I am so sorry I caved in

Hi everyone

Thank you for your suggestions on my "title".

It would seem that the general census loved Kim's suggestion of "Ambi-stitchual"

But I am surprised that no-one suggested - Ninja Hooker or Hooking Ninja ☺☺☺

That's enough fun and frivolity

You should know by now that I prefer to knit/crochet with natural fibres (except maybe Mohair) and that a HIGH priority for me is to use Australian fibres because they are one of the best in the world and it supports our local industry.

Well, I'm very sorry to say that I caved in.  It's my LYS fault as they suddenly had stock of a small amount.

I bought Noro Silk Garden!!!

Couldn't help myself, I have been admiring the colours for years in various projects on Ravelry and blogs

Yes, the yarn is natural fibres - 45% Silk, 45% Kid Mohair, 10% Lamb's Wool

But its a Japanese yarn

So I thought, one ball just to try it

It's a thick to thin yarn

And its high level of silk.

A couple of days of mulling over a project that I would wear and show off the lovely colours and use only one ball, I finally found something.

Very plain and simple

My attempt at taking a photo in the mirror of the back of it ☺

And if anyone's thinking "Wow she did well out of one ball!!!"

I have to be honest, I was a wee bit short and needed a second ball  :-(

Pattern here

 

So what am I sorry about?

The yarn quality of the Noro

I know it was thick and thin, but the thin part was almost like knitting with string, so very rough.  The thick part was a bit better, but not very soft at all.  Very hairy to the touch. With the high quantity of silk in the yarn, I thought you would have been able to feel it - Nope, NOT AT ALL!!!!

And then when I was sewing up the one very small seam - the yarn broke, not once, but four times.  It stretched and became like fleece separating!!!

The colours are gorgeous, but at $14 a 50g ball - not worth it to me.

This has been my one extravagance with yarn and I am severely disappointed.

So the grass is not greener on the other side

Now in the last photo there is a glimpse of another project

This is made with Australian yarn - 75% Wool, 15% Silk, 10% Mohair

So very, very soft and you can definitely feel the silk