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wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: Bucks
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 Posted: Wed Jun 20, 12 11:48 am Post subject: Find me some yarn |
 
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Dk weight, natural fibres, washable. In some sort of variagated colours for knitted dungarees for Jenna. Mum has a pattern she used to a make us that I've been supposed to be buying yarn for for ages. But I keep getting distracted by lovely hand dyed stuff that isn't washable or dk. I thinking maybe a variegated purple, or some kind of multicoloured rainbow of unspeakable tastelessness. Hey, it's for a toddler.
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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 23441
Location: mid-Wales
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 12 11:52 am Post subject: |
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Well, you need superwash. Have you tried looking on Ravelry? |
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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 12 11:59 am Post subject: |
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Just had a look on there. Thare are plenty! |
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wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: Bucks
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 12 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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Where did you look? I just keeping finding american stuff that you can't get over here. |
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colour it green
Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 7286
Location: Devon, uk
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 12 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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deramores is your friend - easy to search
how about cotton and bamboo? |
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Lorrainelovesplants
Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Cornwall
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You could contact the Natural Fibre Company www.thenaturalfibrecompany.co.uk
I visited their factory yesterday as I want to organise a wool event with them - very impressed! |
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ninat
Joined: 01 Feb 2009
Posts: 606
Location: Scotland
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DawnMK
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
Posts: 895
Location: Buckinghamshire
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 12 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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King Cole do a lovely varigated bamboo cotton in a dk weight knits up lovely and soft and is great after washing too |
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colour it green
Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 12 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| DawnMK wrote: |
| King Cole do a lovely varigated bamboo cotton in a dk weight knits up lovely and soft and is great after washing too |
great minds and all that  - that is what I linked to  |
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DawnMK
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
Posts: 895
Location: Buckinghamshire
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sorry didnt look at the link  it just came to mind as we have just put another order in for it today |
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gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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Location: Scotland
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 12 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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Is not variegated, or indie-dyed, but have you tried Patons Diploma Gold DK, which is machine washable. 55% wool, 20% nylon, 25% acrylic. Widely available.
I knit socks with it and it wears well. if I'm goign to put that much effort into knitting stuff, then I want to be able to machine wash it without any hassle, |
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wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 13373
Location: Bucks
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 12 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you all, lots of lovely things there. I like the bamboo, but I think it would be too drapey - I think the dungies need something lighter with more bounce. I dnt usually knit with wool (I find it very itchy) so I'm feeling my way a bit.
Which reminds me...... |
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frewen
Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 10686
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 12 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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Which reminds me - what was that scarf pattern you knitted which alternated silk and wool?
Pretty please |
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