it's monday again...

but lookie lookie!!! rob sent me a photo of some yarns he pulled for my multi-fiber shawl for the wedding!

here's what the yarns are - with rob's descriptions:

Ready to do a little pick and choose? Or some refinement/culling? Here's an attached photo of 16 different fibers you may want to consider for your stole project that we've talked about. So let's get started:

1) Plassard Versatile--a thick/thin wool (bulky-weight) that is identical to Dale's Ara in fiber (but better colors); awesome texture
2) Lana Grossa Lavato--a very softly-twisted bulky-weight wool in a natural/grey-blue twist; VERY soft
3) Madil Rebus--a chunky-weight (4 sts) merino boucle that's got GREAT texture (very, very soft) and good color variation
4) Plassard Alizes--a twotrack ribbon yarn--one is white and the other cream, knits around chunky/bulky weight, very cool and airy and LOVELY to knit with
5) Lana Grossa Amica Lux--very much like Chinchilla, but nicer, this is a furry yarn that knits up to a plush fabric--bulky-weight (3.5ish)
6) Rowan Summer Tweed--cotton/silk blend, chunky gauge (4 sts) and very nice stuff
7) Crystal Palace Waikiki--worsted-weight cotton/rayon slub yarn; very fun texture
8) Great Adirondack Fluff--the ultimate in hand-dyed THICK eyelash (a continuous strand); nummy stuff
9) Filati King Kikki--cotton/linen/rayon blend in a very lovely yarn with great sheen and good stitch definition (aran gauge--4.5/inch)
10) Koigu Rumba--their hand-dyed brushed mohair (bulky gauge) in lovely a lovely tonal brown combo with good highlights
11) Manos del Uruguay in a Multi--you know it, we love it........4-3.5/inch handspun and hand-dyed wool
12) Crystal Palace Trio--Wendy's used this in her pink/green confection--a thick novelty yarn with good colors and great texture when knitted
13) Gedifra Distrato--a fun cotton blend (4 sts/inch) that's smooth chained yarn for a length, then there's a furry component that just starts in, then disappears.....then returns.
14) Lana Grossa Visione--a wonderful merino blend ribbon with tatty edges, great sheen, and lustrous fabric when knitted up
15) Noro Big Kureyon--just like it's little sibling, but at the bulky gauge and more interesting/subdued colors
16) Classic Elite Isabella--the summer twin to Beatrics, in a cotton/acrylic blend (each ply is a different rambling color) at the chunky gauge

I've also attached a price list, so you can see what these set you back.

Let me know what might be of interest to you and we can start taking shots of colours and textures in concert with eachother. That would let us get this more refined and hopefully to you in the near future!

i'll just copy what i replied to him in email!

ok... there's nothing i hate (how could i?) but i am going to steer away from the great adirondack fluff because of the price. (unless that's an error, i read the cost as $29.70???)

love love love:
1) plassard versatile
5) lana grossa amica lux
10) koigu rumba
11) manos del urugua
12) crystal palace triop
15) noro big kureyon

like:
2) lana grossa lavato
3) madil rebus
4) plassard alizes
7) crystal palace waikiki
13) gedifra distrato
16) classic elite isabella

the others i could take them or leave them... (at least for this particular project!)

i'm not sure about how to pick the combo, and how it would look knitted up...

what about something like..

1
10
11
12
15
4
maybe 13 too?

how many am i supposed to pick out? 6 or 7 right? well - this should be a good start. let me know what you think - if i am missing a fiber/texture/color, or if too many varigated isn't a good idea - etc. (i haven't made anything in multiple fibers yet!)

if you have any suggestions feel free... although i think i am in very capable hands over at threadbear! what a yummy present for a monday morning!

Comments

[Kathleen]

Wow, that is quite a collection of yarns. And definately steer clear of the fluff. Way too expensive. I do like your first combo--I just don't care for #5. Your last combo is my favorite. Wow.

[katie]

the first ones weren't really combos - just lists of the ones i really liked. then i looked at mixing the top picks with a few others to round out the color/fiber variety - and came up with a combination.

and i haven't bought all these - i'll only buy the ones rob and i finally pick for the shawl. but aren't they purty??? ;o)