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| Written by Barbara Rottman | |||
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The Look Keep a close eye on Filatura Di Crosa’s new Flying, especially if you choose the white color – your kids or significant others will be unable to resist the urge to start a snowball fight. Younger children may think you plucked a cloud from the sky. Flying is frothy, feather light and soft as down. It has almost no resiliency: the fragile fibers are wound around a rigid, threadlike core.
The Feel Do you remember butterfly kisses: fluttering your eyelids on someone’s cheek so they just barely feel the tickling? Touch Flying to your cheek and you’ll be transported to childhood, or will at least feel the comforting stroke of the alpaca and wool in this soft yarn. I already compared it to a cloud; this yarn rates a "10" on the softness scale.
The Patterns None available.
Color Range Not yet available. The white is a natural bright white, wonderful for babies and children’s use or for accents to winter wear.
Working It
What I’d Like to Make with It What to do with a yarn that is so beautifully made and tantalizing to touch? The high loft on this yarn might add more dimension than most women want to risk in knitwear garments – wear it if you can, however. You can also use it as a substitute for fur – it knits to a natural pile and can be effective in collars, cuffs, boot tops, muffs, hats and toys. I make at least one Santa Claus hat every year, and have now found perfection for the band and pompom in Flying. It is so lightweight that it can be wound into the huge pompom needed for the tip of the hat without dragging down the crown. Knit the band on just a few stitches in garter stitch—you won’t get any elasticity for ribbing so go with a soft garter band. I used 50 stitches and increased to 90 when I switched to red worsted for the crown.
Knitting Outside the Box Since it makes such beautiful pompoms, why not make a pompom scarf in Flying? You can wind up fluffy poms in no time at all – make them all sizes and colors and attach to a loop chain. Why drag yourself down with several pounds of yarn around your neck when you can use this lightweight delight.
Blocking It Dry flat. Use cool iron but be careful not to smash or overheat.
Washing It Hand wash in cool water.
Wearability This yarn is not intended for rugged or heavy wear, but is more suited for occasional wear. With overuse, the fabric may tend to sag, bag or droop because it is inelastic and not very resilient. Use it for garments or projects that don’t require form fitted shaping and heavy blocking.
Overall Recommendation Flying is a quality yarn, but does suffer from a somewhat limited range. But for a super bulky yarn, the light weight, softness, and texture earn it a “6” recommendation.
Where to buy Filatura Di Crosa Flying yarn: Yarnmarket.com
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Flying is exceptionally soft but has little resiliency and the loops tend to interlock and stick together. Therefore, it doesn’t knit up with much elasticity. It knits to a very loose gauge (10 stitches per 4 inches) and maintains the delicate softness of the yarn, but has little drape or body. This is not a delicate yarn, but you won’t be able to yank or pull it – doing so just releases the loops from the thread-like core leaving only a wisp of fibers. Use a finer, smooth yarn in matching color for seams. Weave in ends as you go; they won’t be noticed, and you may shred the yarn when you try to weave in the ends after the fact.
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