Is that too much to ask?
I've been surprised at how hard it is to find such a yarn. My go-to solid wool (Dale's Heilo) has no good brown. I jumped to Jamieson's DK, even buying two balls to see the color in person, but no. Neither of the browns is right.
Here's what I need:
-A beautiful, solid, chocolate brown. Slightly heathered would be okay too, but no tweeds or semi-solids
-Wool, non-superwash please. I'd even take a wool/something blend if it measured up in other ways
-a good quality, long-wearing yarn. Cascade 220 won't fit the bill here - I want an heirloom knit strength yarn
-no singles yarns or no cabled plies. 2 or 3 ply prefered, but I'm willing to go up to 5 or 6 if it looks like a traditional plied yarn and not the kind of cylinders seen in, for example, Debbie Bliss's Rialto yarn
-worsted or dk. I'd go aran weight too, if necessary.
Here's what I don't care about:
-softness. Butter soft or scratchy, I don't care. Merino? Fine. (as long as it's long-wearing) Romney? Great.
This reads a bit like a personal ad, no?
Okay, so my requirements are a smidge specific. But I'm willing to pay a pretty penny for such a yarn, if I could find it! And if I can't? Well then it's time for me to start experimenting with dyeing techniques so I can get an entire sweater's worth of yarn evenly dyed.
Any an all yarn ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated!
5 comments:
um, you could spin your own naturally colored fleece. lots of breeds can be found in chocolate brown.
good luck with your search.
I have a pound (I think) of something...maybe Romney...that is a nice, natural, dark brown. How much do you need? Can you spin it yourself? I'd be willing to do a trade, just drop me a PM on Ravelry if you want me to investigate further. I could get some pix to you.
Jo Sharp DK? Louet Gems Lt Worsted? Or find the yarn you love and dye to the color you want.
Thanks, gang. I ended up hunting down some mill spun yarn from a farm that raises naturally brown sheep. Hopefully it works out! I'll let you know.
Hi Vilde, lurker Debbie here -- (local, occasional shopper at Needle Lady). I bought some wonderful naturally brown yarn (moorit) from a nice lady in Wyoming on our recent drive cross country. If you don't like what you get, try www.wyomingwoolandgifts.com
I have three skeins if you want to see it first. Just email, I am debbie4 on Ravelry.
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