Wooly Workhorse
Sunday June 28, 2009
Lion Brand Lion Wool, (c) Sarah E. White.This is a nice, basic wool yarn that's easy to work with, with just a bit of a wooly scratch to it, that produces nice, even stitches and a consistent fabric.
It's also a great choice for felting, though your house will smell a bit like a wet sheep until the project is thoroughly dry. It's a good choice for new knitters who need the forgiveness of a wool yarn that doesn't split easily while building their confidence in forming the stitches.
Comments
I find it too scratchy for my taste – have you tried Lion Fisherman’s Wool? I think it is less expensive & a bit softer. Comes in nice big 8 oz put up. My daughter & I used it for Kool Ade dyeing & were very, very pleased with the results. I love the fact that it is undyed. I have supersensitive skin on my hands & feet & tend to react to dark or intense dyes – not all but I never know which ones are going to bother me. And Lion now offers it in a few different natural sheep colors (I have to admit that I am a sucker for natural animal colored undyed yarn of any kind – I have some amazing hand spun black alpaca that I bought form some nuns who run an organic farm/alpaca farm in IN as well as a good sized collection of Bartlettyarn in natural colors [& NZ Wool Pak])