Question for Knitters

[neadods]

Has anyone worked with Mission Falls cotton? It's on sale at yarn.com at the moment for a price that makes an afghan a possibility, but I don't want to buy tons and find out that it's a pup to work with, a la the Rowan Tweed. (By the way, I haven't forgotten that some of y'all have expressed an interest. I'm going to be up at the Book Thing next weekend and then seeing what's left and who wants it.)

Comments

[swallowedbysky.livejournal.com]

I'm a big fan of Mission Falls cotton. I haven't worked with Rowan Tweed and can't comment on a direct comparison, but it's easier on the hands than a lot of the cottons I've worked with. Generally speaking, I find 100% cottons hard to work with for long periods of time 'cuz of hand cramping but when blended with bamboo, rayon, or even acrylic, it gets easier to manipulate. (In the affordable cotton-blend category, I'd recommend KnitPicks Shine.)

Going up a needle size often helps with the hurts-my-hands thing I get with cotton, so if you like the fabric you're getting with a larger needle, it may help.

Your best bet might be be to see if you can find a ball at one of your local yarn shops and swatch with it. You probably won't get the same dyelot as a Webs order, but for a mitred afghan, dyelot's not a huge deal.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

If it's easyer on the hands than most cotton, it's way ahead of summer tweed because that stuff was so stiff it *squeaked* when I tried to knit it on wood. The colors are stunning, but wow! Like trying to knit with twine.

I've got a skein of Knitpicks Crayon running around somewhere; I wonder if that would have a similar hand to it.