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Ribbit, Ribbit...
I bought some of Knit Picks new Heatherly yarn in hopes of starting a little sweater for a soon to be Grand. It's a big fluffy yarn and I was surprised to find it came in skeins. I shouldn't have been surprised because it clearly shows it in the photos but nonetheless it was a surprise.
I do a lot of sock yarn winding but I couldn't recall a time I had to wind yarn this thick or fluffy. It wasn't fun. In fact it was frustrating as heck.
After struggling through the winding I cast on without too much incident but decided I hated the pattern I had bought. What was I thinking? I hate assembling knit pieces and I had bought a pattern that had lots of finishing. After finding a better pattern-a seamless one, off to the frog pond it went.
During said frogging I broke my one and only 16 inch circular interchangeable cable. I have this very old Knit Picks set and I decided right then and there I hate the fiddlyness of it and went and bought several sizes of 16" fixed circulars instead-which was a small fortune btw. Now I have to wait for them to arrive before I can cast on again but since I am not going anywhere anyway it doesn't really matter. I've got plenty of other things to keep me busy.
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Pretty yarn! I'll be looking forward to seeing the finished sweater. I've never had luck with any interchangeable cable needles I've tried - the joins are always fiddly and catch on everything. I love my fixed circulars.
ReplyDeleteI might be kicked out of the knitting club but I must say personally I dislike interchangeable needle sets. I have tried them but found they were often coming unscrewed (wait, maybe that was the user LOL). I love ChiaoGoo circulars and I believe I might actually look for patterns that use new sizes I don't own just to get a new pair. A secret just between us and the internet.
ReplyDeleteLove the colour of the yarn! It's going to make a great sweater when you can finally cast on!
ReplyDeleteWell, maybe off to a slow start but at least you will be ready to get knitting when the needles come!
ReplyDeleteSorry if this is a double post but it didn't give me the usual response-so I just think boo! for being thwarted right now but you will be ready to hit the kntiting trail as soon as the new needles come in!
ReplyDeleteI have a set of the Knit Picks interchangeable needles that I use all the time. A couple of cables have come out of the metal coupler, but a bit of gorilla glue worked like a charm.
ReplyDeleteThat is such pretty yarn. I've had the Knit Picks interchangeables just like yours for years and I just love them. Never had much of a problem with snagging. I also have a set of Hiya Hiya interchangeables and use them interchangeably! Ha!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
What pattern did you finally chose? I, too, am waiting for a new circular needle while my project is in time out.
ReplyDeleteBroken needles are never fun. I'm sorry you had trouble with Heatherly. I wound mine with no problems and it knit up quickly.
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