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I'm looking for yarn recommendations. I want to make a modified version of the Prairie Treasures sweater from the old Nancy Vales book, modified to use either Aran (4 sts/inch) or Bulky (3.5 sts/inches) yarn. I am looking for recommendations for plied wool or primarily wool yarns in these weights which would have a wide-enough color range to manage the main color plus eight pattern colors required, and drapes well. As the sweater is large, and I am as well, inexpensive is also a requirement. I'm on the East Coast of the US, so something available by order in most good yarn shops there, or which is available through an internet supplier who ships to the US is called for.
I made the vest version of this sweater years ago for my sister, and it's the kind of sweater you cuddle into on a snowy winter day at home.
I'm looking for yarn recommendations. I want to make a modified version of the Prairie Treasures sweater from the old Nancy Vales book, modified to use either Aran (4 sts/inch) or Bulky (3.5 sts/inches) yarn. I am looking for recommendations for plied wool or primarily wool yarns in these weights which would have a wide-enough color range to manage the main color plus eight pattern colors required, and drapes well. As the sweater is large, and I am as well, inexpensive is also a requirement. I'm on the East Coast of the US, so something available by order in most good yarn shops there, or which is available through an internet supplier who ships to the US is called for.
I made the vest version of this sweater years ago for my sister, and it's the kind of sweater you cuddle into on a snowy winter day at home.
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Date: 2013-01-16 04:51 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-01-17 02:56 pm (UTC)Assuming you have used this yourself, how did the gauge do for you? Did you find 5 sts/inch gave a you a stiff fabric, or was it about right?
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Date: 2013-01-17 06:26 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-01-16 10:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-01-16 10:22 pm (UTC)You can order from here (and you can see their color range): http://halcyonyarn.com/
You can look up Bartlettyarns on there.
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Date: 2013-01-17 02:59 pm (UTC)Looks like interesting yarn, but their worsted is a to light and the bulky is too heavy. If you have used this before, are their gauge descriptions accurate?
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Date: 2013-01-17 09:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-01-18 05:00 am (UTC)