hi all, i am just waiting for my KB infinity loom which i am very excited about as i want to make blankets for my nephews (to go on their bed), and one to my friend and her 2 boys.
i watch a lot of youtube videos of people demonstrating how they are making various projects so i have been watching several on making a blanket / afghan, and as helpful and amazing those people are with sharing their skill, their time and helping us get on with new projects, it’s really rare that they say which yarn they have used but when they do, it’s not yarn I can easily find in the UK.
i have loads of yarn already at home, but i want new yarn, specifically for the first project.
i have looked at several like the Bernat Blanket which is a kinda chenille type, and have looked at several other brands that do a similar type of yarn. the colours available are not really what i’m looking for but more importantly, i read some reviews about how difficult and challenging they are to knit, dropped stitches and things like that. someone did a swatch using the Bernat blanket and a another not the chenille type and the detail if fhe stitches really varied, and there was loseness and dropped stitches. so i am worried about that and for nowm i will leave this type of yarn alone.
but if you have any thought / comments / advice / reassurance / even photos of projects especially if loom knitted, please please share.
until i get the loom i wont know for sure how chunky i can go with in terms of yar
ideally, i want a yarn which is chunky enough so it wont take me 6 months for the 1st one, the biggest thing for me is that the yarn must be very soft, like really soft.
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Caron simply soft £5.49 from Amazon (needle 5 mm)
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Lang Yarns Cashmere - chunky (9mm needles). £31.99 per ball of yarn
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Lion Brand Yarn - Feel Like Bliss - chunky and very soft but not much choice in colour. £4.54 per ball of yarn
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Rowan Big Wool, super chunky, 10 to 15 mm needles. £9.49 per ball of yarn
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Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky, £5.50 per ball of yarn, soft.
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Lion Brand Hometown USA
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Loops & Threads Charisma Yarn
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Premier Yarns - Yarn every day bulky yarn
that’s a list i’ve put together, some i have done some reading on and written a few things but i havent reasearched all of them in as much detail
aorry this is so long but please help me, i just want to make the right decision.
thanks very much!!!