It’s Still Wednesday, Right?
So, since I finished the BSJ, I decided to pick up an oldie-but-goodie.
The Tess Designer Yarns Microfiber Ribbon Clapotis!
(oops, blurry! Sorry!)
I picked up this yarn at last year’s Maryland Sheep and Wool, and I thought I’d give a shot at getting it done for this year’s festival in, uh, ten days.
I bought three hanks of the ribbon, and I’m on the last one now.
Honestly, I love the colors, I love the way it is knitting up, but I will never work with this yarn again. Winding it is a complete pain in the ass – 333 yards per hank, and you have to do it by hand. It CANNOT be done on a ballwinder. Too bad, too, because it’s REALLY pretty stuff.
Anyway, I think I’m going to get as far as I can in the straight section by next Thursday. If I haven’t hit where I need to to use up all the yarn (I weighed the increase section to know how much I used), I’ll just call it a day and start the decreases anyway. I just have a feeling that if I don’t finish this one up by this festival, it may never get done. 
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:16 pm
It is so pretty!! You can do it!!
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Bah. I hate yarn that can’t be wound on a winder. Defeats the purpose of modern technology. As much as a ballwinder can be considered technology. =P Can’t wait to see it done though! It’ll be pretty!
April 24th, 2008 at 1:08 am
That would look great with my black dress-can I rent it on the cruise!?
April 24th, 2008 at 1:36 am
Holy Clap, Batman! I bought a new scale and have been enduring excruciatingly correct readings. Hang in there–you’re a WIP, remember?
April 24th, 2008 at 7:27 am
10 days? You can totally do it!
April 24th, 2008 at 8:05 am
I love those colors! It’s really going to look great when it’s finished. I’m sure you’re going to love wearing it!
April 24th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Pretty!
I have no doubt you can get it done….
April 24th, 2008 at 9:58 am
You make me want to jump on the Clap bandwagon…
should I?
April 24th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
oh, good, I’ll be able to find you easily at Maryland. (though I’m sure I’d recognize you without the Clap just as well)
April 24th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
It will be worth it, keep at it!
April 24th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
You can do it! I knit mine in 16 days.. you can finish yours in 10! Oh.. and a tip incase you do decide you want to knit with this yarn ever again? Stick a 10 inch piece of wooden dowel into your drill, put the skein on your swift, and with the sloooooooooooowest possible speed use the drill to wind the yarn onto the dowel. Works really well for super slippery yarns that won’t hold their shape as yarncakes.
April 25th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
You can so do it! I mean, its Friday, so it may already be done..hehehe!! Love the color and I do love that yarn, but I too have given up on it due to the winding issue. I remember a lovely blue skein of ribbon that I just gave up on