Comments on: Macro Hate for Microspun http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/microspun/ I knit (and crochet!), therefore I blog. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:23:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: feebee http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/microspun/#comment-663 feebee Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:18:07 +0000 http://www.cogknition.org/uncategorized/macro-hate-for-microspun/#comment-663 Wow! I'm so glad I read this. My elderly father wants a cardigan, and I thought this would be good because it's so soft - I am definitely not using Microspun now. Thanks! Wow! I’m so glad I read this. My elderly father wants a cardigan, and I thought this would be good because it’s so soft - I am definitely not using Microspun now.

Thanks!

]]> By: Jen http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/microspun/#comment-325 Jen Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:56:39 +0000 http://www.cogknition.org/uncategorized/macro-hate-for-microspun/#comment-325 LOL! That sounds much like the same conclusions I've come to about both of those yarns! I tried making an octopus toy out of Homespun, and frogged it and started over no less than three times before finally giving up and taking it back. I totally agree about the plastic feeling and how it frays right away....and the Microspun? Don't even et me started!!! I used it to make blanket stitch n a fleece blanket for my daughter, and it was such a nightmare! I finished it, but will never use that yarn again for anything!!! :) LOL! That sounds much like the same conclusions I’ve come to about both of those yarns! I tried making an octopus toy out of Homespun, and frogged it and started over no less than three times before finally giving up and taking it back. I totally agree about the plastic feeling and how it frays right away….and the Microspun? Don’t even et me started!!! I used it to make blanket stitch n a fleece blanket for my daughter, and it was such a nightmare! I finished it, but will never use that yarn again for anything!!! :)

]]> By: lobstah http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/microspun/#comment-33 lobstah Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:54:20 +0000 http://www.cogknition.org/uncategorized/macro-hate-for-microspun/#comment-33 Ah ha ha...I think every knitter has had that experience (of crappy craft store yarn). I also only buy the nice stuff now, in the long run it is a much better buy! That microspun looks like crap, though I agree in the skein it looks nice. Ah ha ha…I think every knitter has had that experience (of crappy craft store yarn). I also only buy the nice stuff now, in the long run it is a much better buy! That microspun looks like crap, though I agree in the skein it looks nice.

]]> By: lella http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/microspun/#comment-37 lella Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:15:38 +0000 http://www.cogknition.org/uncategorized/macro-hate-for-microspun/#comment-37 That was a lot of yarn angst there. What a waste of perfectly good money and time. Microspun is pretty bad stuff and splitty. I hate the stuff and am still looking for a non wool, non acrylic yarn for socks for someone. Homespun has it's uses but they are few. I suspect an afghan might be the one, and I've seen a nice looking shawl made out of it. That was a lot of yarn angst there. What a waste of perfectly good money and time.

Microspun is pretty bad stuff and splitty. I hate the stuff and am still looking for a non wool, non acrylic yarn for socks for someone. Homespun has it’s uses but they are few. I suspect an afghan might be the one, and I’ve seen a nice looking shawl made out of it.

]]> By: Pink Dandelion http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/microspun/#comment-36 Pink Dandelion Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:11:07 +0000 http://www.cogknition.org/uncategorized/macro-hate-for-microspun/#comment-36 LOL! That's great, I was hoping it wouldn't bother you that I said that, but I thought it was cool ;-) Actually my very very first reaction to it was that it looked like those Brach's Neapolitan coconut candies I'd always get in my candy stash at easter. So I guess you did a pretty good job if that's what you were going for *G*. LOL! That’s great, I was hoping it wouldn’t bother you that I said that, but I thought it was cool ;-)

Actually my very very first reaction to it was that it looked like those Brach’s Neapolitan coconut candies I’d always get in my candy stash at easter.

So I guess you did a pretty good job if that’s what you were going for *G*.

]]> By: Yvonne http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/microspun/#comment-35 Yvonne Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:32:50 +0000 http://www.cogknition.org/uncategorized/macro-hate-for-microspun/#comment-35 It's so funny that you say that because that's exactly what I meant to do--make a Neopolitan ice cream scarf! I wound up going with black because I couldn't find a yarn line that had pink, white, and brown in shades I liked. It’s so funny that you say that because that’s exactly what I meant to do–make a Neopolitan ice cream scarf! I wound up going with black because I couldn’t find a yarn line that had pink, white, and brown in shades I liked.

]]> By: Pink Dandelion http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/microspun/#comment-34 Pink Dandelion Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:13:25 +0000 http://www.cogknition.org/uncategorized/macro-hate-for-microspun/#comment-34 If it attracks dust so well - Make some dusting rags with it! ;-) Sorry about your bad experience, and thanks for the warning *L* That's an adorable scarf! If you had only used brown in place of the black it could have been a napolitan ice cream scarf! (that's a good thing, BTW ;-) ) If it attracks dust so well - Make some dusting rags with it! ;-)

Sorry about your bad experience, and thanks for the warning *L*

That’s an adorable scarf! If you had only used brown in place of the black it could have been a napolitan ice cream scarf! (that’s a good thing, BTW ;-) )

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