Comments on: Taiga Deluxe Wool Yarn

By: Persnickety Knitter

Persnickety Knitter — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:04:19 +0000

Very interesting info about the bleach test for wool. I have several “mystery skeins” in my stash that I have received from various sources. I will have to try this test to help determine the yarn content. Thanks.

By: lucia

lucia — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:31:33 +0000

I ordered a bunch of this yarn after swatching. I’m going to knit Jim a V neck of some sort. As usual, I don’t know the details until after I design, but the raglan styles I made before fit him so well, I’ll probably make a raglan.

I caan’t wait for them to get silk and cashmere! I think the shawl lovers will go wild!

By: Sherri

Sherri — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 02:48:15 +0000

I had an email exchange from the folks at Taiga yarns last week after I received the yarns I ordered (which I am very pleased with). They said that in a couple of weeks, they’re going to be offering more yarns – I think silk and cashmere were mentioned. They also said they were thinking about doing translations of the Russian knitting magazines that they offer, but that it will make them cost more. And they sent me a link to a website I had already discovered that shows Russian knitting terms (in Cyrillic) and translates them.They seem to be nice and working hard on the customer satisfaction end. I’m glad you called attention to them, Lucia.

By: lucia

lucia — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:43:39 +0000

I’m hoping they increase the range of colors too. I assume that will happens if the venture is a success. Knitpicks also had very few colors when they started.

I’m not surprised to hear you like it at 8.5 st/inch. I like it at just under 7 st/inch but I think that’s near the “loose” end of the nice range. I’d definitely go tighter for cables, and I wouldn’t ever go looser than 7st/inch in stockinette.

By: Agnes

Agnes — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 07:35:18 +0000

Hi Lucia,
I have been a lurker of your blog for a while. I learned about Taiga yarns from you and actually bought some to find out how they are. Result? I am now making a sweater for my husband using the Delux wool. I am a tight knitter and get a gauge of 8.5 sts per inch using 2.5mm (I know, my blog friends already said I was crazy!). I just love this yarn. But I do hope that they would gradually increase the range of colours available.

By: Rena

Rena — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 02:46:24 +0000

A good test for seeing if yarn is wool or acrylic is to burn a small piece, with a candle or on a gas stove. If it melts, it’s acrylic, and if it burns and crumbles away, it’s wool. I have no idea what it does with part wool, part acrylic…but it might be worth trying. I’ve never heard of the bleach test before, but it sounds useful.

Great blog!
-Rena, 15 years old, Knitting Olympics athlete