My newest favouritest yarn
I admit to being about as fickle as they come. Having said in the past that Rowan's Cotton Glace was my favourite yarn ever, then having said the same about Debbie Bliss' Cotton DK, and Koigu KPPPM, I am now going to declare that Prime Alpaca is my favourite yarn. Well right now at least. It's not quite versatile enough to qualify as 'favourite yarn ever' but it's a close runner up.
The Stick ya neck out knitalong started recently and I am making the Turtleneck Shrug for Diana in Prime Alpaca.
"20 sts and 22 rows (rounds) = 4"(10cm) in k3, p3 rib with ribbing slightly stretched."
You what?? What's slightly stretched? What if my idea of slightly is completely different to your idea of slightly? I cast on the day that the girls were over for the afternoon and they all agreed that I should just wing it. So I did. Blame them, not me. I never wing anything. I am far too much of a scaredy cat.
You can see my progress on the shrug here. I actually think that it's working out quite well and I like the way it looks. Phew.
Oh, and of course I have been looking for Kid Classic sweaters that could be knitted up using the Prime Alpaca. Rowan don't have any facility on their site which allows you to search for a pattern by yarn (which is just daft if you ask me) but luckily The Woolshack do. Sadly they are in Oz so I am highly unlikely to ever use their site until they open one here in the UK but they nevertheless get a good grade from me.
Here are the patterns that might be appropriate. Argh the temptation is just too much.
Posted by Amelia at August 29, 2005 03:58 PMHi there! Thanks for checking in on me. I love the shrug! Like you, I am generally uncomfortable with 'winging it', but see how nicely it's turning out! I used the Woolshack search - I didn't even know there is an Alpaca Silk 2 book, and they've already got it! Those Aussies....drat.
Posted by: Dana at September 1, 2005 09:46 PMI just finished a cabled scarf in the Nutmeg color of this yarn ... delicious!
Posted by: jpt at September 1, 2005 05:44 PMI know what you mean about being fickle as far as favorite yarns are concerned. It seems like every new project I work on leads me to a new favorite yarn. ;-) Mermaid is really, really nice - congrats on that 100th post!
Posted by: Vicki at August 31, 2005 06:46 PMThe shrug is coming along very nicely - can't wait for some more progress pics. :)
xx
Posted by: Anna at August 31, 2005 09:54 AMThat would make a fabulous Rapunzel!
Posted by: Christina at August 31, 2005 07:09 AMThe Turtleneck shrug is looking grand. It is such yummy yarn, the girls and I were fondling it jealously last week at Chez Amelia's! Despite our best efforts Amelia managed to save it from disappearing into one of our bags ;-)
Posted by: Jacinta at August 29, 2005 11:57 PMwould you believe that i suggested that searching facility to emma at the woolshack about 3 years ago! glad to hear you use it all.
now look what you have gone and done - i am sooo desperate to knit with prime alpaca now!
Posted by: jacqueline at August 29, 2005 09:57 PMI am thrilled to hear this is your favoritest yarn, and also just a little bit jealous that I am not knitting with it myself! Well, as long as you send it back, I'll get to wear it... you are going to send back your favoritest yarn, right? ...right?
Posted by: Diana at August 29, 2005 08:57 PMlook at the bright side, you can always knit it up single as well as double, so it more than doubles your sweater options ;-)
It's ok to be fickle with yarn.... as long as you don't fall out of love with what you have in stash!
Posted by: P at August 29, 2005 07:25 PM