Now you are going to be Busy, Busy, Busy. I like crocheting with soft fibers. I am glad you were able to find some verigated, cuz I know that you love verigated.

Hugs, Di

Baby Silk & Alpaca would be my choice.

Ahh Nora those are the best finds, good for you.

We went to Saltspring Island today, picking up two New Zealand Ashford lincoln fleeces. One black with brown tips and the other all greys. Lincoln sheep have a lovely wavey fleece, long shiny staple like Santa's beard. I also bought some silk to weave with and a wool silk blend to make a scarf with. We had a great time and saw the first born lambs of the year. They were just a day old and delightfully funny. The sun was shining and Spring is very much here. The fruit trees are flowering in Victoria and my dwarf irises are blooming as well. Nora and Katherine, we are in the same league, as in having a great day(s)

Els

I think it may depend on the gauge (as well as the quality of the silk to begin with). I have a worsted-weight silk sweater that pills dreadfully, but I have seen very finely spun silk that doesn't seem to pill at all. The woven silk blouses that I've seen don't pill either.

There is good silk and bad silk.

=Tamar