Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Gotta li'l problem

I tried all day long yesterday to start a shawl with the silk y'all saw at the retreat. I want a soft, drapey, flowy kinda shawl. Well....single silk didn't work. It was like knitting cobwebs or cotton candy, and I put a lot of twist in it. I tried plying it with sewing thread. Didn't like the results. I plied it back on itself and it knitted up really well, but wasn't very soft and flowy. I am now trying to put my hair back on my head after pulling it all out. Apparently I need some help. Y'all got any suggestions?

2 comments:

Carolyn said...

Hmm... Maybe you can get it soft and flowy if you use much bigger needles. Sometimes that works.

Angi said...

What if you ply it with a very thin ply of something super soft? I have some Falkland Island wool I plied with silk. Both plies are super fine. It knits up very drapey.