Sirdar Just Bamboo

cazzie · Sirdar Just Bamboo

This looks interesting Very Happy

Fi

Wonder what it would be like to knit with?

Some lovely colours.

cazzie

Diannes say it is "lovely and soft"

Fi

Want some of that, don't know what I would knit with it, maybe just fondle it a sort of comfort thing.

Be good for bad days at work!!!

cazzie

I'm tempted to try it - there are some patterns on there as well

Oops that link didnt work - you need to click on the 'just Bamboo pattern page' box at the bottom

Jo028

My LYS had this in last week. It feels lovely & soft. Packaged on a cone thingy, so it's not got good sqeezability, one for stroking only!

Catknit

Cazzie, its just arrived at the Knit Tin, if you want to stroke before you buy, Julie also has Sublime now and the yarns and patterns really are sublime!
I'm not sure if they're on the website yet since Julie was on her own last week and hadn't had the time to do it when I popped in on Friday.

cazzie

A trip over the the KnitTin might be in order Laughing

Although want to keep my pennies for SKD day as well Very Happy

Might have to persuade DH to give me money for my birthday.......

KnittingLadybird

Do you think it's on a similar line to the swtc oasis bamboo stuff?
I mean in the way it's made up...the tape looking, knitted tube strand.iygwim

cazzie

I havent tried either - calls for a bit of market research Laughing

Anna

I noticed this yarn today and thought it looked interesting. There are some nice patterns as well. I agree with Cazzie, market research is called for!

Anna

Bumping this to the top because I complete my market research and bought some of this today. It does feel nice and soft and though I was worried that the colours weren't "me" I found that colour #114 (Oriental Blue) is a lovely shade of blue-grey, but with slightly lilac tones to it in some lights. 6 balls just fell into my arms, along with a pattern!

I succumbed to the Cast-On-Urge and have managed to knit enough to compose a report. It produces a lovely soft fabric, with a beautiful drape and a slight sheen to it. I'm really looking forward to wearing the finished garment. While I was in House of Fraser, which is where I bought the yarn, I had a fondle of the Rowan bamboo, which although it felt a tad softer and had a wider range of colours, is also twice the price. My garment would cost over £10 more if I'd bought the Rowan and when you haven't much spare cash then that's an important consideration. I did wonder how much the cardboard insert to the Sirdar ball affected its squeezability, the Rowan one being card-less, therefore more squidgy. I would have to feel the Rowan yarn knitted up to compare them.

This is definitely a positive addition to the Sirdar range and I hope it doesn't disappear too quickly, as many nice fashion yarns do. That's a question; why is it the nicer "fashion" yarns that disappear quickly while the nastier ones tend to hang around for ages being insulted by all discerning knitters Laughing

Edited to add a pic of the Just Bamboo knitted up. It's not very good picture, but I thought you may like to see it anyway.

pictish

Thanks for that bit of selfless research there Anna Cool

It does look lovely and a much better price than the Rowan. I'm hoping my little wool shop gets it in. That's a lovely pattern too.

terri

It looks really nice Anna!!! shame I've started my stashalong Sad

Hopefully it'll stick around for a while though Very Happy

Jo028

Thanks for the 'research' Anna. It looks lovely knitted up, looking forward to your finished top. I love that one too. (I've got very boney collarbones, so it's not for me).

Jobo

That looks lovely - I really really like the pattern you are doing Very Happy

Fi

That looks lovely Anna.

Your so kind doing this research for us all!

Anna

The things I do for my friends Laughing

Something that I forgot to add is the yarn can be a teensy bit slippery, so perhaps would suit bamboo needles rather than metal ones. It's very slippery on my 5.5mm needles, but everything is slippery on those for some reason Rolling Eyes

I keep meaning to replace them with another pair, but I forget until I need to use them. Silly me!

Auntie Noo

Great review Anna, I don't know how I managed to miss this post before!!!

I wonder if we should have a place for yarn reviews???

Glynis

It looks like an interesting yarn.
You've chosen a lovely colour there too!

terri

I keep popping onto knitwell and looking at the bamboo yarn Embarassed

Sirdar have a few that look nice which are new! the peru looks good value, wonder how soft it is Confused

I will add though, that I have been good and not ordered Wink

melody yarns

Talking of bamboo, does anyone know what bamboo sock yarn is like??

terri

oooohh, never even heard of it!!!!!!! Confused

melody yarns

I think opal do a bamboo mix - very soft apparently. I'm thinking for my Dad and Matthew - the not-wool-please-it's-itchy members of the family Rolling Eyes

terri

I've some swt bamboo, and thats nice and soft!!!! Confused

KnittingLadybird

Regia bamboo looks very nice....just trying to find a uk stockist lol

Jo028

Bamboo sock yarn is lovely to knit with, really soft & not itchy at all, but it does have a large %% of wool in it.

mogiebear

Bought some of the Sirdar Just Bamboo in MacAree's yesterday at £3.10 a ball, only to see that John Lewis have this and the Sirdar Luxury Cotton at £2 a ball! Big difference in price that. (might have to go back and get some of the cotton from Lewis's now).

Glynis

I really like the idea of the Sirdar Just Bamboo, and I may not resist much longer.

Before I go spending my money I thought I'd ask those of you who've done the market research. What do you think? Go for it or forget it? Smile