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onemorerow
Gabber Extraordinaire
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 Posted - 03/18/2008 : 04:23:29 AM
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| I just bought some Noro Kuryeon wool yarn to make a small felt bowl. Love the colors, hope it felts well. But, I was wondering are there any other good variegated wools out there not so expensive? |
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NastiJ
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 03/18/2008 : 10:01:00 AM
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Berroco has a yarn called "Jasper" described as:
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a fine merino wool roving spun of pre-dyed tops and engineered to create a unique self-striping effect when knit. Its 8 fascinating striated colorways are reminiscent of its namesake stone, picture jasper. The colors seem to intensify when felted. Its soft hand and even stitch quality make it a favorite yarn for wool and natural fiber connoisseurs
MSRP about the same price as Noro Kuryeon, but it's available on eBay for less.
Nancy J.
"Learning how to knit was a snap.It was learning how to stop that nearly destroyed me." Erma Bombeck |
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Bristolknits
Chatty Knitter
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2008 : 3:05:02 PM
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Hello,
Here's a new varigated yarn that I discovered
Kaleidescope by Elegant Yarns.
http://www.elegantyarn.com/index0.asp?cid=321&loid=Kaleidoscope
If you can't order from them I think someone on ebay sells it. (Yarntree House)
There is a picture on my knitting blog of a bowl I knit with this yarn.
I find that for bowls if using worsted you need to double it.
Doubling Kureyon can be a chore....but the Kaleidescope was pretty easy match colors to double. More about it on my blog.
I used Jasper to felt some small pocket style bags and it felted beautifully. Again it would need doubling for a bowl to stand up on its own.
Carol in Vermont
http://vtknitter.blogspot.com
Carol in Vermont
http://vtknitter.blogspot.com
http://carolbristoldesigns.com |
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purlthis
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 03/18/2008 : 3:09:40 PM
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Don't miss Plymouth's Boku. It's similar to the Noro in colors, but less expensive. I heart ALL Plymouth yarns, I swear.
Rachel
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As I get older, I prefer to knit. Tracey Ullman
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knittingrunner
Seriously Hooked
USA
797 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2008 : 7:39:40 PM
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Manukanu Yarns "Charisma" 10 ply aran distributed by Valley yarns is a beautifully varigated yarn from WEBS.
It felts wonderfully and so far doesn't pill at all. |
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Felted-Bag
Seriously Hooked
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knits_for_preemies
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USA
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jtamsn
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 04/20/2008 : 06:11:31 AM
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I just bought some Plymouth Boku from Pattenworks, got a couple of free patterns with it. One pattern was for a small felted purse. I havent used it yet, but I'm expecting it will work well. I agree with Rachel about Plymouth yarns, very reliable and reasonable.
judy
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