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shanonstone@hotmail.com
New Pal
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 Posted - 05/23/2005 : 11:52:02 PM
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I am planning to knit an aran sweater for my husband, and was thinking of using Silk Road DK Tweed. Clara's review was positive about the yarn, but somewhere on the internet I read a negative review. The person stated that it was very hard to get a nice and even knitted fabric with this yarn, and that the yarn tends to turn into 2 loose strands.
Has anybody knitted a cabled pattern with this yarn and have the same problems? |
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amber
Seriously Hooked
USA
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shanonstone@hotmail.com
New Pal
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Posted - 08/22/2005 : 9:56:40 PM
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| I went ahead and ordered a skein of this yarn, and knitted a nice size swatch in a cable pattern from Elsebeth Lavold's book. I didn't have any problems at all with uneven stitches or unwinding strands. The yarns feels very cushy and soft and knits up easily. I don't think that this is a yarn that will stand up to heavy wear, as it fuzzed up after only 1 washing. Also it doesn't take much to break the strand. This will probably pill very fast and breaks or holes seem very likely. Probably best for plain stockinette stitch as this won't snag as other patterns with relief would. |
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terivan
Chatty Knitter
Australia
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Posted - 08/23/2005 : 6:39:31 PM
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I'm 90% through knitting Rafn from Lavold's Viking Patterns for Knitting, so I can't say how it will wear. It is easy to knit with, and I'm not having any problems, but it is a bit 'thick & thin', which I didn't expect. The stitches look a bit uneven at the moment, but blocking will fix that. I'm doing this for a friend, as I don't like the feel of the knitted fabric, but don't mind knitting with it.
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The Irish Ewe
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 08/24/2005 : 04:40:53 AM
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We've (ourselves and customers) made a dozen sweaters, as many scarves/shawls, and even a pair of socks out of Jo Sharp's Silkroad (I'm assuming you meant Jo Sharp?) We did notice that texture showed up very well, but plain knitting looked... well... very plain. Not much happening visually there, particulary for a tweed. Even a wide set thin cable did more for us visually than row after row of knit. Color work blended very nicely between changes, most of the colors compliment one another anyways, and I've seen one (shawl? sweater? don't recall now) in thin stripes of deep blue and deep blue/teal that was drop dead stunning.
That said, as with most of the "designer name" yarns, yes there are knots and slubby spots. Most of us ended up rewinding the balls to check for this (better on the ball winder than half-way through a row!) but if you're doing texture an end can be woven in without notice most of the time.
In all - we love silkroad. Very soft, and when used with a gentle hand the drape is just right. Shows off your handywork very well, and great for cables, texture, and colors.
The Irish Ewe
Norway, Maine
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Wen
Permanent Resident
Australia
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Posted - 08/29/2005 : 7:29:45 PM
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I'm knitting a cabled stole in the aran weight and I'm not having any problems with it. The cables stand out nicely in the tweedy textured wool.
Wen
2005 stats: 7 FO, 9 WIP, 1 frogpond.
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Two Sticks and a String
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 08/29/2005 : 8:00:10 PM
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I am almost finished with my aran sweater that I am using the Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran..... and I just ADORE it. It is just too lucious!
Dorene
"You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that."
Charlotte "Charlotte's Web"
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