I have recently cast on quite a large project. It is a coat. I bought the yarn about a year or more ago from John Lewis so I paid full price for the yarn. I know, don't faint.
It is in a Debbie Bliss book called 'Winter Essentials' and it is called Camille. I really love the pattern and was so excited about the yarn. It is such a good colour.
I have to say that now I have started I am a little disappointed with the yarn. I am using Debbie Bliss Donegal Chunky Tweed. As you can seen, it comes in skeins so I wound it into a ball first. Within the first three rows I got a knot. I really hate this. I don't mind a knot if the yarn is really cheap, but when I have paid a lot of money for it, it really bugs me. This is not my main complaint though.
My main complaint is the way the yarn behaves when you are knitting with it. It twists up. It is really difficult to describe but it seems to twist more than it should so that every couple of rows I have the hang the needles and knitting from the thread for the yarn to unravel it. It is a real pain. I have never had this before, although I don't have an extensive knowledge of different types of yarn. I read on fridica's blog about her Debbie Bliss yarn unravelling but mine is the opposite problem.
Is there anything I could have done wrong with the ball winding? This coat is going to take forever if this is going to happen. Has anyone else had this problem before? It has really put me off of DB yarn and knitting this pattern.
Can't help with the yarn, but I love the coat pattern....although I've still only mastered the knit stitch...
ReplyDeleteWow, good for you taking on a big project - the coat. I've not used Debbie Bliss yarn so don't know how it acts, but sounds very frustrating, particularly when you'll be using so much of it! Good luck.
ReplyDeleteI hate it when expensive yarn comes with multiple knots. The pattern looks beautiful though. Can't wait to see some pictures!
ReplyDeleteI'm having the same problem at the moment, not Debbie Bliss though. Take notice which way you turn your work; clockwise or counterclocwise? When you'done a row, just turn your work the opposite of what you are used to, let's say every other 10 rows or so. It makes sense when you know someone's yarn is unravelling... she probably turns her work the opposite than you do.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes... wow... I'd like to see the coat when it's done. I hope you persist to the yarn! :-)
I love that color- it is my favorite! :)
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear you are having this problem, but Mrs. Pollymoggle's solution seems like it could do the trick!
ReplyDeleteLove the coat - can't wait to see it when it is finished!
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ReplyDeleteI bought some unbranded tweedy yarn for my CPH and it did the twist thing too. It caused the fabric to bias horribly too. I ended up winding my skeins into hanks, washing the hanks (which released the twist), and then winding the hanks into balls. It worked but it was a pain!
ReplyDeletesorry to hear about your troubles with the yarn. yarnharlot posted a gasoline smell issue with that yarn a few weeks ago...yikes! but that coat looks really nice. can't wait to see it finished:)
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