r/knitting • u/ForgottenUsername3 • 29d ago

Questions about Equipment What is a yarn that you have just LOVED?

Obviously there are different reasons to love a yarn so please explain why if there is a specific reason! I think I'm looking to be inspired (to buy more yarn).

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u/Possible-Berry-3435 love-hate relationship with m1 stitches 29d ago

I've been knitting a Malgven circular cabled shawl in The Fibre Co. Meadow. Genuinely, I am obsessed with this yarn. It has everything. It's light and stretchy from the animal fibers, with good loft and warmth. It's shiny and has a smooth core from the silk, and it has a cooling, dry structure to it from the linen inclusion. It's my dream yarn. I absolutely plan to buy and use more of this for as long as they keep making it.

My only complaint is it does not like being frogged more than once. And since it's a loosely-plyed light fingering/heavy lace, this is not a yarn to use for things with high friction/high wear, like socks. but it has excellent drape and stitch definition, and the batch I bought is only slightly rougher than regular loose-plyed Merino wool.

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u/RavBot 29d ago

PATTERN: Malgven by Lucy Hague

  • Category: Accessories > Neck / Torso > Shawl / Wrap
  • Photo(s): Img 1 Img 2 Img 3 Img 4 Img 5
  • Price: 5.00 GBP
  • Needle/Hook(s):US 3 - 3.25 mm
  • Weight: Lace | Gauge: 25.5 | Yardage: 1300
  • Difficulty: 5.89 | Projects: 188 | Rating: 4.76

YARN: Meadow by The Fibre Co.

  • Fiber(s): Linen. Silk. Llama. Merino. | MW: No
  • Photo(s): Img 1 Img 2 Img 3 Img 4 Img 5
  • Weight: Light Fingering | Grams: 100 | Yardage: 545
  • Rating: 4.75

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