In Praise of Good Yarn
Feb. 4th, 2009 10:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
akirluThe knitting progresses apace. Since last we saw our humble correspondent, she has finished two scarves, and two pair of ribbed fingerless mitts, the second pair of which she knitted in the round on double-pointed needles, thank you very much. Now on to a hat in the round, whereon I may try to teach myself cabling. Or perhaps color work. I haven't picked up anything new since I started knitting in the round, so it's clearly time for new Mad Skillz.
When I was starting my first project, my cow-orker Susanna kindly gave me a ball of yarn to practice on as I struggled with the somewhat rough and difficult tweed yarn I had picked out for myself (inevitably when I'm picking up a new skill, I find ways to make more work than necessary). Especially in comparison to the bouclé yarn I used for the scarves, the little blue ball of yarn from Susanna was a dream to work with. It's twisted closely so it's harder to accidentally split, it's smooth and soft to the touch so that it's pleasant to work with for longer periods, and it has just the right amount of elasticity so that it knits up easily and pleasantly with less effort. The longer I worked with it, the more I adored it and I finally had to go back and ask what it was.
It's Cascade 220 worsted wool, and if you knit, and you haven't had the pleasure, by all means check it out. It isn't rock star sexy on the skein, but my word it's a dream to knit with. Especially on these new English-made double-pointed needles -- it's like butter. Nom nom nom that's a tasty feel. And now, on to the purple knitted cap.
When I was starting my first project, my cow-orker Susanna kindly gave me a ball of yarn to practice on as I struggled with the somewhat rough and difficult tweed yarn I had picked out for myself (inevitably when I'm picking up a new skill, I find ways to make more work than necessary). Especially in comparison to the bouclé yarn I used for the scarves, the little blue ball of yarn from Susanna was a dream to work with. It's twisted closely so it's harder to accidentally split, it's smooth and soft to the touch so that it's pleasant to work with for longer periods, and it has just the right amount of elasticity so that it knits up easily and pleasantly with less effort. The longer I worked with it, the more I adored it and I finally had to go back and ask what it was.
It's Cascade 220 worsted wool, and if you knit, and you haven't had the pleasure, by all means check it out. It isn't rock star sexy on the skein, but my word it's a dream to knit with. Especially on these new English-made double-pointed needles -- it's like butter. Nom nom nom that's a tasty feel. And now, on to the purple knitted cap.
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