I need help finding a yarn ......

Rosie · I need help finding a yarn ......

I looking for a yarn to knit a jumper for my DP cant find it online to show u all sorry. But the patterns in Donegal Tweed Sirdar DK 20 st guage.

I cant find a yarn that he would wear & that i can stand to knit HELP

What he wants is a speckly yarn he wants BLACK but im thinking too dark so something with flecks in it or colour ??

Maybe Denim Tweed but the colour he likes best is vintage (black) sigh

I just keep going round in circles with this Sad

its also got to be machine washable too.

Any ideas people ??

cazzie

Havent checked what colours they do but what about the Lanark yarns?

Rosie

Hmmm nice colours there even the right sort of flecked look i wanted but they r not machine wash are they ??? He is gonna be doing all the washing from jan & is bound to boil wash it !!!!

pictish

You can still get the Sirdar Donegal occasionally on ebay Rosie tho not seen it in a dark shade Confused

It's machine wash I'm sure. Can't think of anything else at that guage tho that is flecked and machine wash. Debs might know!!

cazzie

Shame that the Sirday Donegal Tweed was discontinued - I have three balls of Red but really wished I had more Smile

pictish

There's some in mink here - 10 balls tho she might have more. Not dark tho Confused

cazzie

I think Noo has knitted a CPH in the Donegal Tweed

pictish

Terri did too Cool

franney

Hmmmm, i found some nice "superwash" wools when i was looking for the red aran weight, there should be some links in one of my posts, i'll go see if i can find it Wink

edit:
I did find it Very Happy

It's on this website - Dragon Yarns
I can't link to the right page cos it's done with javascript but if you go to "wool" then "all natural yarns" then scroll down there's a couple on that page Very Happy

Hope this helps x

Auntie Noo

I did indeed knit a CPH with Donegal - your memories are amazing ladies! It's lovely wool but not incredibly warm.

I can think of some nice superwash yarns but none with flecking in!

Are you on ravelry? Maybe it'd be worth looking at a pattern like CPH (Central Park Hoodie) if it's the same tension and seeing what people have subbed, as it's such a popular pattern there a likely to be hundreds of variations out there. Sorry can't help more.

murdo

Rosie, look at Cygnet dk superwash
http://www.modernknitting.co.uk/

according to manufacturer its 19stitches and machine washable
http://www.cygnetyarns.com/superwashdk/superwashdk.htm