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Yarn for socks
I was wondering- has anybody here used Alpaca yarn to make socks
with? I've used a lot of wool, and was wondering if Alpaca had similar qualities, such as being water-repellent and holding in body heat. Would Alpaca wear as well as wool? Has anyone tried it? Thanks! Marie and the cats |
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Hi Marie,
I've not used it for socks, but I have made a sweater out of it. It's REALLY warm. It pills a lot though, and feels pretty heavy. I don't know how it would work with socks. Hesira On Oct 11, 1:43 pm, " wrote: I was wondering- has anybody here used Alpaca yarn to make socks with? I've used a lot of wool, and was wondering if Alpaca had similar qualities, such as being water-repellent and holding in body heat. Would Alpaca wear as well as wool? Has anyone tried it? Thanks! Marie and the cats |
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Hmm. I had a lot of alpaca left over from sweaters, so I made socks with it.
At the time, I didn't have the patience to knit on #1 or #2 US needles, so I doubled the yarn and knitted them up on #6s. THey are very sturdy, and very warm, and do not stretch too much or grow (like the legwarmers I made, undoubled, on #4s--ooh, that was a sad story. It took me so long to finish them that they had moth holes in them by the time I was done.) Anyway, the only thing I would warn you about if you double the yarn is be careful you don't felt them when you wash them, because then they will be too small and too warm! Georgia wrote in message ps.com... I was wondering- has anybody here used Alpaca yarn to make socks with? I've used a lot of wool, and was wondering if Alpaca had similar qualities, such as being water-repellent and holding in body heat. Would Alpaca wear as well as wool? Has anyone tried it? Thanks! Marie and the cats |
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hi, I personally wouldn't use 100% alpaca for socks, as it lacks wool's
'memory' and they would probably stretch and sag. I'd blend it with something else if I was spinning for socks. My sister on the other hand has a pair of socks that she says are alpaca (no idea if they're 100% or what) and she loves them, doesn't care that they sag. taueret -- NSW, Australia http://taueret.typepad.com wrote in message ps.com... I was wondering- has anybody here used Alpaca yarn to make socks with? |
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I made a wonderful pair of socks with alpaca -- leftovers from a
sweater. However, I made them with a same-size strand of a wool blend, so they are soft and thick and warm but still hold their shape. Also, rather than traditional socks I made a pair of two- needle socks to wear with Birkenstocks. I purposely made them too large so I could toss them into the washer and dryer, and they shrunk down to fit me very nicely. I love being able to wear my Birks in the winter! |
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"YarnWright" wrote in message ... . . . Marie, I HAVE, but wouldn't recommend it.. the alpaca tends to 'grow/stretch' and really, it's, unless you've GOT an alpaca, too expensive for socks that will wear out.... JM2C, Noreen I didn't know that alpaca stretched, thanks for that. Mary |
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Thanks everybody! I learned a lot from all of your input. I was curious about the alpaca because the Super Joanns out here has a new line of alpaca yarn that is on sale, and living in the desert, it is hard to find pure wool. Didn't have time to order anything on line. But I did get lucky and found some Galway at the LYS so I bought a couple of balls of that to use. Making my big son a pair of socks for his size 14 feet! Did NOT want to use fine fingering weight yarn and size 2 needles for that! He wants pure wool socks. Sigh....I also bought a spool of the reinforcement thread that I used on the heel and toes of the first sock which I almost finished today. That was actually pretty easy to combine with the yarn and knit with. And it blends in so well, you wouldn't even know it was there. Thanks again everyone! Happy knitting! Marie and the cats On Oct 12, 3:20 am, "Mary Fisher" wrote: "YarnWright" wrote in message ... . . . Marie, I HAVE, but wouldn't recommend it.. the alpaca tends to 'grow/stretch' and really, it's, unless you've GOT an alpaca, too expensive for socks that will wear out.... JM2C, Noreen I didn't know that alpaca stretched, thanks for that. Mar |
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wrote in message oups.com... ... I also bought a spool of the reinforcement thread that I used on the heel and toes of the first sock which I almost finished today. What's the reinforcement thread? Mary |
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Hi Mary, well, the reinforcement thread I got says *wooly nylon* on
the outside. It looks like a big spool of hand sewing thread and is added to the sock yarn to give it added strength. Just knit with both of the yarns held together.I used it on the heels and toes of my sons socks and will start using it on the toes of my socks because thats where I wear mine out the most! Marie and the cats On Oct 12, 11:35 am, "Mary Fisher" wrote: wrote in message oups.com... ... I also bought a spool of the reinforcement thread that I used on the heel and toes of the first sock which I almost finished today. What's the reinforcement thread? Mary |
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wrote in message ups.com... Hi Mary, well, the reinforcement thread I got says *wooly nylon* on the outside. It looks like a big spool of hand sewing thread and is added to the sock yarn to give it added strength. Just knit with both of the yarns held together.I used it on the heels and toes of my sons socks and will start using it on the toes of my socks because thats where I wear mine out the most! Marie and the cats What an excellent idea! One day I might get round to wearing socks :-) Mary and the hens |
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