So I want everyone to be ready as today I need help...big time. If any of you have suggestions ( and we know who you are) please let me know here or on Ravelry,(dacg).
I have purchased some beautiful yarns that are discontinued but don't know what stitches to use or what pattern I could use to show it off and the pricing is wonderful..okay I'll give it up for us internet shoppers because we have no LYS, http://www.webs.com ,. I check so many sites for the best prices of yarn and shipping costs and have found this last week an abudance of wonderfully pricey yarns I could purchase for great markdowns.
I also need to mention http://www.paradisefibers.com as they are fast at getting my orders out.
- I have been swatching with different size needles and trying all types of stitches which doesn't seem to help me. I am having fun though. Have to find a book that will help me with the textures and fibers of differnt yarns.
So here they are:
Cascade 128, 100% Peruvian Highland Wool (100 gms,128yds, size 10/10 1/2 needles), it is a wonderful yarn & I want more.
Berroco Cuzco, 50% Superfine Alpaca & 50% Peruvian Wool (100 gms, 130yds, size 10 Needles), ooh it is so soft.
Rowan Chunky Print , 100% Wool (100gms, 109yds, size 13 needles), its think & thin and wonderfully colorful yarn (many colors in it's variegation's).
I bought these on sale and want more & there's plenty for the getting...I just don't know enough of what to do with yarns with beautiful texture to it. Being newer to knitting and expanding my interest I need help.
I have 2 hanks of each (but will order more at reasonable prices too) to work with at the moment and want to purchase ASAP.
I have checked my pattern books and others to see what I might do..no luck. I went on the Internet to no avail..(some are yarns they no longer are showing patterns for...I also checked http://www.knitrowan.com.
My next step after tonite is to hit http://www.ravelry.com during the day and see who might help me..
Thank you ahead for the help...
Good Night and peace,
Darla
I tend to just go by "hey, this is pretty!" Do you have access to any stitch dictionaries (like the Barbara G. Walker Treasury of Knit Stitches)? I've done a couple of headbands out of random yarn, just using anything I thought was pretty.
ReplyDeleteIf it's got a good texture & color, you could combine the skeins to make a stripey sweater, just from stockinette stitch?
Hi Daral--thanks for the nice comment on my blog---and I'm glad you like my Foxy Art Studio blog ;-) and thanks for adding me to you to your blogroll. I would just buy a good book with knitting stitches --I like : The Harmony Guide to Knitting, techniques and stitches ---or something like that (I would buy it used) and I would swatch ---I like to knit squares as swatches--then eventually you can sew the squares together to make a pillow or throw or something...I have decided to concentrate on knitting all types of hats (trying out various stitches in the round) over the summer--to sell at a craft market in the fall...for $$$ to buy more yarn;-)
ReplyDeleteI knew you Ladies would come through. I do have a stitch dictionary but I must need a more asdvanced one with MORE stitches.
ReplyDeleteHave you checked out The Knitter's Book of Yarn
ReplyDeleteby Clara Parkes, It has a ton of info on this. I enjoyed it and it helped me a lot. Good Luck!!