Whats ur faved type of yarn for prodjects? |
worsted weight |
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16% |
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wool (or wool blends) |
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19% |
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alpaca (not sure I spelt that right) |
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9% |
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acrylic |
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19% |
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anything wierd and funky (hip notch) |
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19% |
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cashmiere |
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6% |
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rabbit fur yarn (forgot the name for rabbit yarn) |
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1% |
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micron fiber |
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8% |
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:16 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:25 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:46 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:49 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:01 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:59 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:55 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:40 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:19 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:53 am
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I like the animal protein fibers - alpaca, wool, angora, mohair, cashmere, camel, silk, etc. Wool is probably my favorite to work with, since there's such a variety in crimp and micron count available. Alpaca is wonderfully lux, but doesn't have much memory, so I prefer to use it blended with wool and maybe some silk for sheen and to cool it down some. As far as commercial yarns go, I actually like the home brands of KnitPicks and Elann, Elann's baby silk is especially delicious, I'm making a lace shawl of it (70% baby alpaca, 30% silk, very little crimp so it'll block well). FleeceArtist also makes a hell of a yarn, though it's too pricey for most projects, so things that can be made with one skein do well with it.
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:59 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 3:10 am
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:21 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:44 pm
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:50 pm
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