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Permalink Reply by LD on August 13, 2008 at 7:45am: I just recently ordered 5 balls of crayon and it was delicious. I'm all about soft yarn. I'd like to make my husband a new scarf for the cold Northeast winter in a solid color to show off the cables. Which is softer with the best drape - Swish DK, Andean Treasure or Andean Silk?

I brought the crayon to the knitting group dinner last night for everyone to feel and somehow my Knit Picks catalog disappeared - can't imagine what happened to it. If you see a spike in order from New York, it may be the gals in the group.

Thanks for your help and happy knitting... LD; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by LindaP on August 18, 2008 at 1:34pm: What yarns do you carry that would be good for miniature knitting? I would like to build my stash but don't want to buy the wrong kind of yarn. I'm not sure if lace weight or sock weight would be best. Any suggestions?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Staff Picks on August 18, 2008 at 3:20pm: Miniature knitting? Does that mean that you want to knit smaller versions of common items like in Knitted Gardens by Jan Messent or do you want to knit with tiny tiny thread and tiny tiny needles?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by LindaP on August 19, 2008 at 8:55am: I want to knit with tiny tiny thread and tiny tiny needles. I have made my frst outfit and it came out really nice. I ordered a kit from a company in Canada but would like to be able to buy from the US. You have a nice selection of yarn with lovely colors but I'm not sure which ones to choose for this tiny tiny knitting. It is a lot of fun and very challenging!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on August 25, 2008 at 7:54am: Well, it depends on how tiny you'd like to go! Our lace weight yarns sound like they'd be excellent for what you're doing - check out Shimmer, Shadow, and Alpaca Cloud. They're the thinnest yarns we stock!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sylvia Ahern on August 18, 2008 at 2:11pm: I really love Shine Worsted: soft hand, beautiful colors, nice definition. Really enjoy that so many of the colors play so well with each other! But it's on the slippery side. Any advice on securing loose ends?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Staff Picks on August 18, 2008 at 3:21pm: I use some fray check that you can purchase at any fabric store to keep the ends of a cotton yarn from fraying. I dab a little on the ends of the yarn, let it dry, then weave in the ends.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sylvia Ahern on August 19, 2008 at 8:02am: Thanks! But I haven't noticed fraying (of course, I gave the garment to its recipient before washing, so she may have this problem down the line!) Rather, my problem is adequately tying off ends when I change colors, so they don't loosen into big loops or worse. And then weaving in the loose ends. Even knots slip loose very easily (not that you're supposted to tie knots, I know...) Could I dab on the fray-check potion there, and expect it to help stabilize in these situations?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on September 5, 2008 at 9:04am: I haven't had any trouble with my knots loosening. Typically, I change colors at the end of a row, and then hide my knots along the selvage edge and weave in pretty long tails along the wrong side of the fabric. You could dab some fray check over the knot and it would glue it into place if you're having trouble with that.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by dizzdemey on August 21, 2008 at 6:01pm: I was wondering how the Shine worsted held up for sweaters. I found a pattern that calls for worsted weight yarn, but it is a summer sweater and this seemed perfect, but I don't want something that will "grow" in the heat. DOes that make sense? any advice out there would help!!

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Permalink Reply by Kerin on August 25, 2008 at 9:28am: Hi Erin,

Shine does have quite a bit of drape - often, it depends on the type of sweater you are making that can affect how much it will 'grow'. If there's a lot of lace or eyelets, they may sag after some use; cables as well could make it heavy. Also, is the sweater designed for a drapey yarn, or something with more memory like wool?

But - shine is SUCH a nice yarn for sweaters. If you're worried that it may lose its shape, things like seams, picked up collars and button bands can add a lot of stability. you may also want to get one ball, do a decent sized swatch, and wash it a bunch. See what happens! If it's too drapey to make a good sweater for you, at least you have a super-soft washcloth!

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Permalink Reply by hekki4u on August 20, 2008 at 12:10pm: Hello Everybody,

I have been looking for the knit pattern on the front of the new Fall 2008 cover( bottom in purple). Does anyone know what stitch it is and /or have the instructions?

Many thanks!
CJ; ▶ Reply to This