tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post6406944864409190161..comments2024-03-27T06:25:47.232-04:00Comments on Dayana Knits: How To Adapt Shrinktastic Denim Yarn for a Non-Denim Yarn PatternDayana Knitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193314551611780584noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-88459350094833432162016-05-13T22:25:26.118-04:002016-05-13T22:25:26.118-04:00Be careful using vinegar on any fabric trying to r...Be careful using vinegar on any fabric trying to remove a stain. Vinegar is used as a mordant to set colour when dyeing. Can you tell me if this yarn keeps fading. I have been given 21 balls of the original. Just found something interesting. On the ball band it says before washing you will get 28 rows in 10cm (4 inches) and after washing you will have 32 rows per 10cm (4 inches) so that means for every inch (6sts) you need to add one row. Which is what you have come up with. Well done. Thanks for the help with shrinking. My daughter wants a scarf, a wide boofy one, as she puts it and the amount of shrinkage had me concerned. Thanks for the help.Petahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780784818382353696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-35193698255918229612015-11-20T16:19:02.440-05:002015-11-20T16:19:02.440-05:00Thanks so much for the stain advice! I've thou...Thanks so much for the stain advice! I've thought about the tea everywhere and then thought, would that spot be now darker than the rest?! Ugh. Best of luck with the baby jacket -- that's a good way to explore with denim probably. You definitely have a lot of it!!Dayana Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193314551611780584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-90886790300143634792015-11-18T17:58:24.316-05:002015-11-18T17:58:24.316-05:00Hi. I have been given 20 balls of this yarn. 20! I...Hi. I have been given 20 balls of this yarn. 20! I can live with the colour bleed and then it mentioned the shrinkage. Not at one with maths. Any how bit the bullet today and found you. I was thinking of knitting a babies denim jacket, like a real denim jacket and now I know what to do. The tea stain. You can try a solution of 1 tablespoon vinegar to one litre water.Soak the stain for 15 minutes. Could be iffy with this kind of yarn. Or (let's go lateral) make up a strong solution of tea and overdye the whole thing. I've done it before with a coffee stain. Gives it an aged look. Thanks for the help.Petahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780784818382353696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-72256605358174605272015-03-16T18:43:02.960-04:002015-03-16T18:43:02.960-04:00hi Dayana, thank you so very much for your advice....hi Dayana, thank you so very much for your advice. I'm now on the hunt for a new pattern that matches my newly completed tension square! <br />I love your blog and am finding it extremely inspirational - keep up the fantastic knitting!<br />Thanks again, Janisjanis waldronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-64941492680570296042015-03-11T18:16:13.035-04:002015-03-11T18:16:13.035-04:00Hi Janis -- well first I would say... now that you...Hi Janis -- well first I would say... now that you have washed the yarn, you have the pattern world at your fingertips! If I were you, I'd pick any pattern that matches your gauge and forget this Denim nonsense. But, ok ok, let's say you really want to knit this! :) I think you can just do the same thing in reverse. That is, reduce every 8 rows of stockinette to 7 (or knit 12.5% shorter). This requires a little foresight -- you'll need to figure out how many rows you are probably going to knit and then subtract. And if I remember, the Rowan schematics are very poor and probably only show the knitted length, not the target length? Perhaps you will be lucky and can do it by length. Good luck and thanks for reading!Dayana Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193314551611780584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-64871628690234676022015-03-11T15:55:48.397-04:002015-03-11T15:55:48.397-04:00Hi Dayana, I have a similar problem to Michela'...Hi Dayana, I have a similar problem to Michela's. About seven years ago I knitted a cardigan in Rowan denim and wore and washed it loads - to the point that I got fed up with it and in a fit of bravery (or madness) unravelled it. I want to knit something else with it - I have the Rowan denim Katy pattern - but don't know how to do the conversion of washed yarn to unwashed yarn pattern - can you help?!<br />Many thanks, Janisjanis waldronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-19839755834547820402015-01-30T11:50:38.534-05:002015-01-30T11:50:38.534-05:00Hi Dayana great post and great blog!
I must say I ...Hi Dayana great post and great blog!<br />I must say I tried the Rowan Denim once and didn't fall in love with it! Anyway, recently I could put my hands on a copy of the very rare Nectar book by Kim Hargreaves and found out that many patters use the Denim yarn...quite disappointing!!! So I was wondering, did you devise any clever calculation to do the contrary of what you did here, i.e. to convert a pattern originally made for the Denim to another yarn that doesn't shrink? Many thanks, Michela (Italy)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607853909263229740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-15933536248075688512014-09-24T13:38:01.237-04:002014-09-24T13:38:01.237-04:00Another great tutorial, Dayana. You're so gen...Another great tutorial, Dayana. You're so generous with your time and analytical skills - many thanks!<br />-- stashdragonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-6643090115059115692014-09-24T13:36:07.516-04:002014-09-24T13:36:07.516-04:00Ooops! I see someone beat me to the tea-dying pun...Ooops! I see someone beat me to the tea-dying punch. Sorry!<br />-- stashdragonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-39444046642322611002014-09-24T13:34:25.256-04:002014-09-24T13:34:25.256-04:00Try tea-dying the whole garment! At least then yo...Try tea-dying the whole garment! At least then you won't notice the stain. Unless the previously-stained area comes out double dark - could that happen?<br />-- stashdragonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-60165574203209985402014-09-24T11:14:40.348-04:002014-09-24T11:14:40.348-04:00Great idea! My husband mentioned that, too. I wi...Great idea! My husband mentioned that, too. I wish I like the tea color more though, it is very yellow-brown.Dayana Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193314551611780584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-47044462668648026672014-09-24T11:14:10.891-04:002014-09-24T11:14:10.891-04:00Thanks! I'm thinking of making a cabled beret...Thanks! I'm thinking of making a cabled beret next.Dayana Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193314551611780584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-21803099194299836382014-09-24T11:13:31.240-04:002014-09-24T11:13:31.240-04:00Actually, when I washed it, the denim color faded ...Actually, when I washed it, the denim color faded more and the tea became more obvious, lol!Dayana Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193314551611780584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-38290428910763349312014-09-24T11:12:15.018-04:002014-09-24T11:12:15.018-04:00I am certainly tempted now -- my library has this ...I am certainly tempted now -- my library has this book, too, and it may be introduced to the photocopier very soon. Check out the awesome fade on this Ralph Lauren, I wonder if this yarn could achieve something like it: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/460352393133483933/ (and hey, are those tea stains too??)Dayana Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193314551611780584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-32741121602036073132014-09-24T09:31:07.398-04:002014-09-24T09:31:07.398-04:00Excellent post! Lots of humor :)
I am VERY curio...Excellent post! Lots of humor :) <br /><br />I am VERY curious to try denim yarn now - thanks for the informative lesson! Your top looks fantastic - I do love how the stitches pop!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-19369977246776897082014-09-24T09:26:41.111-04:002014-09-24T09:26:41.111-04:00You are brave! The only piece I knit in Rowan deni...You are brave! The only piece I knit in Rowan denim was a pair of baby pants that just shrunk a little bit, as expected, but I hated knitting with it. I found it coarse and rough on the hands. So I don't think I will ever try a full size sweater anytime soon. Your top is lovely though, I like the miltiple pattern and lace effect of that tee. And sorry for the tea spills, I'm not sure how best to remove this. Maybe it will disappear with time and multiple washes. Hope it does.miss agneshttp://readytoknit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-46074470997943612422014-09-24T09:22:15.851-04:002014-09-24T09:22:15.851-04:00I can't decide if I want to kiss or curse you....I can't decide if I want to kiss or curse you. I have shied away from the Kim Hargreaves denim patterns because of this shrink phenomenon and now I don't have an excuse anymore because you provided me with MATH. Much like a good pair of jeans, I love how the top faded (and the shot of the beer in one cozy and yarn on the other is fantastic).Yelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513062012309461001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-56277164112512351672014-09-24T09:19:52.383-04:002014-09-24T09:19:52.383-04:00I absolutely agree. And that was good for me, bec...I absolutely agree. And that was good for me, because for some miraculous reason the stitches at the waist seemed to cinch in more than the stitches at the hips... it was like no-think waist shaping! Most people can't see the tea until I point it out. Then they see the tea. And only the tea, lol.Dayana Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193314551611780584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756650113719377578.post-16033101437890766622014-09-24T09:15:21.131-04:002014-09-24T09:15:21.131-04:00Great experiment! :) I love this design in Denim.....Great experiment! :) I love this design in Denim......and think it was the openness of the stitches that made it shrink in width. A solid knit like the designs in The Next Generation....just shrink up.<br /><br />Darn about the tea.....Anne, LlifeLackaDaisiCalhttp://www.lifelackadaisical.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com