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NEW YARNS! Searching for yarns to fill my needs I have found a great source that I want to share with you. The yarns will be shipped to you straight from Turkey. All are bargains but shipping is high. Expect your yarn to arrive in about 2 weeks via a door-to-door carrier such as DHL. [the order form will state a shorter time--don't count on it!] I am trying out various yarns and posting the experiences on my blog. PLEASE read it before ordering. I have only used a few so far and there are oodles available. You may order any you wish but I suggest you stick to the ones I can speak for unless you love adventure. My experience with this company is that the service and yarns are good. But this is a new venture. Please let me know your experiences with both yarn and service so I'll know whether to stay connected to this company. I'd love to add your yarn experiences to my blog. How did you use it and how did it perform? Use one of the links below to reach the yarn site.
Click here to visit the entire website called: The Answer Lady's Favorite Yarns
click here to get directly to the kuka merino/acrylic bulky yarn
click here to read more about the yarn on my blog

COTTON-SPANDEX RUN-ALONG NOW SOLD ON ONE OUNCE CONES

a skinny little yarn with a big impact

Cotton/spandex run-along is an inexpensive way to get socks that are comparable to those made with very pricey sock yarns. Run any suitable weight of yarn along with one or 2 strands of this skinny cotton/lycra blend. Treat the multiple yarns as though they were one. It knits very easily without much change from the usual performance of the machine. Washing activates the lycra and socks or sweater ribbing with fabulous memory are achieved. If running with 100% wool yarn, hand wash in hot water to protect the wool from felting and still activate the lycra. One of the colors above should blend with most yarns. Use the free pattern below for your first attempts. It is sized and fully tested for the 60 slot circular sock machine cylinder. Machines and tastes do vary but this is a good starting point at the very least. It may work well with other sizes but that is yet untested. I'd welcome input from any of you who choose to try it and add information.

Another great use for this yarn is to make a standard sweater design clingier. Added to cuffs and hems, it will increase their memory.

The cotton/spandex run-along is sold wound onto recycled cones of 1 oz. yarn weight for $1.50 plus shipping. This makes at least one pair of socks or the ribbing for a sweater if used as run-along. Paypal buttons are below. You may pay by check or money order if you prefer.
tell me your color choice in the "notes" section of the paypal transaction.

First class postage is the best deal for packages of this weight so it is included in the figures below.
ONE CONE $4 including first class mailing

2 CONES $6.50 including first class mailing

THREE CONES $9 including first class mailing

FOUR CONES $11.50 including first class mailing

FIVE CONES $16.50 including first class mailing

The tie front sweater above was made with Zephyr. The felted coat was made with 2/8 Maine Line wool. You may request a free copy of either pattern with your Jaggerspun yarn order

JAGGERSPUN YARNS I now offer you the full line of Jagger yarns. The Maine Line yarn by Jagger is excellent for felting and is what I have used for my last several projects as it is a reliable felter, comes in many colors and is reasonably priced. One strand of 2/8 works in the patterns I developed for circular sock machines. 2 strands run together substitute for sport weight yarn where every other needle is used on the standard gauge or every needle on the mid-gauge. 3 strands run together approximate the weight of worsted and can be substituted in patterns for the bulky using worsted weight yarn. Naturally, you'll always want to make a swatch and felt it to be certain you are getting a gauge close to that in the pattern. Not only may the yarn cause variation, but your washing machine and detergent may do so as well. 1 strand of 2/8 works well on the circular sock machine or standard gauge machine to make warm,comfy, moderately priced socks.

To order Jagger yarns, click the link below to visit the Jagger info site. From the home page, you can access descriptions and color charts for every yarn they regularly make. The site refers to these as "stock". Then e-mail me at kathrynd answerlady at hotmail dot com for current pricing and shipping info. Once we agree on what you need, you may pay via paypal or by check. The e-mail address is written strangely to make it spam resistant. Return it to its normal format to contact me.
click here to see Jagger's Main Line colors
To see a chart that shows yarn sizes compared by number with photos of each yarn, click here

*all weights must be considered approximate. I weigh the yarn on 2 scales. Periodically, these scales are checked for accuracy against the one at the post office. But since all of this is done by me personally and not by an outside agency, the weights must be considered approximate. I do my best to make them consistent and will always tell you what I have been able to knit with the amount of yarn being sold in any put-up.

for a free sock pattern using cotton/spandex runalong click here