...for those who asked.
"Poodle" yarn is made by Stylecraft and comes in 100g balls.
If you follow the instructions that are on the inside of the ball band - one ball will make one scarf.
The yarn is a mix of 74% acrylic, 16% polyester, 10% mohair and is machine washable at 30c.
To make a scarf is very quick and easy, even for less experienced knitters as you only cast on 3 stitches and it is all knitted in garter (plain) stitch. My first scarf using this yarn took me just over an hour as I was getting used to the feel etc. but subsequent scarves were polished off in about 50mins - yes, it really does knit up that quickly.
The ball band recommends 5mm needle but I used 6mm - my choice and I know how my knitting works up (I found the loops in the yarn a little loose on the 5mm so the 6mm held the stitches a bit more comfortably).
I don't know how wide spread availability of this yarn is (we have all lost our local wool shops over the years) but the ball band contains the following site details www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk
I'm hoping my local wool shop will be stocking up on this after the holidays as there are some colours on the colour chart that I would love to try............................................................
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2 comments:
I'll certainly look into this as I want to knit more next year (I'm a very basic knitter) and learn to crochet
hope you have a great New Year
Allisonx
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