Last night I hunkered down in bed with one of the patterns I'm hoping to make, this simple sweater (#15, "Trui met 'tie & die' effect") from the '04 ete catalogue:
I was making a lot of progress in understanding the pattern, but what I could not figure out was the technique used in achieving that fading tie-dye effect (which is difficult to detect in the photo, but trust me, it's there). I spent like 45 minutes reading and re-reading, and re-reading, trying to figure out where the heck in the pattern it told you to use more than one ball of yarn. Also puzzling were the suggested amounts - 4 balls of one color, 1 ball of the other. Finally, I just fell asleep confused and sleepily cursing France. This morning, however, I checked out the yarn called for, which is this:
Um, yeah. Self-patterning yarn. Heh heh. Sorry, France.
Posted by jess at March 18, 2005 2:45 PMyeah i think that's the onde yarn. i have some in that color to make a pullover in the famille 2004 catalog. it's been discontinued but you can still get it here
http://www.urbanknitworks.com/item1300.htm
Posted by: thuy at March 18, 2005 3:43 PMthat's funny. it's the little things. i like the sweater. will you pose like the model also?
Posted by: lynette at March 18, 2005 4:37 PMYou got it...Phil Onde....crazy stuff. But like thuy said you can still pick it up. I will look around. I actually know of someone who has a few balls but I don't know about the colors. I would love to try it out too!
Posted by: Sarah at March 18, 2005 4:38 PMgood to know this stuff is still around! the last time i used a phildar yarn - exotic - it was also discontinued, and i think i read that steppe is being discontinued as well. sheesh! phildar yarns come and go like new york tourists.
Posted by: jess at March 18, 2005 5:08 PM