tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post3554512394249490939..comments2023-10-16T04:24:18.761-04:00Comments on Smoking Hot Needles: Maybe a title will come to me - right now I got nothing!Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088557380015172558noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-84070862319522609562007-03-11T10:37:00.000-04:002007-03-11T10:37:00.000-04:00Too bad about the Koigu socks!! I've been doing so...Too bad about the Koigu socks!! I've been doing some postmortem yarn reviews on my blog - would you be interested in a how-do-they-wear KAL?Elinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447214216998446617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-53966996819455858692007-03-08T13:58:00.000-05:002007-03-08T13:58:00.000-05:00Sorry about those Koigu socks. I have 2 skeins in...Sorry about those Koigu socks. I have 2 skeins in that same colorway in my stash, but after seeing your poor socks, I think I must find another use for them. I've often wondered about reinforcement yarn, but there are so many conflicting opinions on whether it really helps or not.Violiknithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004942641018435912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-70405320555233949642007-03-03T17:15:00.000-05:002007-03-03T17:15:00.000-05:00I avoid merino sock yarn. I have actually managed ...I avoid merino sock yarn. I have actually managed to get a hole in a pair of socks from some very expensive yarn the first time I wore them.Nanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06948903119837942551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-19113902460661025252007-03-02T10:36:00.000-05:002007-03-02T10:36:00.000-05:00I'm surprised your Koigu socks pilled. I knit min...I'm surprised your Koigu socks pilled. I knit mine on 2mm/US #0, and don't have that concern. <BR/><BR/>Where I mess up is when I throw them in the washing machine and use different temps for the wash and the rinse water. The temperature change has caused a little shrinkage. :( <BR/><BR/>Otherwise, they still look beautiful.sweetfigshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278551837920613707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-44171765500937497132007-03-02T10:12:00.000-05:002007-03-02T10:12:00.000-05:00That's so sad about your socks :( They are too bea...That's so sad about your socks :( They are too beautiful just to throw away! Have you ever tried darning socks? Even if it you can just revive them enough to wear around them the house? I have always darned my wool socks...not hand made socks. I find if you darn them as they are wearing thin it is a little easier. <BR/>Then as a last resort you can recyle them by felting them. I saw a piece on Martha Stewart <BR/>http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=stv4070083&layout=martha<BR/><BR/>You are creative maybe you can come up with some other ideas...please don't just throw them away!! :)<BR/><BR/>happy knitting :)hakuchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974995854081488052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-49961702026635455492007-03-02T10:03:00.000-05:002007-03-02T10:03:00.000-05:00Oh No! I have a whole bunch of pure merino sock wo...Oh No! I have a whole bunch of pure merino sock wool and I joined the STR club. The Travelers Stockings that I knit in Nov. with "Gloss" which is merino/silk are quickly looking worn and old - all pilled and fuzzy (no holes yet). Otherwise all my socks have been knit with durable reinforced sock yarn. So maybe this fingering merino will become gloves/mittens/scarves - doubled for hats? It takes too long to make socks to have them look like that after a few months of wear!!<BR/>My only hope is that some of this merino is spun super tightly and if knit at a tight gauge ...maybe just maybe???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-71340262548801192982007-03-02T09:57:00.000-05:002007-03-02T09:57:00.000-05:00Glad the stitch markers are okay.I can't believe t...Glad the stitch markers are okay.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe that those socks are so worn! I had two skeins of koigu saved back for socks. Now I'm going to find sometjhing else to use it for.sgeddeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275763405350309320noreply@blogger.com