Noreen -- White Buffalo patterns

Elann.com has some White Buffalo patterns in their "bargains"
section...

Ever your Evil Enabler

On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 14:49:41 GMT, Slinky wrote:

Elann.com has some White Buffalo patterns in their "bargains"
section...

Ever your Evil Enabler

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Elann.com has some White Buffalo patterns in their "bargains"
section...

Ever your Evil Enable BRBR

I have a couple of white buffalo pattern books but have never been adventerous
enough to try them.
I live in the US Pacific NW and the Cowichan sweaters and hats are well known
here and would make a welcome gift but I have hesitated because the yarn is
different. Has anyone used it much and are there some particular cautions???

JCT

I have used the yarn, and found it a challenge. However, if you take your
time, the end result is worth the extra effort.
Katherine

"JudyTurpin" wrote in message
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Elann.com has some White Buffalo patterns in their "bargains"
section...

Ever your Evil Enable BRBR

I have a couple of white buffalo pattern books but have never been
adventerous
enough to try them.
I live in the US Pacific NW and the Cowichan sweaters and hats are well
known
here and would make a welcome gift but I have hesitated because the yarn
is
different. Has anyone used it much and are there some particular
cautions???

JCT

On 27 Dec 2003 21:17:28 GMT, t (JudyTurpin) wrote:

Elann.com has some White Buffalo patterns in their "bargains"
section...

Ever your Evil Enable BRBR

I have a couple of white buffalo pattern books but have never been adventerous
enough to try them.
I live in the US Pacific NW and the Cowichan sweaters and hats are well known
here and would make a welcome gift but I have hesitated because the yarn is
different. Has anyone used it much and are there some particular cautions???

I'm working a sleeveless sweater vest in White Buffalo wool. This
wool is basically five strands of pencil roving (more like pencil-lead
in thickness). To start knitting, you must twist the yarn to make it
hold together - it'll twist to about the thickness of a Bulky yarn.
Although the package says that the twist will continue, I haven't
found this to be true: I have to keep twisting it now and then. A
hiccup I've encountered is that occasionally one of the strands of
roving will break. This isn't difficult to fix: Just unknit back to
where it broke and draft it together with its broken end, then give
the whole yarn a couple of good twists to keep it together. It is a
trifle annoying, though.
Because of its bulk, it does knit up very quickly. It can be hard on
the hands, though.

Hope this helps
Is mise le meas
-==- Katzedecimal

'm working a sleeveless sweater vest in White Buffalo wool. This
wool is basically five strands of pencil roving (more like pencil-lead
in thickness). To start knitting, you must twist the yarn to make it
hold together - it'll twist to about the thickness of a Bulky yarn.
Although the package says that the twist will continue, I haven't
found this to be true: I have to keep twisting it now and then. A
hiccup I've encountered is that occasionally one of the strands of
roving will break. This isn't difficult to fix: Just unknit back to
where it broke and draft it together with its broken end, then give
the whole yarn a couple of good twists to keep it together. It is a
trifle annoying, though.
Because of its bulk, it does knit up very quickly. It can be hard on
the hands, though.

Hope this helps
Is mise le meas
-==- Katzedecimal
BRBR
Thanks -- that helps!
JCT

Ennien wrote:
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Although the package says that the twist will continue, I haven't
found this to be true: I have to keep twisting it now and then.

When I knit with it, I found it twisted itself. If you put the puck flat on the
floor, and take the yarn off the outside, at right angles to the flat side of
the puck (straight up), it twists itself as it comes off the puck. (Hope that
is clear - as clear as mud as my mum would say)

Roger.

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This was a timely topic -- I am awaiting a White Buffalo yarn kit, and was
curious about it, since I heard that it actually came with instructions on
how to use it, which sounded very intriguing!


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Ennien wrote:
(snip)

Although the package says that the twist will continue, I haven't
found this to be true: I have to keep twisting it now and then.

When I knit with it, I found it twisted itself. If you put the puck flat
on the
floor, and take the yarn off the outside, at right angles to the flat side
of
the puck (straight up), it twists itself as it comes off the puck. (Hope
that
is clear - as clear as mud as my mum would say)

Roger.

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Yarn Forward
Your On Line Yarn Store
http://www.yarnforward.com