Knit Pick's Shine Worsted
For the past month or so, I’ve been working on a knitting project – huge surprise there. It’s a shrug, the pattern for which is called Verdant. The link goes to ravelry.com, and you may need an account to view the page. I’ve finally finished the project, and I love it!
The yarn I chose for this project is from KnitPicks.com, and is called Shine, which is 60% Pima Cotton, 40% Modal® natural beech wood fiber. I’m using the worsted weight version, available here, and I have to say, I absolutely love it so far. I admit, I’m really quite picky about my yarn, and as a general rule I loathe cotton yarn. But I was intrigued by the Modal, having never worked with it before, and I’m glad I took a chance on this.
Shine in "Marmalade"
I bought eight skeins (600yd) each of Marmalade and Grass colours, so when I finally get around to finishing both shrugs, I’ll have options that go with most of my wardrobe. For the pattern I chose, I actually ended up with two full skeins and most of one more leftover, due to the weight of the yarn.
Pros: The yarn is incredibly soft when worked up, and also VERY warm. It’s easy to work with, doesn’t split or cling or fray. It has a good sheen to it, probably hence the name “Shine.”
Cons: It sheds, a lot. I have orange fluff on all of the clothing I wore while making the project, and on all the shirts I wear the shrug with. It’s also incredibly drapey, which can be either a good or bad thing,
my Verdant as a WIP
really, but as a general rule I prefer yarn with more “bounce.” Also, if you intend to spit-felt the ends together to join skeins, forget it. This just makes it look lumpy.
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