This Japanese Mohair+Silk yarn is very special. I knew it had silk as soon as I walked into the booth.
The people working the booth had asked me what I planned to make when I purchased the yarn.... I had no idea other than it would be something to go around my head, because I love the smell of silk.
I decided on a simple pattern that would feel lacy, without having much lace.
After playing around with the pattern, I decided I didn't like the color change, so I decided to make the piece with only the gold yarn.
After working on it for a bit and ripping it out, then starting again a slightly different way, ripping it out again, and then starting a completely different pattern, I have decided that I don't love knitting with mohair... or at least I don't love knitting with mohair lace weight yarn and the needles I was using.
I think I need pointier and smoother needles.... even though I was using Addi Turbo Lace needles.
I do love the colors, so maybe these will be better for a weaving?
The last time I used a mohair lace yarn, I added it to a thicker yarn to give a little fuzz to my SantaClava's beard... so maybe that's another idea.
In the meantime, this yarn has been sent to my stash.
Happy (frustrating) Fiber Arts Friday.
I'm sure whatever you decide to make will be awesome. I've switched to ChiaoGoo Red needles almost exclusively. They are pointier and very smooth. I store my circulars in their original packaging and I like that the coated cable doesn't remember that it was stored in a circular form when I take it out of the packaging.
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ReplyDeleteI have several ChiaoGoo circulars in Bamboo. I didn't realize they had a metal version. I will give these a try, since I also store my needles in their original packaging. :-)