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Can someone help me find the right yarn?
My 15YO son wants a new helmet liner-type hat to wear under his bicycle
helmet to give him some padding and absorb sweat. He wants blue -- not baby blue, but a medium-darkish blue. I am trying to avoid getting something expensive but can't find anything at the local big-box stores (n.b. I refuse to shop at W*lmart because I am sure good old Sam is spinnign in his grave at what his children have done to his store) that comes in a cotton or cotton blend anything close to that kind of blue, and I tried to talk him into a variegated to no avail. I really am not into spinning my own or dyeing my own, but I really wish I could find something that wasn't $7 for a 1-ounce skein that was cotton in a lightweight worsted weight, or even a sport weight that I could double up. Does anybody have any ideas of what to look for or where to look? TIA, Melinda who still has not sewn up the baby jeans because of back problems that are now resolved, so they will get sewn up this week, and who has finished one poncho but is not totally happy with it and so is knitting another one in a different style -- Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence. |
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Can someone help me find the right yarn?
Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply wrote:
I really am not into spinning my own or dyeing my own, but I really wish I could find something that wasn't $7 for a 1-ounce skein that was cotton in a lightweight worsted weight, or even a sport weight that I could double up. Does anybody have any ideas of what to look for or where to look? Brown Sheep Cotton Fine. 80/20 cotton/wool. Google is your friend. |
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Can someone help me find the right yarn?
Wooly wrote:
Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply wrote: I really am not into spinning my own or dyeing my own, but I really wish I could find something that wasn't $7 for a 1-ounce skein that was cotton in a lightweight worsted weight, or even a sport weight that I could double up. Does anybody have any ideas of what to look for or where to look? Brown Sheep Cotton Fine. 80/20 cotton/wool. Google is your friend. I already Googled for "blue cotton yarn" and "cotton worsted yarn" as well as checking a number of places I know of that sell lots of different kinds of yarn to see what they had. (Didn't check Ebay, because it's murder hunting for a particular color) If I had seen cotton/wool yarn, I would have bypassed it, anyway. I don't know if my son is going to want cotton/wool when the temps get over 100 here. Isn't that going to be a bit warm in the heat, or does that small amount of wool not make a difference. -- Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence. |
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Can someone help me find the right yarn?
If I had seen cotton/wool yarn, I would have bypassed it, anyway. I don't know if my son is going to want cotton/wool when the temps get over 100 here. Isn't that going to be a bit warm in the heat, or does that small amount of wool not make a difference. I use Cotton Fine for socks, which I wear in 115F temps in Texas - my feet sweat less in Cotton Fine socks than they do in wool/nylon blend socks. If you don't mention the wool content he won't notice it. There are plenty of places around that sell Brown Sheep. Googling for "Brown Sheep Cotton Fine" ought to find at least a couple with some of the blues on hand. |
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Can someone help me find the right yarn?
Wooly wrote:
I use Cotton Fine for socks, which I wear in 115F temps in Texas - my feet sweat less in Cotton Fine socks than they do in wool/nylon blend socks. If you don't mention the wool content he won't notice it. That's good information to know -- I am a relatively new knitter and would never have guessed. Thanks! -- Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence. |
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The best Summer threads is now Bamboo , but not for socks ,,,
Ps a bit of wool in socks is good for the feet and does NOT make them sweat more ,,,,, Best anti sweat thing is Good washing with anti septic soap ,,, mirjam |
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Can someone help me find the right yarn?
"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
... The best Summer threads is now Bamboo , but not for socks ,,, Ps a bit of wool in socks is good for the feet and does NOT make them sweat more ,,,,, Best anti sweat thing is Good washing with anti septic soap ,,, mirjam Years ago one of my aunts knit a pair of wool socks for my Dad. He couldn't wear them at all. In fact he couldn't wear anything wool (someone also gave him a sweater once) because he would break out in a rash and itch like crazy. The doctor told him he was allergic to wool and to avoid it like the plague. The sweater was given away, I wore the socks a few times then packed them away in a drawer because I prefer to be barefoot or in sandals more than anything else... and I came to the conclusion a long time ago that I don't particularly like the feel of wool against my bare skin anyway (one of my sisters can't stand the feel of flannel... so to each his/her own). However, my son now wears the wool socks in the winter. Those things have a life of their own... they have to be at least thirty years old now and still in perfect condition. ) *hugs* Gemini |
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Can someone help me find the right yarn?
You might look at Elann as they have a couple of kinds of cotton yarn
at reasonable prices. Go to www.elann.com and then look their own brand yarns. You can also go to their product page and click on yarn and then sort by fiber to get all of the cottons they have. I noticed a cotton sport weight yarn called Lara that had three blues. They sell discounted yarn -- usually a good bargain. I am not connected with them but have used them a good bit as they are very reliable and have good prices. (However, I also like Brown Sheep yarn as was mentioned) at the local big-box stores (n.b. I refuse to shop at W*lmart because I am sure good old Sam is spinnign in his grave at what his children have done to his store) that comes in a cotton or cotton blend anything close to that kind of blue, and I tried to talk him into a variegated to no avail. |
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Can someone help me find the right yarn?
You might also google elann.com sonata and look at that one. It has lots of blue shades to choose from. On Aug 21, 8:20 am, JCT wrote: You might look at Elann as they have a couple of kinds of cotton yarn at reasonable prices. Go to www.elann.comand then look their own brand yarns. You can also go to their product page and click on yarn and then sort by fiber to get all of the cottons they have. I noticed a cotton sport weight yarn called Lara that had three blues. They |
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Can someone help me find the right yarn?
Look for Patons Grace. I recently bought a ball of it in azure (medium blue)
at Michaels where the regular price was $3.99 for 50 grams. It's 100% cotton and has a suggested gauge of 6 sts/inch. -- Jan in MN "Melinda Meahan wrote... My 15YO son wants a new helmet liner-type hat to wear under his bicycle helmet to give him some padding and absorb sweat. He wants blue -- not baby blue, but a medium-darkish blue. I am trying to avoid getting something expensive but can't find anything at the local big-box stores (n.b. I refuse to shop at W*lmart because I am sure good old Sam is spinnign in his grave at what his children have done to his store) that comes in a cotton or cotton blend anything close to that kind of blue, and I tried to talk him into a variegated to no avail. I really am not into spinning my own or dyeing my own, but I really wish I could find something that wasn't $7 for a 1-ounce skein that was cotton in a lightweight worsted weight, or even a sport weight that I could double up. Does anybody have any ideas of what to look for or where to look? TIA, Melinda who still has not sewn up the baby jeans because of back problems that are now resolved, so they will get sewn up this week, and who has finished one poncho but is not totally happy with it and so is knitting another one in a different style -- Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence. |
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