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5/20/2010 7:20:41 PM
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barbara 097102
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Hi ladies,
Got a beautiful delivery of Silken Kydd last week, but boy am I having trouble knitting it up. I knitted the same pattern up with just a pure silk and it came up lovely and no problems. Doing the same pattern with the Silken Kydd and have done nothing but pull out and reknit. I am wasting so much yarn. I think the problem is with the yarn overs on the knit row when I purl on the row coming back. It is so slippery and does not seem to wrap round as clearly as other yarns. If I tried and smooth the fibres down somehow would that make a difference. Maybe rubbing hand cream into my hands and then knitting??? It is such lovely wool and feels just like gossamer, but I am thinking that my shawl will end up being a woolly pocket handkerchief!! HELP!
PS so glad I got a stash in as our aussie dollar is spiralling downwards - darn I wished I'd bought some more!
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5/21/2010 8:36:01 AM
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Alice Trueman
Posts 1784
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Try using bamboo needles. Sometimes Bryspuns help, too. Slippery needles make life difficult with Silken Kydd. Also, don't knit too tightly.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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5/21/2010 1:35:06 PM
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barbara 097102
Posts 13
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Hi Alice, thank you for your suggestion. I have thousands of knitting needles, but will get some of the Bryspuns. The points are more defined by the looks of things.
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