October 2018 - Unusual yarns

Events and updates

Fleet has a new artisan craft market every month. The 'Hart of Craft Artisan Market' takes place inside the Hart Shopping Centre, Fleet with 20 stalls. The person who previously ran the Internet Cafe in Farnham has a stall selling yarn. There is a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HartofCraft/

Following on from the charity knitting discussion last month, Liz now has copies of both hand and machine knitting instructions for making ventilator caps for babies. Please contact Liz is you would like to see the patterns. Black Sheep Wools also has a PDF for a hand knit pattern.

Sally has arranged a visit to view Joyce Meader's collection of knitted garments and items, and extensive pattern collection on Saturday 27th October. Spaces are limited. Please contact Sally if you are interested.

Unusual Yarns

Banana yarn (heavy, solid)

 Rowan river tape (light, crunchy)

 Baby alpaca and silk (light, soft, expensive)

 Royal alpaca, cashmere, silk (light, very soft, warm, very expensive)

 70% angora, 20% nylon, 10% wool (warm, can shed when warm but less so when cold)

 100% manila hemp (paper yarn)

 Latex effect, 65% polyurethane, 35% polyester

 100% Ramie (nettle fibre)

 Grilon K-85 (thermoformable yarn) 840 dtex

 Daytona 100% polypropylene

 Kevlar (para-aramid)

 62% wool, 38% copper

62% Glass beads, 21% polyester, 7% resin, 6% aluminium, 4% nylon (fabulous sheen under torch light)

Solvron (dissolves in water at 30-50C)

Hemp

 Camel

 80% cashmere, 20% silk

 50% silk, 50% acrylic

 Shantung: 40% lambswool, 40% cotton, 20% silk

Show and Tell

There are a lots of WIPs at the moment, but fewer finished objects this month. Both Sally and Liz had finished items that had been started whilst demonstrating knitting machines at the Southern Wool Show in Newbury last month.

Liz machine-knit a peach top using in-hold shaping.

Hand-knit turban

Sally machine-knit a kimono-inspired cardigan, that also used in-hold shaping.