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Challenging to knit, beautiful result
I'd never worked with mohair before, but this was the yarn called for in the Willow pattern a 2 color brioche scarf by Nancy Marchant. I'd also never done a full brioche project. If you've never knit brioche before, you'll be doing a lot of ripping back. Which, as I discovered, is an absolute nightmare with this yarn. This yarn is so sticky that I sometimes had to cut the fine hairs to be able to undo a stitch. Also, when you pass a stitch from the left needle to the right, it occasionally drags an extra stitch with it, resulting in a dropped stitch. Fortunately, the yarn's so sticky dropped stitches don't spontaneously run down, But they're still annoying, especially in brioche.
I was cursing this yarn right up until I cast off. But once I cast off: oh, my goodness, what a beautiful result! I'm thinking it was actually worth all the headaches the stickiness caused. You can see my finished project on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/JBChristy/willow . I love the puffiness of the scarf, which I think is due to both the lightness and the stickiness of this yarn.
Bottom line: It can be a pain to work with, especially if you make a lot of mistakes. But it's worth the pain, because it's GORGEOUS!
By JB Christy on Feb 27, 2018
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Super soft, easy to work
I used this yarn to make fingerless gloves for my mother. She loves wearing them, and can't stop commenting on how warm and how soft they are.
We haven't washed the gloves yet, so I can't speak to how they hold up after hand washing.
I loved working with this yarn. It's super, super soft, and a delight to work. The plies on some yarns are easy to separate, i.e. it's easy to stick the knitting needle through the yarn itself. Not this yarn - this yarn is very easy to work. I'm now looking for projects to make with this, because it's such a joy to work with.
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