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My Lumpy-Bumpy Yarn

yarns used in stoleHi, everyone! My goodness, you all must be back home from vacation (at least in the US) because I got 6 emails this morning about my weekend project. I wish I didn’t really care about comments, but I just *love* it when people write to me. (Conversely, when I go a while without comments I worry.) I think Annie Modesitt was writing about this same issue not long ago.

Judy B. wrote asking a spinner’s question: what type of wool did I use in the stole? I used an Australian merino-cross top that I bought from Nancy McRay when I was preparing for my feltmaking show. I don’t think the top is on her website which is still geared toward weavers, but you can write her if you have questions.

The second strand was a mohair loopy boucle which was given to me by my friend Luann Udell. I met Luann through the eraser-carving online community, but we also have polymer clay and fiber in common. The yarn has been waiting for this stole for a long while, and I need to write Luann now to let her see the results of the project.

Here is a picture of the only yarn left from my first spinning sessions in October 2001. I dyed the fiber before spinning, with “egg shade” food coloring I bought at Gordon Food Service. It just didn’t work with the other colors I had for the stole, especially since there was very little of it (you are looking at nearly the whole batch right here). This yarn has not had the twist set, which would have relaxed a lot of the twisting you see in the thinner areas. Also when I set the twist I whop the skein around a bit and that felts the fatter parts so that they won’t pull apart. But at least with this “before” picture, you get a sense of what I was working with as a starting point.

Oh, several folks mentioned that the stole looks fine without fringe. I agree, and am delighted that I am done, done, done!!! It also allows me to use the remaining boucle yarn for another project. Sigh….

Off to a dessert at my mother’s house with her friends. She is celebrating the first rhubarb harvest. It should be good company and tasty food!

2 Responses to “My Lumpy-Bumpy Yarn”

  1. Ann Says:

    I love the stole, Lynn! I recently made a vest based on the Gimme 5 pattern which appeared on the cover of the Fall 2002 Knitter’s. Original called for Collinette’s Point 5, but I had a few balls of Crystal Palace Labrador, which is similar but knits to a different gauge, so I converted the pattern. It’s another great use of dropped stitch garter with a thick and thin yarn.

    Seed stitch is really nice with thick and thin, too :)

  2. Nancyjane Lawlor Says:

    Dear Lynn,
    I am rather new to knitting but received some [2] skeins of lumpy bumpy from my daughter in law ,along with glass needles!! I would love to knit a beautiful stole with her generous and beautiful gift and when I saw yours it seems perfect!!. Can you give me the pattern and the needle size??I will send you a picture when I finish if you want. I was thinking of using a soy yarn for my base. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for any help you can give me. I am a 71 year old mom and gram. Now I finally have time for knitting and I love it. Thanks for sharing, Nancyjane