Comments on: How To Choose A Yarn

By: Ivana

Ivana — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:16:44 +0000

What a useful post, you completely described me in that last paragraph. Thank you so much for your help : )

By: Karie

Karie — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:52:41 +0000

@Mooncalf: I haven’t knitted with Mal Sock, but I did wonder (as soon as i posted the comment over at Bells’) whether or not the twist in Mal Sock keeps the fibres nice & tidy?

@Bells: You know I’m a hardcore process knitter, but I am becoming more of a project knitter. And even process knitters should be sensible, dammit!

@Birgitte. I keep eyeing Rowan Lima which is a chained yarn. I knitted a small sample with it earlier this year and was most intrigued. It was bouncy and light. Very odd but in a good way.

By: mooncalf

mooncalf — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:01:09 +0000

Wise words.

However I must speak up in defense of Malabrigo Sock. I knit a Featherweight cardigan out of it and it wears like IRON. Damn good stuff!

By: bells

bells — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:18:31 +0000

the longer I knit and the more time and money I invest in my tools (including yarn) the more important I think these questions are.

Some people on my blog commented that they think it’s just about the process, less about the results. I think I’m absolutely a blend of process and product. I want to get as much out of the process as I can, while ending up with something wearable/useable. I want all those hours to result in something I enjoy!

By: Signe

Signe — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:12:53 +0000

I really like your approach.
I’ve had 3 skeins of Malabrigo lace lying around for a while now that I bought to knit the Featherweight Cardi. And I’ve been putting it off again and again without being able to put my finger on exactly why it didn’t feel right.
And now I can: Just looking at the yarn I can tell that it is the opposite of sturdy, and do I really want to put that much time and effort into something that wont last very long? And might only look good for the first hour? No, thank you.
But I can knit a really gorgeous shawl or two from it.

Thank you! :)

By: Birgitte

Birgitte — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:23:29 +0000

I think that’s a very good list to keep in mind! Makes it easier when you know what the five criteria are – and also easier to choose a colour when the list of possible yarns have been narrowed down!
And I suddenly realise that I have never tried knitting with a chained yarn…

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:48:24 +0000

Great post. Good things to keep in mind.