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Made with ColourMart yarns
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Network drafted shawl in the 3/50 Loro Piana silk and the 2/36 55/45 cashmere/silk blendMonday 17 March 2008 7:43:03 am
This shawl was woven with a brown and tan warp in the 3/50 Loro Piana silk, and a garnet red 2/36 55/45 cashmere/silk blend as weft. It's sett at 40 epi, which is a little too dense to weave square, even with a finer 2/36 weft (not that it particularly mattered with this pattern). I dyed both warp and weft myself. It's network drafted 4-end twill in a pattern designed by me. This post relates to the following product: 55% Cashmere 45% silk fine lace weight |
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Baby BlanketSaturday 15 March 2008 7:09:39 pm I finished this crocheted baby blanket for my niece. It was made using a 4.00mm crochet hook and the 65%cashmere/35%silk dk weight yarn. The final size is about 57X55. And yes, it has taken me a long time to get finished. I hope my sister and niece like it. This post relates to the following product: 55%/45% and 65%/35% cashmere/silk heavy dk weight |
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Brown and tan handwoven jacket in the 3/50 Loro Piana silkMonday 25 February 2008 4:33:54 pm Here is a jacket made from about 5 yards of 21" wide handwoven fabric. The warp, which I dyed myself (brown and tan), is the 3/50 Loro Piana silk sett at 40 ends per inch. The weft is a non-Colourmart cashmere of about the same thickness, which I dyed eggplant. The pattern is my original design, network drafted on a 4-end initial and woven on a 16-shaft Leclerc Diana computer-driven loom. This post relates to the following product: 3/50NM lace, 2/50NM and 2/60NM cobweb weight smooth silk yarns |
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Red hat sweatshirt.Monday 25 February 2008 3:49:24 pm Another sweatshirt for the grumpy old women amongst us. This was knitted using 4 strands of the 1/14 boucle cashmere. I also knitted in 4 strands of the cashmere/lycra in the ribbing. Gauge achieved was 22 sts and 35 rows per 4in on size 3.75 needles. The total weight of the sweater is 429g, but that includes the cashmere/lycra, embroidery and interlining, so for a size 42, I probably used around 380g of the boucle. I find that this yarn blooms little and produces a lighter fabric than you might expect, but then, it is very soft in the first place. Lesley This post relates to the following product: 1/14NM, 1/17NM & 1/11.5NM lacewt soft spun |
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Labelling...... Giving due credit to superb yarns/service - ColourmartFriday 22 February 2008 1:58:45 pm
My introduction to Colourmart came through Liz Lovick's brilliant and well organised spinning retreat to the Orkney Islands in 2006. Richard very generously gave a supply of free yarn for us to use in our various workshops. I took a "small sample" but it took me nearly a year before I decided to use it. My only reason then was because quite a few of my friends were expecting and I was concerned that some of the fibres that I would be using in baby garments might cause an allergic reaction. I think the reason why I chose Colourmart was the "Cashmere" factor. I wanted the garment to be special and top quality and that is precisely what I get from using Richard's yarns - especially after the garment has been washed. This post relates to the following product: scrap sets |
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Another pram throw (using Colourmart's Bargain/Scrap Set)Friday 22 February 2008 1:43:14 pm Attached is the latest pram throw created using Richard's Bargain (or Scraps!) set yarns. This is going to the same family whose daughter received the 1st pram throw that I created last year . This time, it's for her brother and his partner who so admired the one created for their nephew. It's also their 1st child, a boy born last Saturday. I'm seeing the grandmother tomorrow a.m. (they're racing up to see their 2nd grandchild) so they'll be able to take ownership tomorrow night. I've already had another request for another one! This post relates to the following product: scrap sets |
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55:45 cash/silk fuchsiaMonday 11 February 2008 9:50:52 am
I'm new to using Colournart yarns. I couldn't resist this bright Fuchsia to knit an arran cardigan for a friend's daughter. It was wonderful to knit with. I was a bit concerned at the amount of colour it lost when I hand washed it bit it drier well and my friend is delighted with the results. Too bad I couldn't find better buttons This post relates to the following product: 2/28NM lace weight |
SOTS IISunday 10 February 2008 10:23:56 pm After a long debate, I decided to use 65/35 cash/silk in color Dust for my SOTSII. I'm using three strands on US needle #3 . The yarn is very soft, it is a pleasure working with it. Nice stitch definition, just I have to watch it very closely not to miss one strand. I'm considering a second of this stole, but for that, I'm going to use an earthy tone, as the designer recommended. This post relates to the following product: 70% merino 20% silk 10% cashmere 2/28NM lace weight |
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Alpine Lace Scarf/Stole from Victorian Lace Today, using Colourmart Cash/silkSunday 10 February 2008 4:13:19 am
Just finished this, my first project using Colourmart yarns, though I have a stash drawer entirely dedicated to your yarns |
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DK 100% CashmereFriday 01 February 2008 6:14:33 pm
Knitted this sweater on Brother 965 KM. I achieved a gauge of 26.0 sts. over 10cm. 39,7 rws over 10cm. Tension Dial on 10 plus as far as it will go. This post relates to the following product: 2/7NM dk weight |
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Mystic Waters ShawlMonday 28 January 2008 2:22:56 pm this is the Mystic Waters shawl I made with 65/35 cash/silk lace weight blend, color light navy, if I am correct. It was nice to knit, and even nicer to wear! Very soft. The color bled quite a lot in the wash, though. This post relates to the following product: 70% merino 20% silk 10% cashmere 2/28NM lace weight |
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Very very pleased with it. The yarn was not easy to work with, being terribly slippery, and I had to go and get some bamboo needles to accommodate. I also had troubles with plying 3 threads together to get the thickness I wanted - that and I needed a bit more twist for something that was lace on all rows. However that's my problem, not the fault of the yarn.
