Comments on: Saved from Cheating! http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:16:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656/comment-page-1#comment-2707 lucia Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:08:51 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656#comment-2707 My knitting group loved 13 of the 15 yarns with different women liking different yarns more or less. There were two skeins that weren't popular though. Since opinions can change after swatching, I'll report on each as I swatch! My knitting group loved 13 of the 15 yarns with different women liking different yarns more or less. There were two skeins that weren’t popular though.

Since opinions can change after swatching, I’ll report on each as I swatch!

]]> By: MonkeyGurrl http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656/comment-page-1#comment-2706 MonkeyGurrl Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:46:47 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656#comment-2706 GORGEOUS yarn. And you get to fondle it for free?! How very fortuitous for both you and the company. And their prices seem to be verrrrry reasonable - I can't wait to see your review. GORGEOUS yarn. And you get to fondle it for free?! How very fortuitous for both you and the company. And their prices seem to be verrrrry reasonable – I can’t wait to see your review.

]]> By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656/comment-page-1#comment-2703 lucia Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:43:28 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656#comment-2703 The yarn has pictures of goats, so I'd bet dollars to donuts the fiber comes from goats. I had to google a bit, because I thought the word "angora" could be used either for the angora from angora goats or the angora from angora rabbits (or the angora from angora cats for that matter, but no one spins that!) Anyway, the "goats" didn't strike me as wrong. (But, I'm an engineer by training, so yarn terminology isn't my area.) In the process, I did learn the difference between cashmere and mohair is the type of goat! (I guess that's sort of like the difference between Vicuna and Alpaca. I think Vicuna's are technically a variety of Alpaca-- though, once again, I could be way off on that. ) The textiles definition page I found calls the rabbit fur "angora rabbit" specifically mentioning the rabbit in the definition. Wikipedia says the angora goat fiber should be called "mohair" and never "angora". I did find a definition page that said Angora came from angora goats--but the domain name ended with .fr. So, I suspect that was translated from French. I'm not sure we can consider a French publication translated to English as definitive on American or English usage! :) Anyway, it does look like American's expect "angora" to be "rabbit". Still, the yarn does look like the angora blends we had when I was in college! You'd see a variety of blends in the late 70s. These included "angora", "rabbit fur" and "mohair". All the soft fuzzy-hazy yarns were really popular. The yarn has pictures of goats, so I’d bet dollars to donuts the fiber comes from goats.

I had to google a bit, because I thought the word “angora” could be used either for the angora from angora goats or the angora from angora rabbits (or the angora from angora cats for that matter, but no one spins that!) Anyway, the “goats” didn’t strike me as wrong. (But, I’m an engineer by training, so yarn terminology isn’t my area.)

In the process, I did learn the difference between cashmere and mohair is the type of goat! (I guess that’s sort of like the difference between Vicuna and Alpaca. I think Vicuna’s are technically a variety of Alpaca– though, once again, I could be way off on that. )

The textiles definition page I found calls the rabbit fur “angora rabbit” specifically mentioning the rabbit in the definition. Wikipedia says the angora goat fiber should be called “mohair” and never “angora”.

I did find a definition page that said Angora came from angora goats–but the domain name ended with .fr. So, I suspect that was translated from French. I’m not sure we can consider a French publication translated to English as definitive on American or English usage! :)

Anyway, it does look like American’s expect “angora” to be “rabbit”.

Still, the yarn does look like the angora blends we had when I was in college! You’d see a variety of blends in the late 70s. These included “angora”, “rabbit fur” and “mohair”. All the soft fuzzy-hazy yarns were really popular.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656/comment-page-1#comment-2702 Debbie Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:07:57 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656#comment-2702 I love angora goats, and angora yarn, but the one doesn't give you the other! I suspect a problem in translation here . Angora fiber comes from angora rabbits, and is super soft, with a halo. Angora goats are where we get mohair. Thanks for the link to the yarn company -- I'll look forward to the reviews. I love angora goats, and angora yarn, but the one doesn’t give you the other! I suspect a problem in translation here . Angora fiber comes from angora rabbits, and is super soft, with a halo. Angora goats are where we get mohair.

Thanks for the link to the yarn company — I’ll look forward to the reviews.

]]> By: Suzann http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656/comment-page-1#comment-2694 Suzann Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:37:42 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656#comment-2694 Very cool. I await your review of the assorted yarns. In fact I am looking for an angora yarn to do the legs on a pair of socks. Foot part in more hard wearing sock yarn. Hey the foot part is inside the shoe. Also an Angora baby hat and booties. Suzann Very cool. I await your review of the assorted yarns. In fact I am looking for an angora yarn to do the legs on a pair of socks. Foot part in more hard wearing sock yarn. Hey the foot part is inside the shoe. Also an Angora baby hat and booties.

Suzann

]]> By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656/comment-page-1#comment-2693 lucia Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:20:12 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656#comment-2693 Yes! The only problem is they want it all for themselves! Yes! The only problem is they want it all for themselves!

]]> By: Marina http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656/comment-page-1#comment-2692 Marina Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:17:29 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/656#comment-2692 Are the cats there to stop anyone from sneaking in and taking your yarn? Are the cats there to stop anyone from sneaking in and taking your yarn?

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