Ok, I’m just knitting along on my Lady Eleanor wrap, in Noro Silk Garden, which, by the way was a terrific bargain at 40% off, and all of a sudden – I’m knitting nothing. The yarn just disintegrated mid stitch. I’ve knit with Silk Garden before, and besides a knot or two in each skein, and occasional detritus that Noro is known for, I have never encountered yarn that goes poof mid stitch. It’s usually on part of the yarn that appears unspun; the cottony looking fluffy bits. You gently pull it and it comes completely apart.
It gets worse – I’m using two colourways of Silk garden and it’s happening on both. It usually gets better a few feet later, but it’s a frequent occurence. It also will require an unreasonable amount of end weaving. I know the yarn wasn’t on sale because of this – the entire store was 40% off – but I’m getting that "you get what you pay for" feeling and I don’t like that feeling as I am the queen of bargain hunting. And with such bargains comes that rubber stamped receipt that says "final sale." Yeesh.
After the first couple of incidents, I took the time to rewind the yarn, but these weak spots didn’t show up in the process. They wait and attack only in mid stitch.The re-winding, however, allows a pretty preview of colours to come:
Have a great weekend, I’ll be thinking of you while I’m yarn crawling in Seattle. And if you haven’t entered my blog 2nd anniversary contest, go a few posts back and try your luck.
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