I ordered some new yarn Friday and waited for it to come. It did come in a timely manner, Yesterday (8/12/08) but I am so disappointed in my purchase. I tried to step out of the box just to work with somethingnew, this is the result.I ordered a yarn called MODA DEA Curious and this is what the skein looks like and a small swatch looks like. I knew absolutely nothing about this yarn when I bought it but I see why it was clearance priced. Because it's clearance priced of course I can't return it so I have to make it work. Whoa!!! Hear that Tim Gunn, I'm gonna make it work.
But wait...there's more. I ordered another brand as well, 
Lion brand INCREDIBLE. This is a beautiful yarn, excuse me TAPE, but what to do with it other than a scarf, coasters, placemats, hmmmm.
Both of these are what they call 'tape' in the bulky weight group. I looked them up on the Internet and pretty much the only items being made with either of these is scarves. I don't think I'll
be needing that many scarves!!
Anybody with a better idea let me know. I would definitely appreciate it.
Keep stitchin'
14 comments:
Hi Bejai, I think the Curious would make some neato throw pillows. You could do a matching afghan, where you take some smooth afghan yarn that matches and make squares--maybe with some popcorn or puff rows?, give them a border of Curious, then join the squares into a ghan.
You could make a cute cardi, or robe, of a matching smooth yarn and then use Curious for the collar and cuffs.
I've seen people make some nice looking belts and bags from the Imagine ribbon yarn. When you work it tightly it almost looks like raffia. A friend of mine used it for a mesh market bag and gets lots of compliments.
oops sorry, I meant to say Incredible, not Imagine!
Actually, the Incredible makes wonderful crochet anything... the fabric it makes is quite lovely. And the ribbon is so pretty, you don't have to do any special stitches-- plain single and double crochet is beautiful.
My mother loved it so much, I made her a remote control holder, complete with beading and tassels, from it.
I've seen the Incredible in a knit sweater carried with Moonlight Mohair using a really large hook... perhaps carrying the Incredible with the Curious and a very very large hook might make a nice loose drapey fabric for a sweater/cardigan/shrug sorta thing...
The curious reminds me of Patons Silverlash, which you actually need to put with another yarn to make it work correctly.
You could used the MD in a hat or as trim for mittens, hats or toys... how about a cute orange hedgehog??? As for the LB incredile I have seen several people make this bag:
http://patbythehook.blogdrive.com/archive/56.html
It comes out really cute! I now want to make it since I have some extra in the stash!
You could also make a lovely shawl with the tape yarn. Good luck! Hope you have lots of new ideas to make with the yarn!
EEEK!
I have to agree with Lady Aramanth regarding the curious, pairing it with another yarn would probably make it work better. As far as the Tape... maybe as a contrasting texture in a piece... but, not the entire piece?? IDK on that really. I have some ribbon yarn that I didn't know what to do with for the longest time, so I've decided to make a pillow with one of the colors in it & then join & crab stitch around it for a border with the ribbon.
I've used the ribbon to make a shawl, a hat- doesn't have much give but looks nice, and a bag. I've still got more stashed. I've seen a pattern for a nice loose open tank but haven't gotten to that project yet.
Hi Bejai, there is a jacket pattern in the Plus Size Crochet: Fashions that Fit & Flatter by Margaret Hubert made with ribbon yarn that is stunning. It made me want to go out and buy some!
I made a purse out of Incredible. I lined it and put a zipper on it and I've been using it exclusively for a year now.
HI Bejai, I use yarn like the Moda Dea to crochet on flip-flops. Makes them nice and soft.
Sorry guys,
I've been very busy and just getting around to reading my blog messages. Thx for all the suggestions. I think I'm going to use the Mo Dea as trim for an afghan. I have not made an afghan since my college years, the '80s.
Hi Bejai!
There's a cute vest pattern using a tape yarn in Doris Chan's Amazing Crochet Lace book. It uses 4 balls of Moda Dea Ticker Tape. Plus she has a robe (Risa) in there that uses Tess' Designer Yarns "Microfiber Ribbon" (5 hanks). I have it marked as a someday pattern. :) Oh! There's another top in there that has a swirl effect that actually uses Incredible (6 balls). So, if you can get your hands on her book, it may give you some more ideas! :)
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