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Posted by Katherine on June 25, 2006, 11:25 pm
Hi, Hesira.
I am planning to make these too, and hope to use some Fortissima. Any sock
yarn will work in that pattern. I like Opal, but have never used the Hand
Painted Opal.
Higs,
Katherine
hesira wrote:
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> Hi All,
> I'm getting ready to buy some sock yarn and I wanted to ask everyone
> what their favorite sock yarn is. I plan on using the Jaywalker
> pattern by Grumperina.
> http://magknits.com/Sept05/patterns/jaywalker.htm
> It calls for Opal Hand Painted yarn that is 75% superwash merino & 25%
> polyamid. I'm having a hard time locating this yarn (in colors that I
> like). The pattern suggest various other yarns, but I don't know
> anything about them.
> Has anyone used this pattern & if so, what did you think? Do you have
> a substitution you'd recommend? I'd also like to hear what you think
> about online yarn sources. Has anyone used Simply Sock Yarn? There
> is so much there, it is hard to choose.
> I don't have a LYS, and I want as much info as I can get before I
> purchase something I've never seen or touched.
> TIA
> Hesira
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> I'm getting ready to buy some sock yarn and I wanted to ask everyone
> what their favorite sock yarn is. I plan on using the Jaywalker
> pattern by Grumperina.
> http://magknits.com/Sept05/patterns/jaywalker.htm
> It calls for Opal Hand Painted yarn that is 75% superwash merino & 25%
> polyamid. I'm having a hard time locating this yarn (in colors that I
> like). The pattern suggest various other yarns, but I don't know
> anything about them.
> Has anyone used this pattern & if so, what did you think? Do you have
> a substitution you'd recommend? I'd also like to hear what you think
> about online yarn sources. Has anyone used Simply Sock Yarn? There
> is so much there, it is hard to choose.
> I don't have a LYS, and I want as much info as I can get before I
> purchase something I've never seen or touched.
> TIA
> Hesira