Question about Roving

"A-roving, a-roving, since roving's been my ru-i-in..."

Actually, it hasn't, but that song pops into my head whenever I read
posts from you spinners.

I called http://www.dzined.com today to order another skein of the
wool/hemp/mohair sport weight to finish the toe of the pair of socks I
started for my husband back in late May (very frustrating to need only
another inch's worth of yarn, but I'll use the new skein to make myself
a matching pair), and noticed the site lists pencil roving in 50%
merino, 50% hemp. Sounds lovely. Can you knit with roving, or does it
have to be twisted into yarn? If the former, I'd like to give this
stuff a try.

spampot wrote:

"A-roving, a-roving, since roving's been my ru-i-in..."

Actually, it hasn't, but that song pops into my head whenever I read
posts from you spinners.



Oh, great, thanks a lot! Now I've got an earworm! (For those who don't
know, an "earworm" is when you have a song that you just can't get out
of your head..........)

Joan (I'll go no more a-roving with you....)

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Gone fibernatin'.

In article , spampot wrote:

"A-roving, a-roving, since roving's been my ru-i-in..."

Actually, it hasn't, but that song pops into my head whenever I read
posts from you spinners.

I called http://www.dzined.com today to order another skein of the
wool/hemp/mohair sport weight to finish the toe of the pair of socks I
started for my husband back in late May (very frustrating to need only
another inch's worth of yarn, but I'll use the new skein to make myself
a matching pair), and noticed the site lists pencil roving in 50%
merino, 50% hemp. Sounds lovely. Can you knit with roving, or does it
have to be twisted into yarn? If the former, I'd like to give this
stuff a try.

Yes you can, and today it is done a lot....It al depends on what you are
using it for. I would think that the socks would felt fast....When you
want that effect, go for it. By the way I have the Spin Off Fall 2000,
with the knitting with roving in it.....it is the mobius pattern....the
easy one...

Els

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