Salsa Caliente

Salsa

Garnstudio

50% cotton, 40% tactel polyamid, 10% polyamid

50g = 68m

Gauge: 13 sts x 17 rows = 10x10cm on needle size 8mm.

My Color: 06

Retal price: $12.60

I've used ribbon yarns before that felt like knitting with strips of paper, but this stuff was surprisingly soft. I really liked it. It would be much more comfortable to wear than its stiffer cousins.

Drops Dead Gorgeous

Left to right: Muskat Color 22 w/ Vivaldi Color 13; Muskat Color 22 w/ Vivaldi Color 8; Safran Color 01 w/ Vivaldi Color 8; Safran Color 01 w/ Vivaldi Color 13



Left to right: Cotton Viscose Color 12 w/ Vivaldi Color 13; Cotton Viscose Color 12 w/ Vivaldi Color 8; Cotton Viscose Color 12 w/ Vivaldi Color 18; Safran Color 50 w/ Vivaldi Color13; Safran Color 50 w/ Vivaldi Color 8



Left to right: Cotton Viscose Color 12 w/ Vivaldi Color 13; Cotton Viscose Color 12 w/ Vivaldi Color 8; Cotton Viscose Color 12 w/ Vivaldi Color 18



Left to right: Safran Color 50 w/ Vivaldi Color13; Safran Color 50 w/ Vivaldi Color 8



Left to right: Safran Color 01 w/ Vivaldi Color 8; Safran Color 01 w/ Vivaldi Color 13


Left to right: Muskat Color 22 w/ Vivaldi Color 13; Muskat Color 22 w/ Vivaldi Color 8

Muskat
Garnstudio
100% Egyptian mercerized cotton
50g = 100m/109 yds
Gauge: 21 sts x 28 rows = 10x10cm on European needle size 4,
Retail price: $6.50

Safran
Garnstudio
100% Egyptian cotton
50g = 160m
Gauge: 23 sts x 30 rows = 10x10cm on needle size 3.5mm
Retail price: $6.95

Cotton Viscose
Garnstudio
54% Egyptian Cotton, 46% viscose
50g = 110m
Gauge: 23 sts x 30 rows = 10x10cm on needle size 2.5-3.5mm
Retail price $8.50

Vivaldi
Garnstudio
Solid colours: 58% mohair, 19% wool, 23% polyamid.
50g = 280m.
Blends (Vivaldi Special): 76% mohair, 4% wool, 20% polyamid.
50g = 200m,
Gauge: 19 sts x 26 rows = 10x10cm on needle size 4
Retail price: $12.50


So many Drops patterns call for these yarns to be combined, that I thought it might be nice to show how they look when you put them together. I really like the way it makes a totally new fabric. I wish I'd thought of that....

"G'day, Mate!" Meets "Hola, Senorita!"

La Boheme

Fiesta Yarns

A 2-strand yarn—one of 100% brushed kid mohair, the other 100% rayon boucle

165 yards per 4 oz. skein

4.5 stitches x 5.5 rows = 1 inch on US #9 needles.

My Color: Australia

My Source: The Knit Stop, Indianapolis, IN

Pattern: Drops shoulder piece with crochet edges

I was challenged by a friend to make this yarn look good, so I did my best. You be the judge.

A Safari in Paris

Paris

Drops/Garnstudio

100% cotton

50g = 75m

Gauge: 17 sts x 22 rows per 4 inches on needles size 5mm

My color: 55p

My source: The Knit Stop, Indianapolis, IN

Retail price: $6.00

I was surprised by how nice this cotton was to work with. I'm not usually a fan of cotton, but this was a nice, thick-ish, soft yarn, that works up quickly and evenly. To me, that's saying a lot for cotton.

Ice, Ice Baby

Ice "Winter cotton"
Drops/Garnstudio
55% cotton, 45% acrylic
50g = 45m,
Needle size: 9 mm (US 13)
Gauge: 9 sts x14 rows = 4 in. x 4 in.
Color: 03
My source: The Knit Stop, Indianapolis, IN
Retail price: $6.95


I must first confess, I HATE cotton. I do not hate this yarn. It has enough acrylic in it to make it much nicer, to my hand, than pure cotton. It makes a beautiful fabric, suitable for winter wear for those who don't like wools, but equally nice for a quick spring/summer sweater, as well. I was surprised by how much I liked this, and for a cotton-hater, that's saying something!