Tonalita, Tonalita, Men Have Named You

Tonalita
Trendsetter Yarns
52% Wool, 48% Acrylic
50 gr = +/- 100 yards
Gauge: 4.5sts = 1" on US #9 needles
Non-Felting
My Color: 2348 Sunset
Retail price: $7.95


This is really a beautiful yarn, very soft and nice to work with. I enjoyed the changing colors, and the way the solids melded together as a strand of each was spun together, then changed to the next color singularly. I was surprised to learn that a yarn this soft had acrylic in it, but that may, indeed, be part of what makes it so soft. Unfortunately for you felters out there, it's also what makes it unfeltable. It's against-the-skin-soft, though, so it would be great for a scarf, sweater, hat, or even mittens.

Squiggle Magic

Colibri

Katia Yarns

51% Cotton, 4% Nylon, 45% Acryl
19 sts, 24 rows on 4 mm needles
50 gr = 204 metres
My Color: 7500

Retail price: $14.70

If you ever wanted to make one of those Squiggle Shawls, then this might be the yarn for you. Typically, you need two yarns: a fat one and a really skinny one. You do several stitches of the skinny one, then throw the fat one in there for a few more stitches. This is done randomly and makes a neat looking fabric. Well, this yarn does it all by itself. It is both yarns in one, and all you have to do is knit. No thinking necessary, and no tangling of the two yarns together. I liked it and think it makes an interesting summer fabric.

Rainbow Sherbet

Kelly

Filtes-King Yarns

55% Cotton/45% Acrylic

108 Yds.
Gauge: 19 sts x 26 rows to 4" on US Needles size 8.0 (Metric:5mm UK:6 - circular)

My Color: 67

Retail Price: $4.95

This is a great yarn for a quick summer sweater like this one. It goes fast, and the color changes are fun. It makes a nice sturdy fabric on size 8 needles.

A Geranium By Any Other Name...

Geranium

Needful Yarns

50% Linen, 30% Acrylic, 20% Viscose

50g = 100 yds.

Gauge: 11 sts per 4 in. on needle size 10.5 U.S. (7mm)

My Color: 6051

My Source: The Knit Stop, Indianapolis, IN

Retail price: $5.99


The patterns (Needful book 304) for this yarn are really cute. It's too bad I don't like the yarn itself. It has all these random strands of what looks like colored grass or straw, but which I'm sure is linen, and they stick out at strange angles. It is not my favorite, by far.

Dia-ing to Knit

Dialent
Diakeito Yarn by Dancing Fibers
40% Acrylic, 24% Viscose, 18% Ramie, 11% Cotton, 6% Polyester, 1% Nylon

Gauge: 35-37 sts in 4” using two plies on #4-5 Needle

25 grams = ±149 yds

My Color: 704

My Source: The Knit Stop, Indianapolis, IN

Retail price: $14.25

Stitch pattern: Diamanta by French Girl Knits

As soon as this yarn came in at my LYS, I had to have it! It is so pretty, and comes in a multitude of colors. If you like openwork, but don't like wool, this could be your ticket. Althought blocking wouldn't do you a bit of good, some pretty stitches on big needles look even prettier in this yarn. My model uses only a single ply, though the gauge on the band suggests two. I love it and will definitely use it again. And check out those French Girl Knits patterns, too. They're awesome!