A quandary

[pensnest]

On my recent visit to the yarn shop, I found this wonderful thing:



It looks like spun metal and feels like petting a bunny. I don't think I have ever seen a yarn that really looks like twisted wire and feels so soft! It's 67% merino, 33% nylon. Naturally I could not resist and bought a couple of balls—a bit more than a hundred yards each. And now, I have to decide what to knit with it.

I'm basically making scarves (and possibly also hats) for Christmas, and exploring a few fun and funky patterns along the way, but I'd like to figure out how to make the best and prettiest use of this yarn. Does anyone have any suggestions for a pattern that would show off the metallic-ness of it? I had a look on Ravelry but couldn't find the yarn at all, possibly it is very new.

Any ideas?

Comments

[untonuggan]

That's really cool! I am wondering if you could do something slightly Steampunk with it to show of the metallic-ness? But I don't know what that is. So I will look, because patterns are fun...

some ideas, feel free to ignore

[untonuggan]

OK, I had a go at this:

Scarves:

Kick Ass-Cot
Spoke Motif Shawl (I know it calls for *way* more yarn and is huge, but it strikes me that you could just make it smaller and have it be a scarf...it is crochet but I seem to remember that you crochet you may or may not crochet

Hats:

Fern Glade
Arrow

Gloves: (because these looked really cool and I think it would look good in them, although I'm not sure if it's the right weight for each so you'd have to check):

Petit Riens
Susie Rogers Reading Mitts

For fun:
Waitress Waistcoat only needs 300-500 yards

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[pensnest]

Some of these are fabulous! I do like the spoke motif shawl, but alas, I do not crochet. At least, I'm in love with knitting for the moment. The hats are both rather appealing, and I had been pondering perhaps attempting gloves—or at least, mittens, so I shall take a closer look at those!

Thanks for the ideas. I do like the Steampunk notion, and will bear that in mind too.

[ngakmafaery]

...cool: make fake armour-looking chainmail stuff...!

[lullabymoon]

Oooh, that looks really pretty! Alas I have no pattern ideas for it. :(

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[scribbulus_ink]

There's a Steampunk cog-shaped shawl that would look fabulous in a metallic yarn: Industrial Revolution. It calls for 440 yards, though, so you'd probably need 2-3 more skeins.

I've made this shawl, and it's fairly easy, especially if you've had previous experience in knitting lace patterns.

[hazelwho]

That's EXACTLY the color I want to knit Shipwreck Shawl in. *is jealous* Do you mind if I ask what brand/color your gorgeous yarn is?

[msmcknittington]

I would find a variegated yarn in oil slick colors (black, dark green, dark blue, maybe some hints of purple), and then knit a square shawl/scarf from the center out in stripes, so you end up with concentric squares of metal and oil slick. A simple lace might be cool for it.

It looks like Sublime yarns

[jazzypom]

They are a UK/Australian brand, I think?

[tephra]

My first thought was The Age of Brass and Steam, closely followed by Swiss Cheese Scarf. The latter because it looks so much like steel grating. Both patterns are easy to adjust the size to suit your yardage.

If you had a lot more yards I'd suggest Involute. Or maybe half an involute if you aren't into the full circle thing. :)

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[untonuggan]

Glad to be of service! Trolling Ravelry is fun. ^_^ P.S. love your icon.

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[pensnest]

That looks rather fabulous, though I shall have to examine my soul carefully to see whether I have the stamina for a lace shawl! Thanks for the suggestion.

[pensnest]

And the funny thing is, I do know someone who might wear it... though he has made his own armour. Perhaps a balaclava...

[pensnest]

I've never seen another yarn quite like it! Hence my dilemma.

[pensnest]

Ooh, that Shipwreck Shawl looks very fabulous. The yarn is called Sublime, lustrous extrafine merino DK, and seems to be SH295 (I can't find anything else that looks like a colour name).

[pensnest]

Ooooh. Oil slick colours. That sounds *so* appealing. Thanks for the suggestion, I shall have to go through my ridiculous stash. I have some fabulous purple bamboo yarn somewhere, I wonder if they would work together.

[pensnest]

More lovely suggestions. That Swiss Cheese Scarf is ridiculous - so much fun! And the scarves are beautiful, though I doubt I have the endurance for the Involute pattern. Thanks!

[aunty_marion]

How about the Dwarven Battle Bonnet? *g* I don't know what your yarn is, as I can't read the label, but I used Paton's Orient for mine; I also used some of it to knit a couple of Cyberman dolls for a Doctor-Who-fan friend.

[pensnest]

Oh, well *now* I'm tempted beyond endurance! The Dwarven Battle Bonnet and the Cybermen are just too splendid for words! (And I know someone who's been ill lately and would probably appreciate a knitted Cyberman.)

Decisions, decisions!

[moonbathe_skin]

That was going to be my reply too! With big needles to make it chain-like!!

[patelyne]

You might have to narrow it to get enough length with your yardage, but I think gridwork would look amazing in that yarn.

[rainne]

You know, if you were to garter-stitch up a wide scarf using some very big needles, like say a US 13? It might look quite a bit like chain mail. That could be super awesome. #justsayin

:D

[rainne]

I'm so excited! When I went up to the yarn shop today for my sock class, they had this yarn! I couldn't believe how soft it is. I had to get some, too! :D

[pensnest]

Excellent! It really is rather remarkable - I've had metallic yarns and soft yarns, but never before had both at once. I'm still dithering about what to make with it, so if you knit it up, I'd be delighted to know how that does.

[rainne]

Will do! :) I'm looking through the patterns that were suggested here. :D

[pensnest]

I really like that pattern, I must say - thank you for the link! I'm still dithering about what to do with my beautiful yarn.

[rainne]

If you are US based, you might look for Lana Grossa "Lace Lux" yarn - it's basically the same thing as this, and I picked it up today in Tennessee. It comes in 5 colors (at least) - this gunmetal gray, a bronze, a red, a green, and a different tint of gray. :)

[hazelwho]

Oooh, I'll look into that, thanks!! =)