Question for you yarn folks, please.

My mother-in-law (87) has started an afghan using some Dazzleaire in
Sundance Ombre color (2675). She only had seven skeins, which I believe are
eons old, but didn't agree with me that it would not be sufficient. I have
googled, and can find no mention of this color. Is it still available?? if
not, is there an available yarn, with a similar texture and weight, which
she could use in alternating panels?? I haven't knitted in years, and am not
sure what is available out there.

I would appreciate any help you can give.

GillianH.

I don't use Dazzleaire much and can't help you with the color question, -
that is, if it's still available. If it isn't listed on the Caron website
or on a merchant like Herrschner's website, it probably is discontinued.
(There are other retailers' sites to look at, of course, but I know
Herrschners used to sell it.)

Incidentally, I read on another list somewhere recently, (gee, I hate
getting old and forgetful,) that Dazzleaire itself was being discontinued.

Perhaps a visit to the Caron website and an e-mail to their customer service
would answer your question?? If your m-i-l wanted to use a contrasting color
to supplement and/or enhance what she has, she might ought to buy it pretty
soon. ;-)

Good luck to her.

And I agree - 7 skeins won't make a full-sized afghan. :-/

- Lynne D.

"Gillian Murray" wrote in message
nk.net...
My mother-in-law (87) has started an afghan using some Dazzleaire in
Sundance Ombre color (2675). She only had seven skeins, which I believe
are
eons old, but didn't agree with me that it would not be sufficient. I have
googled, and can find no mention of this color. Is it still available?? if
not, is there an available yarn, with a similar texture and weight, which
she could use in alternating panels?? I haven't knitted in years, and am
not
sure what is available out there.

I would appreciate any help you can give.

GillianH.

Why not write to Caron and ask them. I believe this is a discontinued
color, but it's sure worth a try.
Lucille

"Gillian Murray" wrote in message
nk.net...
My mother-in-law (87) has started an afghan using some Dazzleaire in
Sundance Ombre color (2675). She only had seven skeins, which I believe
are
eons old, but didn't agree with me that it would not be sufficient. I have
googled, and can find no mention of this color. Is it still available?? if
not, is there an available yarn, with a similar texture and weight, which
she could use in alternating panels?? I haven't knitted in years, and am
not
sure what is available out there.

I would appreciate any help you can give.

GillianH.

Go to ebay.com
they have some caron dazzleaire yarn on their site.Stella
"Lucille" wrote in message
...
Why not write to Caron and ask them. I believe this is a discontinued
color, but it's sure worth a try.
Lucille

"Gillian Murray" wrote in message
nk.net...
My mother-in-law (87) has started an afghan using some Dazzleaire in
Sundance Ombre color (2675). She only had seven skeins, which I believe
are
eons old, but didn't agree with me that it would not be sufficient. I
have
googled, and can find no mention of this color. Is it still available??
if
not, is there an available yarn, with a similar texture and weight,
which
she could use in alternating panels?? I haven't knitted in years, and am
not
sure what is available out there.

I would appreciate any help you can give.

GillianH.

I am sorry i am not familiar with these threads , But i would advice
you in such a case to try and find the manufacturer,. It helped me
once when i could not find a certain dye lot ,,,, wrote a letter [20
years ago] and they found a lot in their stock room ,
mirjam
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:59:13 GMT, "Gillian Murray"
wrote:

My mother-in-law (87) has started an afghan using some Dazzleaire in
Sundance Ombre color (2675). She only had seven skeins, which I believe are
eons old, but didn't agree with me that it would not be sufficient. I have
googled, and can find no mention of this color. Is it still available?? if
not, is there an available yarn, with a similar texture and weight, which
she could use in alternating panels?? I haven't knitted in years, and am not
sure what is available out there.

I would appreciate any help you can give.

GillianH.

Thank you for the assistance. Frankly, I think this is a yarn that is very
outdated. The price ticket on the skein says "sale price 1.44". I suspect
that dates it. I had already checked the Caron site, and Ebay, with no
results. This evening the MIL came out to proudly show me two skeins in a
shade of Dazzleaire(hidden inder her bed) , that matches what she is using.
At her age, I will not say, that I don't think it enough, we hope her
grandson's fiancee recognises the heart that went into it, n0t the finished
product.. I really thank all of you who posted in response to my plea.

Gillian

"Gillian Murray" wrote in message
nk.net...
My mother-in-law (87) has started an afghan using some Dazzleaire in
Sundance Ombre color (2675). She only had seven skeins, which I believe
are
eons old, but didn't agree with me that it would not be sufficient. I have
googled, and can find no mention of this color. Is it still available?? if
not, is there an available yarn, with a similar texture and weight, which
she could use in alternating panels?? I haven't knitted in years, and am
not
sure what is available out there.

I would appreciate any help you can give.

GillianH.

Gillian,

As long as you know what the yarn looks like and feels like, why not try
finding something similiar like the Caron Simply Soft and tell her that
contrasting panels would look nice. My Walmarts is one place that sells it.

Hugs,

Nora

I have found a few sites with dazzleaire but not the shade you want. There
are quite a few sites that sell white. Maybe if you contact the manufacturer
at the Caron site below, they can tell you if they still make it?

a few links for you
http://www.caron.com/
http://www.caron.com/shopfor.html
http://www.auntmarysyarns.com/dazzleaire1.htm

Hope this helps



Liz



"Gillian Murray" wrote in message
ink.net...
Thank you for the assistance. Frankly, I think this is a yarn that is very
outdated. The price ticket on the skein says "sale price 1.44". I suspect
that dates it. I had already checked the Caron site, and Ebay, with no
results. This evening the MIL came out to proudly show me two skeins in a
shade of Dazzleaire(hidden inder her bed) , that matches what she is
using.
At her age, I will not say, that I don't think it enough, we hope her
grandson's fiancee recognises the heart that went into it, n0t the
finished
product.. I really thank all of you who posted in response to my plea.

Gillian

"Gillian Murray" wrote in message
nk.net...
My mother-in-law (87) has started an afghan using some Dazzleaire in
Sundance Ombre color (2675). She only had seven skeins, which I believe
are
eons old, but didn't agree with me that it would not be sufficient. I
have
googled, and can find no mention of this color. Is it still available??
if
not, is there an available yarn, with a similar texture and weight,
which
she could use in alternating panels?? I haven't knitted in years, and am
not
sure what is available out there.

I would appreciate any help you can give.

GillianH.