I’m a little bit obsessed.
I found this yarn candy on a trip to London earlier this year. Even though I wasn’t knitting much at the time, this was impossible to resist.
It is a Pigeonroof Studios mini-skein set.
Apart from taking photos of it, I’m also dreaming up what lovely things I could make with it. I’m undecided between simple stripes or trying to blend the colours somehow… Any tips? Have you knit with gradients before? Aren’t they magical? :)
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Hi,
Do you have post somewhere about good yarn shops in London?
Vera
The only yarn shop in London I’ve written about it Loop, you can see my post here: https://fridica.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/loop/ and it’s still my favourite.
I also like shopping for yarn at the John Lewis department store on Oxford St, they have a nice choice of Rowan yarns (but keep in mind I haven’t been there in a while so I’m not sure if that has changed).
Awww..John Lewis?? I passed by that store when i was there a month ago but i did not even think that there would be yarn there so i did not enter there.
Thanks for the guidance
I love the colour shading but more than that your yarn also looks like it has a high twist – which I really love. There are a lot of shawl patterns for gradient yarns that you may want to have a look at. Enjoy it!
It is indeed called “high twist sock yarn” :) But could you enlighten me a bit on what the high twist actually means? I’m not familiar with the term.
It is the tension or ‘twist’ that is put in the yarn when it is plied. The tighter it is the higher the twist. (Says the expert in the corner – I hope that is correct!)
Some yarns have a looser twist and a higher loft – with more air in it.
I love a hight twist – it give really nice definition.
If anyone wants to correct me – please do. I am no expert.
I don’t like stripes, so I’d definitely go for the ‘blending’ approach – a simple scalloped design?
Oooh nice idea!