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Posted by Mary Fisher on December 21, 2006, 6:02 am
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>>There's a lot of mohair and other furry yarn in my stock which I want to
>>use
>>before I buy any more of anything.
>>Can anyone think of any reason why it shouldn't be used for a man's
>>jumper?
>>My husband is very tolerant (we've been legally married - to each other -
>>for going on for fifty years) and says he doesn't mind having a fluffy
>>yellow sweater but I dread to think that he'll change his mind.
> I think it may depend on _how_ fluffy it is. If it's just a little fuzzy,
> that's more likely to be worn than three-inch fluff.
It's just a little fuzzy :-)
Unlike his beard!
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>>Also, I have some smaller quantities of contrasting fluffy yarn, is it
>>unknown to make fluffy fair-isle?
> If the fluff obscures the pattern, it seems like a waste of effort.
Yes, but it seems to me that it would make for a subtle effect, I think I'll
try a swatch.
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> The main benefit of mohair seems to be strength, warmth, and the ability
> to be worked on huge needles and hold the stitch pattern (which leads to
> its main drawback, the difficulty of frogging errors - both because they
> are hard to find and because they are glued together, though I'm told
> that refrigerating the yarn helps with that).
Never heard of that but I don't want to use huge needles anyway.
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> If you husband can wear mohair, I think I heard it makes warm, durable
> socks.
We don't wear socks :-) A daughter made me one without toes recently after
surgery which left me with a hook sticking out of the end of a toe and I
couldn't even wear my normal sandal. The hospital provided me with a
'surgical sandal' but the insulation wasn't as good as in my usual ones so
my foot waas cold.
Or - inspiration strikes - great felted slippers, though it might
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> have to beld together with a thicker wool yarn.
Hmm, felting ... hadn't thought about that. I'll consider it, thanks!
Mary
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> =Tamar
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Posted by Katherine on December 20, 2006, 5:30 pm
Mary Fisher wrote:
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> There's a lot of mohair and other furry yarn in my stock which I want to use
> before I buy any more of anything.
> Can anyone think of any reason why it shouldn't be used for a man's jumper?
> My husband is very tolerant (we've been legally married - to each other -
> for going on for fifty years) and says he doesn't mind having a fluffy
> yellow sweater but I dread to think that he'll change his mind.
> I can't wear the stuff, it itches :-(
> Also, I have some smaller quantities of contrasting fluffy yarn, is it
> unknown to make fluffy fair-isle?
No reason at all that you shouldn't use mohair for a man's jumper. But
what about a vest? I am thinking of something like an argyle, which
could use up your contrasting yarn.
Let us know what you decide!
Higs,
Katherine
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Posted by Mary Fisher on December 21, 2006, 6:03 am
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> Mary Fisher wrote:
>> There's a lot of mohair and other furry yarn in my stock which I want to
>> use
>> before I buy any more of anything.
>> Can anyone think of any reason why it shouldn't be used for a man's
>> jumper?
>> My husband is very tolerant (we've been legally married - to each other -
>> for going on for fifty years) and says he doesn't mind having a fluffy
>> yellow sweater but I dread to think that he'll change his mind.
>> I can't wear the stuff, it itches :-(
>> Also, I have some smaller quantities of contrasting fluffy yarn, is it
>> unknown to make fluffy fair-isle?
> No reason at all that you shouldn't use mohair for a man's jumper. But
> what about a vest? I am thinking of something like an argyle, which
> could use up your contrasting yarn.
> Let us know what you decide!
OK, it won't be until the new year though :-)
Mary
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> Higs,
> Katherine
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Posted by Katherine on December 21, 2006, 4:31 pm
Mary Fisher wrote:
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>> > No reason at all that you shouldn't use mohair for a man's jumper. But
> > what about a vest? I am thinking of something like an argyle, which
> > could use up your contrasting yarn.
> > Let us know what you decide!
> OK, it won't be until the new year though :-)
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We can wait. <g>
Higs,
Katherine
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Posted by DA on December 20, 2006, 5:45 pm
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> There's a lot of mohair and other furry yarn in my stock which I want to
> use before I buy any more of anything.
Knit a swatch and let him see what it is going to look like knit up. Some
mohairs are not furry looking unless you brush them
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> Also, I have some smaller quantities of contrasting fluffy yarn, is it
> unknown to make fluffy fair-isle?
I have a Fair Isle sweater coat. If you have enough yarns, use a large
pattern repeat about 6 to 8 stitches and rows. It will show up fine.
DA
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>>use
>>before I buy any more of anything.
>>Can anyone think of any reason why it shouldn't be used for a man's
>>jumper?
>>My husband is very tolerant (we've been legally married - to each other -
>>for going on for fifty years) and says he doesn't mind having a fluffy
>>yellow sweater but I dread to think that he'll change his mind.
> I think it may depend on _how_ fluffy it is. If it's just a little fuzzy,
> that's more likely to be worn than three-inch fluff.