Wednesday, August 22, 2007

The yarn news…

Last week I had one of those in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time experiences.  I was wandering around a thrift shop when I saw this peeping out of a basket on a table…

The color was spectacular but I couldn’t tell what the fiber was (well, actually, my fingers were giving me a clue) because the label was all Italian.  But as I stood there, looking at this yarn, I remembered something.  That word - seta - I’d run into that before!  Madil Kid Seta - 70% kid mohair and 30%...silk!

Silk?  Really?

There were six balls of this in the basket and I grabbed all of them.  And just because the universe was in a puckish frame of mind that day, I ran across another ball that someone had carted back to and abandoned in bric-a-brac :)

When I got it home, of course, the first thing I did was to go look up the Italian word for silk.  This translator confirmed my suspicions (and is a pretty good general translator, if you need one).  It was silk - about 80 meters/ball, sport/DK weight.  I followed this up with a burn test which seemed to point to the same conclusion - I had acquired 7 balls of silk for less than the price of lunch at McDonald’s.  Yee-Hah!

No plans for use yet - but it should make a stunning scarf :)

I’m pondering using this…

...for the new shawl - not that I have a real plan for that yet :) I’m a little hesitant because this is quite a bit darker than I had anticipated.  However, there’s nothing to lose by trying it out and seeing what happens :) At worst I’ll have to buy and dye more wool…

Wouldn’t that be a shame?  Heheh…

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1. What a great find! Silk scarves. YES! I can tell you’re a happy pup.

   Posted by Joan Hamer  on  08/22  at  10:40 AM
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2. Oooh! Silk at the thrift store! What a find!

   As for your handpainted yarn, I think it’s just gorgeous. I can’t wait to see how it knits up.

   Posted by Opal  on  08/22  at  03:00 PM
   Location : Honolulu, HI



3. Joan! - Nice to see things are good enough for you to be able to type a little!

   Yes, I ridiculously pleased with my little find.  I’ve been thinking about Faina’s Scarf (scroll to bottom of page).  It might be a little smbitious, but I think I can do it.

   Posted by Robbyn  on  08/22  at  03:05 PM
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4. Opal - You’re very kind.  I’m still undecided about the yarn, but I will definitely try it our and see what happens - nothing to lose!  It will be colorful, if nothing else :)

   Posted by Robbyn  on  08/22  at  03:08 PM
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5. I’m Italian and if you need translation just send me the text. I will be more than happy to do it for you. :)

   Posted by  on  08/23  at  09:52 AM
   Location : Italy



6. Laura - Thank you so much for your kind offer of assistance.  There wasn’t a lot of print on the label and, using the translator, I was able to get the sense of it without too much difficulty.

   But I will remember your thoughtfulness should I need help with something in the future :)

   Mille grazie!

   (Yes, I had to look that up!)
   

   Posted by Robbyn  on  08/23  at  10:49 AM
   Location : Fending off the cats...



7. Di nulla.. lol (You are welcome!) If you ever need it you have my email… and the red silk is gorgeous!!! Happy knitting!

   Posted by  on  08/24  at  01:22 AM
   Location : Italy

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