ext_39589 ([identity profile] danabren.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] mandie_rw 2012-11-07 04:31 pm (UTC)

First things first - order the yarn and have it mailed directly to me, that is the easiest way.

Secondly, I suggest that you try to use the recommended yarn in the pattern. You want a sport weight (which just tells you how thick or thin a given spun fiber is) but the fiber is also important (do you want silk or wool or a blend?) Sadly, Indigo Moon doesn't currently have any sport weight in stock!

I spent a hell of a lot of time trying to find something that would be a close match, how *vexing* that an art form is so inexact ;)

I offer Fiddlesticks http://www.fiddlesticksknitting.com/silk_sensation.html (needs 100g for the pattern, so 2 skeins) This would be a solid color pair of mitts.

Or KnitRowan http://www.knitrowan.com/yarns/rowan-tweed (I am not a fan of nubbly yarn, but some folks love it) - Also would require 2 skeins. This would be a varigated pair.

Or Color Spun http://www.knitrowan.com/yarns/colourspun Which is a teensy bit finer than the Indigo Moon. That means it would be a teensy bit smaller than the original design. Like ... teensy bit. Also multicolored. Again, need 100g, so 2 skeins.



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