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Glynis · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:55 pm Post subject: Regia Hand Dyed

I saw some of this in town today. It looks really pretty, and good value too.
I can think of a number of uses for this Smile

http://www.getknitted.com/acatalog/Regia_Sock_Yarn.html

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cazzie · Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 4792 Location: Northants

I was looking at this earlier on e-bay - there are a few shawls (and other items) knitted in it on Ravelry.

http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/libr...a-regia-hand-dye-effect/projects.

Its another reasonably priced stripey sock yarn Very Happy

(I do like self striping stuff if no one had noticed Laughing

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franney · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:22 am Post subject:

Very nice, i like the shades and it's only £8 for 100g! Bargain!
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ClaireUK · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject:

I've just made some socks from this. It has beautiful colours and a sight sheen to it but......it is splitty and rather loosley twisted so the socks are already pilling and I've only worn them twice!!
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pictish · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:44 am Post subject:

It looks nice but it's a bit worrying if it pills so quickly Confused

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franney · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:33 am Post subject:

Oh Claire, that's not good! Sad

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FatCat · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:12 am Post subject:

that's not good Sad

Strange though, because Regia yarns are usually so good and hardwearing! Wonder whether it's true of that particular range of yarn overall or whether you just got a bad batch Confused

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ClaireUK · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:06 am Post subject:

The makeup of this yarn is completely different to their regulat yarn. It is made up of a very loosly twisted centre core which is the coloured bit. It is then plied with a very thin black strand of nylon-ish stuff (technical term LOL) as thin as sewing cotton which gets caught in the needles to cause the splitting.

I would definately use it for a shawl or something not hard wearing - but not for socks. I made 2 pairs - 1 in the green colourway and one in the pink/fushia colourway and they are both the same. They are also baggy as this yarn doesnt have much spring to it.

Verdict - beautiful yarn but not a sock yarn IMHO

I will put a photo on my blog so you can see it knitted up, but the photo is before wearing.
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franney · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:02 pm Post subject:

Ah i think i get what you mean, thanks Claire!

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