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Permalink Reply by sunshine115 on September 18, 2008 at 1:31pm: I have a question about 'mixing' two different types of yarn in a project. I found the funnest hat in a book called "Men who knit and the dogs who love them". The pattern is the "Man's Dreadlock Hat" and calles for bluky weight yarn. I want to make several of these for the men in my life who love soccer, in the local professional soccer club's colors. Red, Royal Blue and Gold. Swish Bulky has a yellow that will work for the gold and a blue that will be ok, but the red in Cadena is really closer to the color that I need. Given these yarns are the same weight, can they be used together? or would it be better to get the undyed yarn and dye my own so the yarn is all the same?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on September 19, 2008 at 2:16pm: Swish Bulky, Cadena, and Wool of the Andes Bulky are all close enough in gauge where they can be mixed together in a hat. I would choose whatever colors you like best among these yarns. Good luck!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by vanillalotus on September 20, 2008 at 6:05pm: Just want to say I love KnitPicks yarns. I always think of buying them first for any project I have because they are very affordable and wonderful quality. I crochet more than I ever knit but the yarns are still great.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on September 29, 2008 at 3:54pm: Do any of the Knit Picks yarns have color ways that are long for making multi color entrelac patterns. I've found a pattern that I want to make, but it needs something almost self striping. I've looked through the colors available, and haven't seen anything I think will work. I've found some colors in other brands, but I'm not too excited about spending over $9 for a 100-yard ball of yarn - and I will need 7 - 9 balls for this project.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on October 23, 2008 at 8:22am: The only self striping yarn that we currently have is Felici.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by PJ on September 30, 2008 at 11:09am: Normally, I'm very happy with Knit Picks yarns. However, 7 of the 16 items received yesterday will be returned because of quality control issues: 4 hanks of Imagination (Damsel) and 3 balls of Essential Multi (Fruit Punch). All suffer from greyed, muddy dye jobs when swatched. None of the bright, clear colors advertised. I was especially disappointed with the Imagination yarn I'd waited so long for because in addition to the extremely bad dye job, it was coarse, hairy, and too loosely spun for socks. Just plain ugly. Polar opposite to the other 12 hanks of Imagination purchased. Hopefully, this is the exception rather than the rule.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by PJ on October 3, 2008 at 4:50pm: Thank you. Customer Service offered prompt assistance and the matter will be resolved.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on October 3, 2008 at 5:47pm: I've only had one or two problems wth Knit Picks items, and Customer Service always makes things right. A company with honesty and integrity is very special. Glad I found them, aren't you.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by dacollari2 on October 3, 2008 at 5:49pm: I think the only time I was disappointed was when I called about how fast the Harmony DPNs broke... I was told that was why they give you 6; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sunshine on October 8, 2008 at 6:43pm: Hi,

This isn't actually a question about the yarn, but about the woolwash. Is the Kookaburra Woolwash hypoallergenic? I ask because I am very sensitive to detergents (I'm allergic to Tide, Era, All, etc) and don't want to purchase something that will have me break out in hives. At the same time, I recognize the need to wash the things I make and would like to purchase something to that effect.

Any answer would be helpful. Thank you.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on October 23, 2008 at 8:51am: Neither Kookaburra or Eucalan said that they were hypoallergenic on their websites.
They do list their ingredients here if you want to find out more about what is in the wool washes that we sell.
http://www.eucalan.com/index.php
http://www.kookaburraco.com/index.php?cid=80; ▶ Reply to This