This particular bargain bag of wool was so pretty, with it's mermaid shades of blues and greens, that I simply could not leave it behind, and at $2.99 for 240g, the price was right.
or was it??
The weight and ply of this yarn suggests it's between a DK and an Aran, and there is probably only enough meterage for a small kercheif or cowl.
It is, however, the itchiest, scratchy yarn I have ever encountered. I did the old test of tying a strand around my neck to see if a cowl were at all possible, and I could not even bear it long enough to tie it on.
So, bargain or bomb-out? What else can anyone suggest to use this for?? The only thing I can think is a beanie, but use a a softer merino in coordinating colour for the band, but it's not really something I want or need.
3 comments:
It is a pretty colour...would it felt? Perhaps it would make a nice bag?
But if you don't find a good use for it, I don't think $3 is a huge price to pay for it, I guess?
Felting was my first thought too, maybe it'd be less itchy that way? If it is feltable, maybe it could work as a felted bowl or coasters, or something that isn't worn?
It really is a pretty colour.
You could always make toys out of it. My fave is the stand by octopus by hansi. Did you try washing a test swatch to see if it gets softer after being washed?
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