Comments on: Variegated yarn is so seductive.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:35:24 +0000

I think that is the reason why my Koigu has never been knit. I love it so much, but it is so hard to find the right pattern.

Crusoe from Knitty would be good, but falls sort of into the same category as the ribbed sock. How about some of the Koigu sock patterns? Or some of the Cherry Tree Hill patterns? (I have a scanner and can send you some to look at if you would like. Let me know.)

Off topic, but your sidebar doesn’t have comments – I pet the Merino Oro yarn every single time I walk into my LYS. It is quite lovely to the touch. Cherry Tree Hill makes a GREAT laceweight merino too, and the price can’t be beat! I loved knitting with it.

By: Kit

Kit — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 22:47:26 +0000

I like the Pomatomus, if that would help sway your opinion in the slightest. I knit it up in some Regia and it looked pretty dang good.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 16:14:23 +0000

Your post made me laugh out loud because that’s my favorite line from A Bug’s Life )

I’m one of those people with the variegated yarn weakness. You’re right, it can be hard to find just the right pattern for such pretty (and busy!) yarn.

By: Sockapalooza Pal

Sockapalooza Pal — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:34:19 +0000

Oh my, cashmere lace socks is what I have to live up to?

*Your new sockapalooza*

By: terby

terby — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:42:41 +0000

That’s exactly why I’m trying to stay away from the variegated yarns now. They’re so pretty, but I don’t want to have to limit myself to plain stitch patterns. What I really want is a sock yarn with very subtle variegation that can be used in the more interesting patterns…

Gorgeous yarn. I look forward to your solution!