Hi Ho Taiyo

Taiyo

Noro Yarns

40% Cotton, 30% Silk, 15% Wool, 15% Nylon

100 g=220 yds

Gauge: 4-4.5 on US Needle size: 7-8

My Color: 4

My Source: Knit Stop, Indianapolis, IN

My Pattern: Aria by Lynne Barr from her book, Knitting New Scarves

Another lovely blend of colors by Noro. The yarn is soft, but there were several little colorful stick-like things stuck in here and there. I just pulled them out as I came to them. This little scarf-ette swatch was fun to do. If you haven't seen Lynne Barr's book, I suggest you check it out. Very interesting.

Noro Kureyon

Kureyon

Noro

Fiber: 100% Wool

Yardage: 110

Gauge: 5 st per inch on US needle size: 7

My color: #188 - Moss, Purples, Navy, Black, Pink

My source: Knit Stop, Indianapolis, IN

I made this sweater to match the Kureyon socks I made. This is a medium soft wool of beautiful colors, but unfortunately, it has slubs of unspun fiber along the way. To manage these slubs, I just wet those spots and rubbed the heck out of them between my hands to felt them down to the same size as the rest of the yarn.

Kureyon Sock Yarn

Kureyon Sock

Noro

Fiber: 70% Wool, 30% Nylon

Yardage: 462

Gauge: 7.5 per inch on needle size: 2

Just like the heavier weight Kureyon, this sock yarn also has the little slubs of unspun fiber along the way. I used the spit splice method to whittle them down to the right size.

Silk Garden Sock
Noro
40% wool, 25% Silk, 25% Nylon and 10% Mohair.
Yardage: 328 yards
Gauge: 6.5 sts per inch on a US #3 needle.
My Color: S8
My Source: Knit Stop, Indianapolis, IN

This will make beautiful socks and scarves, in a bit heavier that normal sock yarn weight. The color changes are very pleasing and typically Noro.

Noro Tidiori

Tidiori

Noro Yarns

60% rayon, 35% nylon & 5% cashmere

40g= 97 yds.

Gauge: 20 sts per 4 inches/10cm. on size 7 U.S. (4.5mm) needles

Retail Price: $8.80

I'm not a huge fan of Noro yarns, but this one was fun. I started making a swatch, and the colors just kept changing and changing, so I didn't stop the swatch till the ball was done! It's not something you could felt, and the cashmere is not readily apparent, but the color changing makes you want to keep on knitting.