Fluffy (mohair and similar) yarn

[aedifica]

I've done a couple of shawls in sockweight yarn now, and I'm thinking I'd like to make one with laceweight yarn next. It turns out my mental image of laceweight yarn is the fluffy stuff, mohair and the like (for example this stuff), because when I looked at non-fluffy laceweight yarn something inside me was saying "that's not right!"

I've never worked with that kind of yarn before. Is it easy or hard to work with? Does it require special care?

Comments

[cme]

In addition to what everyone else said about the fluffy laceweights, I love the way smooth laceweights can show up stitch definitions. Especially if you're doing something like Estonian lace, with the sinuous stitch patterns, a smooth yarn can really enhance the "flow" of the pattern.

One thing to keep in mind is that singles are always more fragile, and I have found that laceweight singles can be almost as easy to break as mohair laceweight. I haven't had any trouble with plied laceweights, personally.