Comments for the Soxophone Player

Comment on Koigu KPPPM P508 by Soxophone Player

Soxophone Player — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:16:52 +0000

It is serious fun. It must be fun dying it too!

Comment on Gothic Knee Socks by Soxophone Player

Soxophone Player — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:15:55 +0000

I think these would be great in stripes. Don’t you hate it when your ideas come faster than your knitting! LOL…

Comment on Gothic Knee Socks by Loretta

Loretta — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:28:49 +0000

I adore these. And think I shall make some in stripes!

Comment on Koigu KPPPM P508 by Leave it to Weaver

Leave it to Weaver — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:07:21 +0000

Wow !!! I really like how you got the striped effect with the colour variation. It must be fun using the Koigu to see what effects you get each time.

Comment on Gothic Knee Socks by Soxophone Player

Soxophone Player — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:25:24 +0000

I’m liking how they turned out. I think I’ll try some other colours too, for a non-goth twist ;o)

Comment on Gothic Knee Socks by LaurieM

LaurieM — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:00:22 +0000

Racy! I like.

Comment on Koigu KPPPM Tips by Soxophone Player

Soxophone Player — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:30:43 +0000

I believe it is 100% nylon. (Nothing on Threadart’s website, or on the labels – but google search suggests this.) There are many many strands of very fine fiber. It is very strong, and also very elastic so will ‘give’ with the yarn – this is one of the traits at attracted me – I fear that reinforcing threads that are not elastic-y would braise against the wool, therefore causing wear as opposed to reinforcing wear. So, I’d be afraid to use cotton thread, for instance.

Wooly nylon is often referred to as Serger Thread, and my understanding is that this is its most common use.

And, as an aside, spell checker prefers “Woolly Nylon” ;o)

Comment on Koigu KPPPM Tips by LaurieM

LaurieM — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:49:51 +0000

I clicked the link to Threadart and they don’t list what the fiber content is for your wooly nylon. Is it just nylon? Why do they call it wooly nylon?

I won’t knit 100% merino socks because they wear out so fast. That takes a lot of beautiful handpaints off my potential yarns list. I wear socks out at the top of the toes. My big toenail cuts right through merino. I don’t often carry along a reinforcement thread. I have one precious skein of STR I could try it out on…

Comment on (almost) perfect by Soxophone Player

Soxophone Player — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:15:40 +0000

No skill… just a little luck ;o)

Comment on (almost) perfect by Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:59:49 +0000

Lovely roses. They are beyond my gardening skills.