Entertain Me
Seriously friends - I am EXTREMELY bored, whiny, restless and needy today. Tomorrow's my day off. I want it to be today. I want to go knit - instead I need to work.
Wah, wah, wah. Did I mention I was bored?
So, here's my question to you.... what is your all time favorite yarn? For whatever reason - it doesn't mean it's the yarn you'd pick if you could only knit with one for the rest of you life - nothing that dramatic - just.... what's your gut-feeling favorite?
Mine is Cascade 220. Love it. Love the deep colors. Love how it knits up. Love the value. Love the vast numbers of colors in comes in.
There ya go - let's hear it. What is your favorite, and why?
Let the entertainment begin!
posted by Lynda @ 2:23 PM
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31 Comments:
My favorite yarn so far is Bamboo by Southwest Trading Company. I love the way it feels and moves on the needles.
wow, one yarn for life...hmm. dang. i don't know if i can pick only one. sock yarn. sockotta. final answer :)
No, no - you're not stuck with your choice for life - just, for now, what's your favorite yarn?
BSA Cotton is way up there right now. Funny, just today I decided to use Cascade 200 for a log cabin crib blanket. Now I jsut have to pick the colors!
Hands down, Noro Silk Garden. What it lacks in slinky softness, it more than makes up for in MESMERIZING colors and for creating garments that are snuggly warm without being suffocatingly hot. (At least this is true in MY climate. It would probably suffocate you in CA.) For the ultimate in colorful good looks I'd have to go with Noro Kureyon but it loses out on the "over all" title due to its scratchyness and general unwearability other than for outerwear. For socks, I'm a huge fan of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock. You can tell that my priority is pretty colors! Okay, that's more than one already so I'd better quit. :-)
I'm with you on the Cascade 220. Smooth, but soft, shows cables beautifully, great colors.
Rowan Cashsoft...LOVE it. would knit some PJ's and a robe of it if I could afford it!
Next time you're bored, call me...we'll meet in SP or something for lunch! :)
I had a wonderful visit this weekend with Julene (my CP roomie, remember her?) and her 2 daughters...gosh, we had a great time.
I'm at a bit of a disadvantage here. I've been knitting for less than a year so I haven't had much experience with nice yarns. I know I'd like to try the Cascade, the Koigu, Debbie Bliss, Rowan, etc.
So far, the nicest thing I've knit with is Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock Merino. YUMMY!
I'm with miss88keys - there are so many yarns I haven't used yet! I guess I would have to choose Cascade 220 for now, too. The colors are nice and it felts so well.
How to choose, how to choose? Peace Fleece? Only because I love the names of the colors. And the lovely sheepy way it smells. It's a good thing I don't really have to pick just one.
Right now I'm using Karabella Aurora 8, for my Backyard Leaves. This stuff is so cuddly and soft, it makes me almost forget about Debbie Bliss' Cash Aran (almost, but not really) =)
Debbie Bliss Cashmerino anything. I use Baby Cashmerino alot, but I guess for me Aran weight it would be. Now, to discover other colors in the Baby weight besides Pea Green. 3 baby sweaters from it alone.
Right now I like Debbie Bliss Cashmerino. It's pretty yummy. Of course, I'm not actually knitting anything with it right now.
I like Cascade 220, too. Such a great staple- good price, big old balls of great color. There's a washable 220, too...
my fave cotton is Sirdar Breeze / Rio and my fave wool is Jaeger merino. But that's only out of the limited yarns I have tried :)
Too . . . hot . . . . to . . . think . . . (or be entertaining - LOL). But . . . maybe . . . Baby Cashmerino. So nice.
Anything with Alpaca! Oh Cashmere too! Oh! I love silk yarn. Um, I need to think and get back with ya.....
I think my favorite all time yarn is Sunshine Yarns stripey watermelon yarn. I just adore how my mittens turned out with that yarn. I adore hand dyed self striping yarn.
White. Green. Raspberry.
Delightful!
my favorite yarn : well, i don't meet her yet!
I don't have a lot of choice here so it's always the same kind of yarn...
what a pitty!
You make me dream with your favorite one....
My favorite yarn is any yarn that isn't found in the one store in my town...which happens to be a fabric store with limited yarn!
I recently tried Debbie Bliss' Baby Cashmerino recently and knit a baby bonnet. It was lovely and I would love to knit a sweater for me! I love Brown Sheep's Worsted for felting (just wish it weren't in skeins with the cheap plasticky label!) and I recently finished a pair of socks from the Blue Moon Socks That Rock medium weight and loved that! But I also love many of the others mentioned. Isn't it great to have soooo many choices?!!
Winter knitting - Louisa Harding Kashmir
Summer knitting - Rowan Calmer
Both have a braided construction that is so spongy and comfy
Amy
I haven't had a lot of exposure to the yummy yarns yet, but right now I'm quite taken with KnitPicks Shine sport.
too many all0time-favorites to list, although at this very moment, it is truly blue sky cotton. perfect for the season, divine colors, and just the right weight. mmmmmmm.
loko at you and kaity with all that cascade... make a girl jealous!
Hmmm, I live Cascade 220 as well. It knits so well and is so affordable. I have to say that I'm loving cotton Fleece too!
ohmygoodness!! I have no idea, really, I can't pick just one! Ok.. well.... maybe I really like the 50/50 kid merino that Autumn House Farms has. It has a great hand, and blooms wonderfully.
Hard question Lynda : )
GREAT question Lynda! Like everybody else, I have a TON of favorites and they tend to change on a daily basis.
For me, I think I tend to "categorize" my yarns into different types such as "practical" or "luxurious" and have favorites in both categories. For practicality, I love TLC Cotton Plus -- you just can't beat it for the price, it's washable, and it "feels" pretty good. Another one of my favorite "cheapie" yarns is Caron Simply Soft for the same afore-mentioned reasons. Knit Picks Shine is another one of my inexpensive favorites. In the "luxurious" category, I adore anything with cashmere in it such as Debbie Bliss Cashmerino or Rowan Cashsoft. Another favorite "luxury" yarn is Artyarns Regal Silk. Love, love, love it! Just wish I could afford enough to make an entire "garment" out of it!
I know there's probably a BUNCH of OTHER favorites I'm forgetting to mention, so maybe you should re-ask the same question in a couple of months. It would be fun to see if people's favorites change seasonally.
OMG.. you crack me up! Those first two paragraphs sound like something I've probably said a thousand times :::laughing::: Being bored sucks :-)
Oh, this is tough. Either Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock or Karabella Vintage Cotton.
Brooks Fiber Farm Four Play
Right now its Cotton Classic because I'm knitting mitered squares and love it but last week it was Rowan wool cotton.
Oh my, my favorite yarn? I like soft, I like natural fibers. Right now I'm knitting my mother in law a shrug out of Mission falls 1824 wool and am quite liking it. It is one that I'd buy again (and again and again)
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