The Naming of Yarns is a difficult matter,
It isn’t just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a yarn must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES. (apologies to T. S. Eliot)
During the yarn crawl, I allowed myself a fixed amount of money with which to buy some yarn. Most of the yarn is for me, I think, though some of it might become someone’s Christmas present. For the neophyte knitter, yarns can be overwhelming. A knitter begins with the weight of the yarn. The weight you choose is usually determined by what you want to make. The pattern you choose usually indicates what this should be but there is some wiggle room, if you know what you are doing.
And then we come to the naming. First, there is the brand name. The second name comes belongs to weight and/or fibre blend. The third name is the color, and like Crayola Crayons, these rage from ordinary to whimsical, to esoteric. All the yarn I bought during the Yarn Crawl is fingering weight far, appropriate for socks, shawls, gloves… Here’s what I bought:
1. Brand Name: Bumblebirch 2. Name/fibre: Heartwood (75% superwash merino/25% nylon) 3. Color: Hellebore
1. Brand Name: Blue Moon Fiber Arts 2. Name/fibre: Socks that Rock (100% superwash merino) 3. Color: Pirate’s Booty
1. Brand Name: Blue Moon Fiber Arts 2. Name/fibre: Socks that Rock (100% superwash merino) 3. Color: Dixie Chick
1. Brand Name: Blissful Knits 2. Name/fibre: Platinum Sock (55% SW Bluefaced Leicester/45% silk) 3. Color: Enchanted Afternoon
1. Brand Name: Black Trillium Fibres 2. Name/fibre: Lilt Sock(85% superwash merino/ 15% Mulberry Silk) 3. Color: Butter Beer
1. Brand Name: Three Irish Girls 2. Name/fibre: Adorn Sock (80% merino/20% nylon)) 3. Color: Mairin
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