I love the barber pole one-- the turquoise really pops, fantastic ❤

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

It does really make the yarn pop!

My preference is the barber pole in the skein. Make a swatch with them both and then decide. If you can 😂.

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

A swatch! I'm not the best at swatching, lol. The samples were a stretch for me!!!

knit them both into samples and you can see how the colours knit up.. also what i do is knit with both one row of each in the round ❤

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

This is such a great idea but I'll be honest, the samples were hard enough for me. Swatching would be a mountain top climb, lolol.

I like the same way, the multi color one!

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I think it's what I'll do mainly because I'm more likely to use it.

I think the chain ply looks better in the skein, but I would like the barber pole better when knit. That kind of speckly, dimensional color is so beautiful and very handspun in nature. It's why I don't do much chain plying for color separation.

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

It is lovely! I'm just not sure I'll use it in the barber pole. Still deciding lol!

Great to see you. I'm a little behind on videos. So I'm catching up. Your sweater is gorgeous. Prineville yarn/fiber for the win. Love the combo ❤

@ewethfulfiber

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! I'm so excited to hear from you! Been missing you.

@jennlewis1639

4 ай бұрын

@@ewethfulfiber 🥰

Btw-I think that the chain-ply really lets the reds shine! Not that the barber pole isn’t pretty, but harder to pair it with a pattern.

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

Exactly!

I loved the skirting video, thank you! and also I would LOVE to buy nylon-free sock yarn. I know you said you won't make yarn with it, but just putting in a vote in case you consider for the future. I do love to spin, but don't trust myself to spin with mohair yet. I've heard its sticky!

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

Thank you and hope the skirting video helped. I no longer have a large spinner at the mill which is why I don't do the sock yarn anymore. How long have you been spinning? Good clean mohair should not be sticky but the opposite, it should be a bit slippery and generally drafts very easily (sometimes too easily)

I like both of them..lol

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

Pat!!! Hahaha.

Beautiful color on the socks. I have done lots of stockings but just learning actual socks. My followers have been watching my slow progress but I only do it usually on the go. I am doing Vanilla socks by CrazySockLady and she has a video that goes with the pattern and I agree, it has been a game changer. I have made the same mistake as you with my yarn before and pulling from both ends 🤦🏻‍♀️, I won't do that again(I hope 🤭) Both yarns are pretty but I think I like the chain ply better.

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

Sick knitting is fun! I just never quite have the enthusiasm for the second sock, lol. Try lots of different patterns as their are many ways to do toes, heels, etc. Have fun! Thanks for watching!

hooray!!

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

Lol thank you! 😊

I like both the chain plied and the barber pole, I guess it would depend on what you want to make it into. The sweater you were wearing at the mill is beautiful - did you make it?

Great video, love that red calliope on you. Do you know that Mill Kitty was photo-bombing you with her tail?

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

Wish is never far away from me!

Such a lot of info, thank you! I didn’t realise about mohair-replace-nylon, genius!!! I was wondering what u r using for conditioner? Thanks again, Edit

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

Lol glad I could help. I actually wrote a blog post about this a couple months ago with a recipe. Head to beingewethful.com and scroll back a little bit. Or send me an email and I can sent you a link.

i much prefer the chain ply

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

Me too? Lolol.

@erikagreenwell9892

5 ай бұрын

@@ewethfulfiber even after the steam. and if the color repeats are short they could be socks or mittens

I’m having a great time with the Traveler patterns, so I think your plan sounds perfect! I was just looking ahead at Black Sheep Gathering - do you think you’ll be vending anywhere this year? Also curious on your opinion on the fleece sales. As a newbie to this festival, do you find the sale only fleeces to contain some good quality, or would you say to stick to the judged fleeces? Thanks for the great podcast! -Sarah

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Sarah! I don't plan on vending but will likely have the shop open on Saturday of the Black Sheep days - we're only 30 minutes south of the festival. You can find great fleeces that haven't been judged for sure but there is something nice about having the judges notes etc if you are new to buying fleeces!

I'm not a big mohair fan. Could alpaca substitute for socks.

@ewethfulfiber

5 ай бұрын

I think alpaca would work especially if the goal is to avoid the synthetic of nylon. I would aim for a higher micron alpaca with longer staple length.

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