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SpinaYarn
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Posted - 09/02/2005 :  10:06:36 PM  Show Profile  Visit SpinaYarn's Homepage Send SpinaYarn a Private Message
okay.. so tickle me pink, I'm still learning!... is there someone who can explain to me what a "self striping yarn" is???

It brings to mind a variety of things..some not being the yarn/knitting type of picture Hah!. this term was used recently in an advertisement I saw for some yarn that has a variable colorway that slowly blends one color into another..

thanks to all you pros out there in advance..and 'scuse me 'cause my novice slip is showing!('')


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Teyani

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blwinteler
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Posted - 09/02/2005 :  10:32:46 PM  Show Profile  Visit blwinteler's Homepage  Send blwinteler a Yahoo! Message Send blwinteler a Private Message
Basically, the yarn is dyed in a way that will create stripes as you knit. The width of the stripes depends on the amount of stitches and the needle size, but it will stripe with whatever you do. If you go to my project album, I have some socks made in a self-striping yarn. I think they are on the last page.

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SpinaYarn
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Posted - 09/03/2005 :  07:22:28 AM  Show Profile  Visit SpinaYarn's Homepage Send SpinaYarn a Private Message
aahhhh-soooo says the wise woman... now I get it... its all in how one pronounces the word striping eh?
self- stripe -ing
or self-stripp -ing..
veerryyyy strange... but now I get ('[whatever]')

silly me.

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Teyani

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blwinteler
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Posted - 09/03/2005 :  10:08:21 AM  Show Profile  Visit blwinteler's Homepage  Send blwinteler a Yahoo! Message Send blwinteler a Private Message

Difference is just one p: striping and stripping
Living in Vegas, that is a big difference. (oh, if you want a topic about stripping, search "knitting for pole dancers" here)

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bogiebogie
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Posted - 09/03/2005 :  12:16:59 PM  Show Profile  Visit bogiebogie's Homepage Send bogiebogie a Private Message
And you can use self-striping sock yarn for other projects for an interesting results:

Gloves:
http://www.mlminspirations.com/patterns/HFMGloves/HFMGloves.html
http://knitflix.blogspot.com/2005/03/fo-2005-08-hooray-for-me-gloves-2.html
http://secure.elann.com/ShowFreePattern.asp?Id=84024
Scarves:
http://knitflix.blogspot.com/2005/09/fo-2005-19-multidirectional-scarf-oss.html
Sweaters:
http://secure.elann.com/ShowFreePattern.asp?Id=85024

--JK
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knitabit33
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Posted - 09/03/2005 :  12:28:22 PM  Show Profile Send knitabit33 a Private Message
Berroco has a really nice self striping yarn called Foliage. It
knits up on big needles and has wonderful colorways. Have made several
scarfs and am now making a matching sweater for my oldest daughter.
karen
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Roxanne
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Posted - 09/03/2005 :  2:12:05 PM  Show Profile  Visit Roxanne's Homepage Send Roxanne a Private Message
Noro has some great self-striping yarns too...I did Klaralund from Silk Garden and it also self-stripes. I have pics on my blog too if you want to see how this yarn stripes.

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SpinaYarn
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Posted - 09/04/2005 :  1:08:11 PM  Show Profile  Visit SpinaYarn's Homepage Send SpinaYarn a Private Message
ahh, so silly me - all for the lack of that extra "p" ..
thanks for filling me in you all -

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Teyani

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