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Speaking of new needles: now that I have a whole bunch (but the 3-5s are the most useful) of course I need to cast on for a new project. Well, does it count if you are restarting a previous project? I decided recently that since I put down (and lost and then refound) my Silk Corset in Spring Garden that I’m not convinced it will fit and I’m not convinced of the stripes. So, I’m trying again in a larger size (since I got the same gauge as the Spring Garden) with my Schachenmayer Micro. That yarn is next in line because it ended up being more burgundy than red and I want to use it up. It is incredibly soft, and shiny, and reminds me of Lion Brand Microspun. I hope I didn’t spend more on that than Microspun (I know I spent way too much on shipping thanks to Woolneedleworks, which I won’t be ordering from again), since it probably is the same. Like a Honda is also an Acura, etc., it is made by Coats and Clark, that could somewhere be owned by Lion Brand. Anyone know the yarn business?
Wasting time swatching for my Silk Corset, getting as far as I did and starting and restarting my Soleil because of a twist in the join into a round is why I haven’t finished a project in months. It’s rather depressing.
On a better note, my Tivoli is doing well. I was able to try it on today and it’s about mid-bust. I tried to take some pictures even but my mirror is so dirty they didn’t come out, so maybe sometime soon. I will definitely keep knitting on it since knitting in the round in stockinette is so easy!
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sounds like you’ll have your Tivoli done in no time! Just keep plugging away at it for a bit.
I think coats and clark and susan bates are the same company, though I could be wrong.
Coats and Clark are the same people that make TLC, Red Heart, and Moda Dea (their Cadillac so to speak…). Looking forward to seeing Tivoli!
Hmmm, I guess that Micro and Micro Spun aren’t technically the same yarn but they do behave similarly. I’m still not sure if I can stand this color or not, but I do want to get this project finished one way or another!