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Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on January 21, 2009 at 1:50pm: Two 50 gm hanks are enough using any fingering-weight sock yarn, which Imagination is. If you go with a thicker yarn, such as sport-weight or DK, you may need an extra skein. Another consideration is the fiber content and how the fiber is spun. I believe silk and alpaca are heavier than wool, and a woolen-spun yarn is lighter than a worsted-spun yarn. You can check the yardage on the label if you have any doubt. This information is also useful if you're substituting yarns. --Peggy; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Karen.Luening on January 21, 2009 at 3:20pm: Thanks so much Peggy!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Taxdodger on January 26, 2009 at 4:09am: I have found that with the average 220 yd ball of fingering yarn, I can get 1 1/2 socks out of it for my 7 1/2 sized foot. Thus, 3 balls will get me two pairs of socks, using about any pattern and a 6-7" cuff. Imagination makes a very soft and fuzzy sock - lovely to work with.

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Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on January 26, 2009 at 5:04am: I totally agree. I usually get a pair of socks from each ball. Of course I do not use a really long leg on any sock.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on January 26, 2009 at 7:44am: Hmmm. I have a size 7 1/2 foot, and I get one sock out of a ball that's 219-220 yards, with quite a bit left over. (I don't know how much.The yarn meter is on my wish list for later, when my ship comes in.) I never thought about buying an extra ball, so I could make two pairs. What a good idea. (Now, if I can add another store room to my house...) I hate to waste the leftovers. That's what started me making gloves. I can make a pair of gloves with the leftovers from a pair of socks, if I had two balls to begin with. --Peggy; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Taxdodger on January 26, 2009 at 8:13am: Try weighing your remaining yarn and/or the finished sock to see how much of a 50 gr ball is used. I typically use about 30 gr. An ordinary food scale will work fine.

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Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on January 26, 2009 at 8:28am: I've tried the kitchen scale, but mine doesn't register anything below 25g, and it isn't precise enough. KP's digital scale is on my wish list, too, but I think I can get it next time I order. :-} If we had a postal scale, that would work, I think. --Peggy; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by kerryokie on January 26, 2009 at 2:12pm: Imagination is lovely to knit with and soft. It says on the catalog and the ball band that it is machine washable. However the alpaca in the yarn felts after a few washings making the socks unwearable. Knit Picks admin stated that they have amended the washing instructions to read "hand wash" I am so disappointed that I can no longer wear my lovely socks, not to mention the time that had gone into the knitting; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on January 26, 2009 at 3:07pm: Have you tried the Kookaburra Wool Wash? You don't have to rinse it out, but it leaves your knitted items fresh and clean. So far, I've only used Imagination for gloves, but I have some socks planned. I'll still do them, and try the wool wash. --Peggy; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by kemeigen on January 23, 2009 at 6:28am: does anyone know if the superwash swish and superwash merino block easily like a wool or do they block with more difficulty like an acrylic?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on January 23, 2009 at 7:02am: I just completed some socks using Swish DK. It blocked very nicely. I soaked it in Kookaburra Wool Wash, rolled it in a towel to blot, then arranged them on my sweater dryer and left them until they were dry, which took more than 24 hours. I don't have sock blockers, but they're on my wish list! :-} I don't work with acrylic much, so I can't compare, but I didn't notice any difference between the Swish and other wool yarns. --Peggy; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by annlittle1 on January 23, 2009 at 7:45am: I've listened to Kelly's podcasts several times. I really enjoy them and have learned so much. I just discovered Knit Picks about a month ago. I don't want to think about how much I've already spent with KP!

Several of the podcasts have mentioned the need to wind your yarn into balls. I understand if they are in hanks. That is pretty obvious, but if you receive them in "pull from the center" skeins then do they need to be wound into balls?Then Kelly mentioned two of KP's yarns that don't have to be wound into skeins, Wool of the Andes and Shine Sport (I think). Please tell me which of KP's yarns need to be wound into balls and which can I just leave in skeins?

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Phyllis Hughes
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