Filatura Di Crosa - Centolavaggi

[franzi1981]

I thought I'll ask here... does anyone have any experience with Filatura Di Crosa's Centolavaggi?

According to my trusted LYS owner, it'd be perfect for the lace project I'm planning. But I don't know, something makes me think that this wool sounds very scary. Probably the 1400m / 100g thing more than anything else.

So, any experience? Any tips, do's and don'ts? Or does it just behave like "normal" 8-ply yarn? I never worked with any lace weight yarn.

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[franzi1981]

It's going to be a spring/summer shawl, so warmth and coverage isn't a concern :)

I'm used to yarn ripping while i knit - I recently knitted something with yarn that was very fine and loosely plied.

Thanks for the advice with the winding - I do have to wind it and I'm already afraid of that a bit. But I guess I'll manage.

[horusporus]

no worries. Have fun and good luck! Oh yes, forget about having a centre-pull ball - that fine and it'll be more prone to breaking.

(I also had to do the winding by hand. Be sure you have either a lot of time (a whole evening maybe) or you can leave it undisturbed. this advice comes from rl trauma, lol.)