If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#21
|
|||
|
|||
another one on the circular
On Feb 8, 4:50*am, suzee wrote:
wrote: On Feb 7, 9:37 pm, suzee wrote: vanmier wrote: wrote in message .... ps i can`t touch acrylic *brrrrr mirjam Acrylic is, unfortunately, the most affordable and most available in my area. *I would love to try some of the more organic fibers. *Bamboo, as I have mentioned, and I would also like to try some alpaca. *I may get adventurous one day and just buy something not acrylic. : ) I was cruising Hobby Lobby yesterday and they seem to be closing out quite a few of their yarn lines leaving a lot of empty shelf space. I found some Bernat Alpaca that hadn't been there before next to one of the close out yarns. I hope they get in more of the Bernat `good stuff' like the cashmere, bamboo, soy, and maybe some of Paton's better yarns too. sigh sue Strange that this shop does it now that Knitting is still gaining more and more popularity ,, mirjam Possibly, they're basically a chain all purpose hobby store with fabrics and yarn. The yarns they're closing out are mostly the fuzzy, furry type ones, so hopefully that means they understand no one wants to use that stuff anymore, and wants nicer yarns. sue- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Are they expecting NEW threads ? mirjam |
Ads |
#22
|
|||
|
|||
another one on the circular
|
#23
|
|||
|
|||
another one on the circular
On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 13:18:48 -0500, "vanmier" vanmier AT peoplepc DOT
com wrote: Acrylic is, unfortunately, the most affordable and most available in my area. I would love to try some of the more organic fibers. Bamboo, as I have mentioned, and I would also like to try some alpaca. I may get adventurous one day and just buy something not acrylic. : ) Christy Cotton is an organic fiber, readily available, and usually inexpensive. The only thing it's really bad for is knit ribbing. There are variations you can use to make a good cotton rib, but for the most part, I don't like it for sweaters. I do have some really thin cotton that is naturally colored and changes colors as it gets washed (either brown to green or lighter brown to darker brown). The cone is tucked away in my stash right now, so I can't tell you the name, but it was quite reasonable when I bought it. For branching out into wool, you can get a wool blend like Lion Brand's Woolease. I have a hat in Woolease (20% wool content in their black yarn) for when the weather is colder and I want a touch of wool, but not 100%. As for cost, you can shop around and find good deals on the more exotic yarns, or just save up by not purchasing acrylic and then spend that money on the exotic yarn. I have fingering weight yarns that cost $5 a skein that I'm making socks out of (need 3 skeins since they are only 50 grams and I'm crocheting these socks, would only need 2 if I was knitting them), and fingering weight yarn that costs $20 a skein that I'll probably also make knit socks out of, so there is a variety of prices out there. You just need to shop around your local LYS or online. I'd avoid the really exotic sequinned yarns at first, since they can be really difficult to work with. You could also combine yarns, like a strand of lace weight mohair blend, with your acrylic to add a bit of the exotic to your project w/out breaking the bank, or use something like angora as an accent on cuffs and the like. Leah |
#24
|
|||
|
|||
another one on the circular
Leah,
I don't think I've really thought about cotton on a large scale. I usually only use cotton in the form of crochet cotton, for wall hangings and dollies and such. The local craft shop, I believe, does have the sugar 'n' cream cotton yarn. I'll have to check the price on it. A cotton tank top or light sweater would probably be nice. : ) Christy "Leah" wrote in message ... Cotton is an organic fiber, readily available, and usually inexpensive. The only thing it's really bad for is knit ribbing. There are variations you can use to make a good cotton rib, but for the most part, I don't like it for sweaters. I do have some really thin cotton that is naturally colored and changes colors as it gets washed (either brown to green or lighter brown to darker brown). The cone is tucked away in my stash right now, so I can't tell you the name, but it was quite reasonable when I bought it. |
#25
|
|||
|
|||
another one on the circular
On Feb 11, 5:09*pm, Leah wrote:
On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 13:18:48 -0500, "vanmier" vanmier AT peoplepc DOT com wrote: Acrylic is, unfortunately, the most affordable and most available in my area. *I would love to try some of the more organic fibers. *Bamboo, as I have mentioned, and I would also like to try some alpaca. *I may get adventurous one day and just buy something not acrylic. : ) Christy Cotton is an organic fiber, readily available, and usually inexpensive. *The only thing it's really bad for is knit ribbing. There are variations you can use to make a good cotton rib, but for the most part, I don't like it for sweaters. *I do have some really thin cotton that is naturally colored and changes colors as it gets washed (either brown to green or lighter brown to darker brown). *The cone is tucked away in my stash right now, so I can't tell you the name, but it was quite reasonable when I bought it. * For branching out into wool, you can get a wool blend like Lion Brand's Woolease. *I have a hat in Woolease (20% wool content in their black yarn) for when the weather is colder and I want a touch of wool, but not 100%. * As for cost, you can shop around and find good deals on the more exotic yarns, or just save up by not purchasing acrylic and then spend that money on the exotic yarn. *I have fingering weight yarns that cost $5 a skein that I'm making socks out of (need 3 skeins since they are only 50 grams and I'm crocheting these socks, would only need 2 if I was knitting them), and fingering weight yarn that costs $20 a skein that I'll probably also make knit socks out of, so there is a variety of prices out there. *You just need to shop around your local LYS or online. *I'd avoid the really exotic sequinned yarns at first, since they can be really difficult to work with. *You could also combine yarns, like a strand of lace weight mohair blend, with your acrylic to add a bit of the exotic to your project w/out breaking the bank, or use something like angora as an accent on cuffs and the like. * Leah * I knit and crochet a lot with cottons , you can get them here in many colors and also a sort that is machine washable [not that i do wash it in the machine , but it means they wash well] mirjam |
#26
|
|||
|
|||
another one on the circular
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:04:09 -0500, "vanmier" vanmier AT peoplepc DOT
com wrote: I don't think I've really thought about cotton on a large scale. I usually only use cotton in the form of crochet cotton, for wall hangings and dollies and such. The local craft shop, I believe, does have the sugar 'n' cream cotton yarn. I'll have to check the price on it. A cotton tank top or light sweater would probably be nice. : ) Christy I have the Threads Magazine article book on hand knitting. They recommend knitting cotton ribs with crossed sts to help them keep their shape. They also suggest in the body of a stockinette sweater that you knit into the back of each st and purl regular to help the fabric keep it's shape. You can also do a plaited stockinette by doing a row 1 K regular, row 2 P all sts b "with yarn looped under the needle" and then repeating those 2 rows. They also recommend casting on with the size needle recommended for the project, but then immediately switching to a needle 3-5 sizes smaller; if the pattern calls for size 8 needles, they recommend you knit the rib using a 3, 4, or 5 needle so the rib is nice and tight to begin with. Another trick mentioned is to knit a regular rib using a strand of elastic along with a strand of yarn to help keep it from flopping about, the same way I've seen it recommended to use a strand of elastic when doing sock ribbing in cotton to help it keep it's shape. My concern is that the elastic will probably eventually break or stretch out of shape, so if I did a sweater in cotton, I'd probably use a crossed rib, which won't come undone unless the sweater gets cut. Leah |
#27
|
|||
|
|||
another one on the circular
Leah,
I'm not a knitter. I can't quite get the hang of it. *lol* Christy "Leah" wrote in message news Christy I have the Threads Magazine article book on hand knitting. They recommend knitting cotton ribs with crossed sts to help them keep their shape. They also suggest in the body of a stockinette sweater that you knit into the back of each st and purl regular to help the fabric keep it's shape. You can also do a plaited stockinette by doing a row 1 K regular, row 2 P all sts b "with yarn looped under the needle" and then repeating those 2 rows. They also recommend casting on with the size needle recommended for the project, but then immediately switching to a needle 3-5 sizes smaller; if the pattern calls for size 8 needles, they recommend you knit the rib using a 3, 4, or 5 needle so the rib is nice and tight to begin with. Another trick mentioned is to knit a regular rib using a strand of elastic along with a strand of yarn to help keep it from flopping about, the same way I've seen it recommended to use a strand of elastic when doing sock ribbing in cotton to help it keep it's shape. My concern is that the elastic will probably eventually break or stretch out of shape, so if I did a sweater in cotton, I'd probably use a crossed rib, which won't come undone unless the sweater gets cut. Leah |
#28
|
|||
|
|||
another one on the circular
On Feb 12, 5:57*pm, Leah wrote:
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:04:09 -0500, "vanmier" vanmier AT peoplepc DOT com wrote: * * I don't think I've really thought about cotton on a large scale. *I usually only use cotton in the form of crochet cotton, for wall hangings and dollies and such. *The local craft shop, I believe, does have the sugar 'n' cream cotton yarn. *I'll have to check the price on it. *A cotton tank top or light sweater would probably be nice. : ) Christy I have the Threads Magazine article book on hand knitting. *They recommend knitting cotton ribs with crossed sts to help them keep their shape. * They also suggest in the body of a stockinette sweater that you knit into the back of each st and purl regular to help the fabric keep it's shape. *You can also do a plaited stockinette by doing a row 1 K regular, row 2 P all sts b "with yarn looped under the needle" and then repeating those 2 rows. * They also recommend casting on with the size needle recommended for the project, but then immediately switching to a needle 3-5 sizes smaller; if the pattern calls for size 8 needles, they recommend you knit the rib using a 3, 4, or 5 needle so the rib is nice and tight to begin with. * Another trick mentioned is to knit a regular rib using a strand of elastic along with a strand of yarn to help keep it from flopping about, the same way I've seen it recommended to use a strand of elastic when doing sock ribbing in cotton to help it keep it's shape. My concern is that the elastic will probably eventually break or stretch out of shape, so if I did a sweater in cotton, I'd probably use a crossed rib, which won't come undone unless the sweater gets cut. * Leah * it is aloso very practical to knit all rows = ribbesls .. mirjam |
#29
|
|||
|
|||
another one on the circular
On Feb 12, 8:31*pm, "vanmier" vanmier AT peoplepc DOT com wrote:
Leah, * * *I'm not a knitter. *I can't quite get the hang of it. *lol* Christy "Leah" wrote in message news Christy I have the Threads Magazine article book on hand knitting. *They recommend knitting cotton ribs with crossed sts to help them keep their shape. They also suggest in the body of a stockinette sweater that you knit into the back of each st and purl regular to help the fabric keep it's shape. *You can also do a plaited stockinette by doing a row 1 K regular, row 2 P all sts b "with yarn looped under the needle" and then repeating those 2 rows. They also recommend casting on with the size needle recommended for the project, but then immediately switching to a needle 3-5 sizes smaller; if the pattern calls for size 8 needles, they recommend you knit the rib using a 3, 4, or 5 needle so the rib is nice and tight to begin with. Another trick mentioned is to knit a regular rib using a strand of elastic along with a strand of yarn to help keep it from flopping about, the same way I've seen it recommended to use a strand of elastic when doing sock ribbing in cotton to help it keep it's shape. My concern is that the elastic will probably eventually break or stretch out of shape, so if I did a sweater in cotton, I'd probably use a crossed rib, which won't come undone unless the sweater gets cut. Leah- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Cotton is Wonderful for crochet ,, mirjam |
#30
|
|||
|
|||
another one on the circular
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:31:08 -0500, "vanmier" vanmier AT peoplepc DOT
com wrote: I'm not a knitter. I can't quite get the hang of it. *lol* Christy Sorry I missed that you were a crocheter! I also crochet. I've used Sugar & Cream to crochet. It was a lacy pattern and looked a little floppy until I used a smaller hook to tighten up the sts. I think the thickness of crochet rib should be OK in cotton if you use a little smaller hook, say 1-2 sizes, unless you crochet loosely, and then I'd go down 3-4 hook sizes to make the rib tight, assuming your sweater would have ribs on it somewhere. Leah |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
2 Lots of Circular Knitting Needles on ebay + an Addi Turbo circular on auction | M.Safier | Marketplace | 0 | January 21st 08 02:19 AM |
question about circular needles | Starla Torres | Yarn | 4 | May 3rd 05 12:59 AM |
Circular needles | Sarah Carter | Yarn | 13 | February 26th 05 07:05 PM |
Circular Knit Stripes | modiste | Yarn | 5 | February 4th 05 07:19 AM |
Circular Shawl | Hari | Machine Knit | 4 | February 28th 04 09:07 PM |