So I have been experimenting lately with different things...mostly with sock patterns...since it is the last few days of the fire element for project spectrum, I thought I would post a picture of some red socks I am working on using Eva - a blend of silk and cashmere - from Posh Yarn. When I received the yarn it was so soft and the color rocked. It is supposed to be sock yarn -- it is the most disappointing yarn I have ever knit with!!
First I tried to make the marina piccola socks from this yarn. I got a good chunk done and figured out I was knitting the pattern all wrong (so, okay, my fault), but the pattern was the worst ever for a yarn that basically has NO STRETCH at all. I ripped it out and tried again using one of my own patterns...the yarn kept splitting, it had no give...I cursed, and I am still cursing. That beautiful color .... is all over my hands, under my nails, on the pillow I lean on when I knit...At this point I am not certain if I should finish the socks, except that this pattern looks pretty nice, however, the yarn is a nightmare.
Lessons learned:
- I figured out the marina piccola pattern so I won't have issues next time - I will do it in a proper sock yarn
- Don't judge a yarn by its color
- Don't buy that yarn again
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*hugs* the colour is stunning, but I've had the same issue with all of the PoshYarn range. I stopped knitting with the Sophia laceweight because it was bleeding everywhere and the Eva I bought as a gift for my sister had to be returned it was that splitty. Shame really, as the colours are lovely.
too bad about the yarn! but thank you for your recommendation...i 'ran' over to loopy ewe and picked up the shibui! can't wait to try it out.
I really like that pattern and the color! Hopefully you can find a similar color on a less annoying yarn! I have yet to make any socks so I have no advice :)
Oh, that's so disappointing because it looks gorgeous!
Oh what a naughty tempting yarn - promising so much and delivering so little - back to the Shibui I say - I'm hoping mine should be arriving next week :o)
Hey--thanks for the comments on my blog! Fantabulous sounds like a word to me! I'm thinking there are more of those clogs in my future--so comfy and easy to make! Sorry for the problems you are having with your yarn. I'm a newbie to sock knitting but I will say that the pattern you ended up using looks pretty good with that yarn. And what a vibrant color for Project Spectrum!
Ooh, that's too bad about the yarn. I have the same, Posh Yarns Eva (albeit 2-ply laceweight). Perhaps the dyeing has affected the yarn so the stretch disappears? You may want to alert Dee to that.
As well, ask other Marina Piccola knitters if the pattern is indeed stretchy, because some patterns are a little inflexible...
so warm that color...
thank you for your comment on my blog, your picture are lovely too!!!
Oh no! How frustrating for you. The yarn does look gorgeous, and the pattern in beautiful.
Thanks for your kind comment on my blog last week!
Oh dear, how disappointing and yet it looks so beautiful in you pictures. Perhaps it would be worth emailing your concerns to the company? Maybe it would be better suited to a scarf or shawl, it seems such a shame not to enjoy it. I have used the Sofia 4ply cashmere in both a scarf and a hat but decided not to use it for socks because it didn't seem quite robust enough (well, for my gnarly old feet anyway!)
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