Thursday, June 28, 2007

I Crave Your Opinions


Can you all help me make a decision?

My sister is a knitting fiend, and I want to make her some handspun yarn for her birthday. She likes rich colors and jewel tones. So I dyed this silk tussah last week....I don't have much, about 1.5 oz. I blended some of it with some dyed wool and Navajo plied it for a sample. The question is.....should I spin a blend, and end up with more of a sock yarn with a slightly more complex, heathered look, or should I keep the brilliance of the colors and spin the silk alone for a laceweight yarn?

I will be taking this project with me on a trip this weekend.....so please answer soon! :-)

7 comments:

Fiberjoy said...

Does your sister like wearing bright clothes, or a bit more subdued? Each has merit. I lean towards the bright colors in the silk but you would get more yardage with a blend. If you gifted her with spun silk what do you think she'd like to make with it? I can envision a summery cap-sleave top but unfortunately you probably don't have enough silk.

Donna B said...

That's the thing...I don't know what she would make with it. I know that she is a confirmed sock knitter, but I don't think she's done much lace...I haven't seen her wear many brights with the exception of a winey red.

thanks for the thought-provoking reply, Wanda!

Fiberjoy said...

I'd go with the wool blend yarn since she's a confirmed sock knitter. They'd be soft and very pretty

cyndy said...

Yea, I'd go with the wool blend too, esp. since she is a sock knitter...the colors are really nice! What a nice gift she will be getting!

Lilleduck said...

Oh what a lovely thought silk wool blend Soft socks definetly, tho I really like the idea of jewelled bright colors but thats me. I think your sister would like it with wool...

judy said...

Blend it with the wool, she will have many choices that way. The colors are lovely blended.

Donna B said...

Okay, it seems to be unanimous. I will blend with the wool. The colors really are pretty that way and I get to play with the fiber more. Yay!

Thank you all!