Small treats and pretty yarn .. I am all in! North Bay Cormo Wool yarns sound and looks very appealing. I do find the lack of a knitting gauge on the label a little odd. But 50 colors to choose from is eye popping! As you say, the knitting projects list keeps growing! Thank you as always for your review with sample swatches!
It actually doesn't bother me that they didn't recommend a gauge on the label. Gauge is such a personal thing—you never really know unless you knit a swatch. And I know from my experience of working for a yarn company that there is no magic formula for the gauge that goes on the label. It might be determined by just one person sitting in the office rushing to make a small swatch on the day the label is due to the printer. In a perfect world, you'd have 4 or 5 people make sizable swatches, measure them all, and calculate an average. But this world isn't perfect, and no knitter is really average.
I hear you Sandi about the time and effort it would take to include a gauge on the label. Just saying a gauge of some kind would be helpful to either a new knitter, or a long time knitter get closer to buying the yarn. I know how different each knitters average tension may be. Everything from straggling the needles, to needles slipping out when grabbing a cold drink! :-) A label can say, 'your stitch gauge may vary'.
I follow North Bay Fiber on Instagram & am glad for your thoughts on the yarn. We were away for 11 days & had more ice cream in that time than I have all week! Good thing I don't keep it in the freezer... it wouldn't last long. I like the Iris Murdoch quote, so appropriate.
The stitch definition of the yarn you reviewed is beautiful! So is your waffle pullover. I love fabric with just enough of something to make it interesting, but still classic. And then there’s smoldering Ella… 💕💕💕
I don't read fiction and pay little attention to the news. It makes me a much happier, well rounded person. I read non-fiction (history mostly), knit, crochet, cook, wrangle dogs and a husband, volunteer, walk, and write.
Wonderful - I have been told anecdotally that it takes a year to completely recover...but everyone is different. This is probably in my future but for now getting along with gel injections.
I got along with cortisone injections for 4 years. My surgeon told me "You'll know it's time when the injections stop working and you are no longer willing to tolerate the pain."
I very much enjoyed the experience. I found Suffolk to be a hearty, sort of rustic yarn and it made a great pullover for working outdoors in cold weather.
I have not tried any of their other yarns, though I've heard great things about their Mountain Merino.
Thank you for the extensive comments on the North Bay Fiber yarn, I really feel like I know how it would knit up for me and would be confident in buyng. I am a new subscriber so I don't know if you have written an opinion on a Mountain Meadow wool yarn? I have one small skein to experiment with and am interested in another experienced knitter's opinion. Thanks Sandi I enjoy your posts. Stay cool and keep knitting!
Small treats and pretty yarn .. I am all in! North Bay Cormo Wool yarns sound and looks very appealing. I do find the lack of a knitting gauge on the label a little odd. But 50 colors to choose from is eye popping! As you say, the knitting projects list keeps growing! Thank you as always for your review with sample swatches!
It actually doesn't bother me that they didn't recommend a gauge on the label. Gauge is such a personal thing—you never really know unless you knit a swatch. And I know from my experience of working for a yarn company that there is no magic formula for the gauge that goes on the label. It might be determined by just one person sitting in the office rushing to make a small swatch on the day the label is due to the printer. In a perfect world, you'd have 4 or 5 people make sizable swatches, measure them all, and calculate an average. But this world isn't perfect, and no knitter is really average.
I hear you Sandi about the time and effort it would take to include a gauge on the label. Just saying a gauge of some kind would be helpful to either a new knitter, or a long time knitter get closer to buying the yarn. I know how different each knitters average tension may be. Everything from straggling the needles, to needles slipping out when grabbing a cold drink! :-) A label can say, 'your stitch gauge may vary'.
I follow North Bay Fiber on Instagram & am glad for your thoughts on the yarn. We were away for 11 days & had more ice cream in that time than I have all week! Good thing I don't keep it in the freezer... it wouldn't last long. I like the Iris Murdoch quote, so appropriate.
11 days of ice cream sounds like a lovely vacation!
Well.... not quite 11 ice creams, but close. lol!
Sounds like a missed opportunity lol.
The stitch definition of the yarn you reviewed is beautiful! So is your waffle pullover. I love fabric with just enough of something to make it interesting, but still classic. And then there’s smoldering Ella… 💕💕💕
Sandi, how is knee surgery recovery coming along?
I don't read fiction and pay little attention to the news. It makes me a much happier, well rounded person. I read non-fiction (history mostly), knit, crochet, cook, wrangle dogs and a husband, volunteer, walk, and write.
Thanks for asking, Jean. It's been almost 10 months since the surgery and I'm doing just great.
Wonderful - I have been told anecdotally that it takes a year to completely recover...but everyone is different. This is probably in my future but for now getting along with gel injections.
I got along with cortisone injections for 4 years. My surgeon told me "You'll know it's time when the injections stop working and you are no longer willing to tolerate the pain."
Thank you for your kind words, Bonnie. I haven't written a review of Mountain Meadow wool, but I have knit with it. I knit a sweater last year using their Suffolk yarn. https://mountainmeadowwool.com/collections/yarn/products/suffolk-worsted?
I very much enjoyed the experience. I found Suffolk to be a hearty, sort of rustic yarn and it made a great pullover for working outdoors in cold weather.
I have not tried any of their other yarns, though I've heard great things about their Mountain Merino.
Thank you for the extensive comments on the North Bay Fiber yarn, I really feel like I know how it would knit up for me and would be confident in buyng. I am a new subscriber so I don't know if you have written an opinion on a Mountain Meadow wool yarn? I have one small skein to experiment with and am interested in another experienced knitter's opinion. Thanks Sandi I enjoy your posts. Stay cool and keep knitting!