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Varigated yarn pooling

BrendaP

Varigated yarn pooling
« on: December 28, 2020, 12:46:47 PM »
My parcel from Secret Santa aka @CraftyIrish  included a 200gm ball of Aldi's Cotton Candy Rainbow Aran weight yarn which I have knitted into a hat, and added one of the pom-poms from the parcel.

I didn't plan it but have been pleasantly surprised with how the (unplanned) pooling of the colours worked out.
Colour sequence is:
Lilac, white, yellow, peach, lilac, peach, yellow, white, lilac.

96 stitches used just over one and a half repeats so lilac and yellow stacking with peach and white alternating.

On the ribbing this 'half repeat' moved to the left by  2 -3 stitches each round and resulted in diagonal stripes.  When I changed to a bigger needle and different rib pattern I though that maybe the stripes would go in the other direction but actually the colours stacked vertically without any effort.  :loveit:

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The colours in the pic of it on my head are truest - and there is plenty left to make a pair of mittens; Aran weight is much too heavy for gloves.  It will be interesting to see how the pooling goes with fewer stitches.

Brenda.  My machines are: Corona, a 1953 Singer 201K-3, Caroline, a 1940 Singer 201K-3, Thirza, 1949 Singer 221K, Azilia, 1957 Singer 201K-MK2 and Vera, a Husqvarna 350 SewEasy about 20 years old. Also Bernina 1150 overlocker and Elna 444 Coverstitcher.
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.

BrendaP

Re: Varigated yarn pooling
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2020, 13:30:28 PM »

The pooling on 36 stitches is just random colours, which I don't like.
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The hat used just about half of the 200gm ball, so there won't be enough to make a decent length scarf.  So I'm going to use the yarn to make a neckwarmer/cowl.  I'll just cast on however many stitches it takes to use two full repeats and knit a tube until all the yarn is used up. :)
« Last Edit: December 28, 2020, 13:34:27 PM by BrendaP »
Brenda.  My machines are: Corona, a 1953 Singer 201K-3, Caroline, a 1940 Singer 201K-3, Thirza, 1949 Singer 221K, Azilia, 1957 Singer 201K-MK2 and Vera, a Husqvarna 350 SewEasy about 20 years old. Also Bernina 1150 overlocker and Elna 444 Coverstitcher.
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.

Ploshkin

Re: Varigated yarn pooling
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2020, 13:39:45 PM »
The hat has worked well.  This is why I don't like self patterning yarns because the 'pattern' can only come out right with  specific number  of stitches, tension etc. 
Life's too short for ironing.

Kenora

Re: Varigated yarn pooling
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2020, 14:56:21 PM »
Great looking hat, @BrendaP - what pattern did you use, please?
Minding my P's & Q's in Portreath

BrendaP

Re: Varigated yarn pooling
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2020, 17:24:35 PM »
@Kenora   I used this pattern a free download from Ravelry
Brenda.  My machines are: Corona, a 1953 Singer 201K-3, Caroline, a 1940 Singer 201K-3, Thirza, 1949 Singer 221K, Azilia, 1957 Singer 201K-MK2 and Vera, a Husqvarna 350 SewEasy about 20 years old. Also Bernina 1150 overlocker and Elna 444 Coverstitcher.
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.

Kenora

Re: Varigated yarn pooling
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2020, 19:11:08 PM »
Thanks @BrendaP - I'll have a go at it. :)
Minding my P's & Q's in Portreath