Michelle wants a grey wool sweater. I don’t know yet what she wants it to look like, but I know that she wants it grey and wool, and I’m hoping she’ll like a yarn that I can get for a good deal from WEBS. Here are some possibilities:
Blue Sky Alpaca & Silk — sport (6 sts = 1″ on #3-5); 146 yds/skein; $10.00
Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Superwash — worsted (5 sts = 1″ on #7); 200 yds/skein; $8.70
Cascade Cascade 220 — worsted (5 sts = 1″ on #7); 220 yds/skein; $7.00 $4.70
Classic Elite Wings — worsted (4.5 sts = 1″ on #7); 109 yds/skein; $8.95
Colorado Yarns Vail — DK (5.5 sts = 1″ on #5-6); 137 yds/ball; $3.79, $32.99/bag of 10
Plymouth Suri Merino — worsted (5 sts = 1″ on #7); 110 yds/ball; $4.99
Reynolds Lite Lopi — heavy worsted (4 sts = 1″ on #8); 109 yds/ball; $3.10
Valley Yarns Brora Softspun — worsted (4 sts = 1″ on #9); 900 yds/lb; $19.99/lb (2.2-2.6 lb/cone)
Also, Classic Elite Skye Tweed is nice and crunchy, but might not be right for the sweater Michelle’s thinking of.
Note: I knitted up a swatch of the Brora Softspun last night and was a little concerned at its stiffness, but just in steaming it this morning, it fluffed up quite a bit. Very nice. (updated: 12:16pm May 12, 2005)