Yarn people

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Aside from knitpicks, any suggestions for where to pick up a sweater's worth of DK yarn for a project I will probably quit ten rows in?

I want to make my kid a sweater for her school uniform.

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Oh and how much trouble would I be in if I tried a DK pattern in Sport?

[katfco]

I don't know anything about yarn, but I know mala dyes and sells yarn. She might have some answers.

[PinkSquirrel]

What pattern? That can change the yarn you want to use. You may also want to consider a shrug or bolero. You have a far better chance of finishing with something requiring less yarn

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May 1, 2014 21:11:53 GMT -5 PinkSquirrel said:

What pattern? That can change the yarn you want to use. You may also want to consider a shrug or bolero. You have a far better chance of finishing with something requiring less yarn

I have no chance of finishing anything lol. Plus, no shrugs or boleros at school.

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/peggy-sue

I see a small amount of people tried a sport yarn and two I think did it with my favorite knitpicks yarn.

[mala]

Say what?

[mala]

That is really cute and I'm totally adding it to my library to make.

ETA: When I actually figure out how to knit more than the  basics that is.    

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May 1, 2014 21:22:43 GMT -5 @domerjen said:

That's cute! But those cables are gonna give you fits, no?

Maybe. I have all summer. I'm going to make the xs size so I have a while to make it. Like two years lololol

[mala]

If your chances of finishing it are slim I'd probably just go to the craft store.

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May 1, 2014 21:28:12 GMT -5 mala said:

If your chances of finishing it are slim I'd probably just go to the craft store.

And then my chances will be none.

[PinkSquirrel]

Some people have used knitpicks palette doubled. You could go that route and have a million color choices. Otherwise, I'd try swatching the sport because you may very well be able to make it work. The stitches may be a bit too loose, if so, then you have to find something else.

[meshaliuknits]

You could use sport weight doubled.

For yarn you've got Jimmy Bean Wools, WEBS, Blue Moon Fibers and my local favorite A Verb for Keeping Warm.

Buy all of the yarn (and fabric!) from Verb.

Sent from my EVO

[meshaliuknits]

I'm very pro buying yarn that makes you happy even if you may not finish. But you've seen my stash.

Sent from my EVO

[PinkSquirrel]

For other options I would look at these two.  I would maybe also recommend Tosh Merino DK.  I can't see the yardages for the sizes, but it looks like two skeins should be enough.  If it's not you're going to need like two rows of another skein which is annoying.  

Malabrigo Arroyo

Rowan Baby Merino Silk

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Cascade 220 superwash is nice to knit with and wears well. For a school sweater I assume machine wash is a must. Oh, just saw its DK, I'd do Tosh DK then. Malbrigo pills like whoa, I don't recommend it for a heavy wear piece.

WEBS or Eat Sleep Knit are my go tos for internet yarn orders.

[meshaliuknits]

I lurve cascade 220! And Tosh DK! And Smooshy Dream in Color (I think that's DK?)

Also, all yarn. Even terrible yarn.

Sent from my EVO

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If you buy Tosh, you can do the Madtosh May kintalong! I'm making this for it.

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/inner-peace

[PinkSquirrel]

Cascade 220 superwash felted like crazy for me when I tried washing it in the washing machine (cold water). My H is still pissed about his hat. It may have been a fluke, but we are no longer friends aka we're totally friends, but I keep it away from the washing machine now.

[PinkSquirrel]

May 1, 2014 23:13:51 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

If you buy Tosh, you can do the Madtosh May kintalong! I'm making this for it.

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/inner-peace

MadMay is really fun, I won yarn year, which made it even more fun.  I'm all uninspired and haven't been able to figure out what to knit lately, so I may or may not participate this year.

[PinkSquirrel]

May 1, 2014 23:05:47 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

Cascade 220 superwash is nice to knit with and wears well. For a school sweater I assume machine wash is a must. Oh, just saw its DK, I'd do Tosh DK then. Malbrigo pills like whoa, I don't recommend it for a heavy wear piece.

WEBS or Eat Sleep Knit are my go tos for internet yarn orders.

Malabrigo Arroyo is one that's not supposed to pill bad.  I haven't had issues with it.  I certainly have with other Malabrigo yarns though.

Tosh DK is definitely the better choice for a kids sweater.   I just have a one track mind when it comes to my love of single ply

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May 1, 2014 22:49:49 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

I'm very pro buying yarn that makes you happy even if you may not finish. But you've seen my stash.

Sent from my EVO

I don't knit very often. I rarely finish a project. And yet, I'm a yarn snob. Your hands spend entirely too much time up in a knitting project to use inferior yarn lol

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May 1, 2014 23:10:07 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

I lurve cascade 220! And Tosh DK! And Smooshy Dream in Color (I think that's DK?)

Also, all yarn. Even terrible yarn.

Sent from my EVO

I have some Dream in Color actually. A black friday purchase. But it's blue. A gorgeous, starry night blue. Le Sigh. But her school sweater has to be red. Tosh DK doesn't seem to come in a good school uniform red. Boo.

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May 1, 2014 23:13:51 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

If you buy Tosh, you can do the Madtosh May kintalong! I'm making this for it.

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/inner-peace

What is Madtosh May? I have some madeline tosh lace seeing around here.

[meshaliuknits]

May 2, 2014 0:13:25 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

May 1, 2014 23:10:07 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

I lurve cascade 220! And Tosh DK! And Smooshy Dream in Color (I think that's DK?)

Also, all yarn. Even terrible yarn.

Sent from my EVO

I have some Dream in Color actually. A black friday purchase. But it's blue. A gorgeous, starry night blue. Le Sigh. But her school sweater has to be red. Tosh DK doesn't seem to come in a good school uniform red. Boo.

Ooh that sounds pretty. We'll find something else for it.

Sent from my EVO

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May 2, 2014 0:15:40 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

May 1, 2014 23:13:51 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

If you buy Tosh, you can do the Madtosh May kintalong! I'm making this for it.

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/inner-peace

What is Madtosh May? I have some madeline tosh lace seeing around here.

Its a big stitch along hosted on the madelinetosh lovers board on Rav. They have 4 specific patterns you can do, or you can pick one of your own and participate inone of the general threads (sweater, shawl, etc). You have to cast on after May 1 and finish before the end of the month.

Vendors donated prizes so theres a drawing for each category out of all eligible projects.

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Can you post the link? I looked on ravelry and I cannot find the main thread that has the four patterns.

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Here you go! www.ravelry.com/discuss/madelinetosh-lovers/2890410/1-25

[demandypants]

demandypants was here.
Also, I like knitting a sweater a size bigger when I make something for DD. Cause rolled cuffs give it another years worth of wearing. Cute pattern!

[Cicero]

May 1, 2014 23:26:26 GMT -5 PinkSquirrel said:

May 1, 2014 23:05:47 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

Cascade 220 superwash is nice to knit with and wears well. For a school sweater I assume machine wash is a must. Oh, just saw its DK, I'd do Tosh DK then. Malbrigo pills like whoa, I don't recommend it for a heavy wear piece.

WEBS or Eat Sleep Knit are my go tos for internet yarn orders.

Malabrigo Arroyo is one that's not supposed to pill bad.  I haven't had issues with it.  I certainly have with other Malabrigo yarns though.

People, this pilling info should have been imparted before I started making my first top for me in their silky merino.

[PinkSquirrel]

May 2, 2014 7:58:16 GMT -5 Cicero said:

May 1, 2014 23:26:26 GMT -5 PinkSquirrel said:

Malabrigo Arroyo is one that's not supposed to pill bad.  I haven't had issues with it.  I certainly have with other Malabrigo yarns though.

People, this pilling info should have been imparted before I started making my first top for me in their silky merino.

OOps haha.   You're not a kid, so you can likely handle a bit more pilling.  I haven't knit with silky merino before, but I believe that while it does pill it's not that bad and certainly isn't one of the top offenders.  I'm looking at you Malabrigo lace.    Also, with the cut of your sweater I don't think it will be a huge problem.    I could of course be completely wrong, but if that's the case, we'll just concentrate on how pretty the color is and the pretty lace pattern.