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This time I was very clever and shopped at home! Wow so much I've forgotten about, I have some beautiful yarn right here waiting to be knit and enjoyed. I might add that I am very proud of myself for doing just this and resisting the temptation of buying new yarn.
Of course there was no ball band so I can only guess what I have. The content looks like some sort of mercerized cotton and maybe a rayon mix. When I give it the burn test it does smell like wood burning. There is a lovely shine to it and it's a cross between DK and Worsted weight. I chose to knit it on size 8 needles. And there was 2 of them just sitting in a box waiting to be made into a summer sweater/vest.
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Lovely drape and it's just "my" colors. Why else would I have bought it?
Because I'm not sure how much yarn I have I decided to knit a top down something. I'm guessing that each yarn cake has about 350 yards and they weigh approx. 230 grms.
Short sleeve summer bolero, so far so good. I have my fingers crossed that I have enough yarn to at least make it a decent length. That is the great part about knitting from the top down, when you run out of yarn you stop.
I do have some "friendly" colorways to maybe add trimming if needed.
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2 comments:
Pretty yarn = pretty garment. Looking forward to seeing your vest.
Just discovered your blog. How did this project turn out? And I know what you mean about back pain after working in the yard. I discovered muscles I didn't know I had. They were all in spasm in protest! Really want to know about your sweater.
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