Ah. I learned about the fiber a few years ago, and bought a skein of it when I visited Alaska. That was the hardest-won yarn I've ever had the pleasure of working with, and some of the loveliest. I'm currently working on a liner for a hat using yarn that's 75 percent qiviut, 25 percent merino- bought it off eBay a while ago. Since I also have a skein of yak yarn, I will probably be using that on the outside of the hat- why use normal fibers when you've got stuff like that on hand...
I said to myself, 'She's never gonna be able to afford enough yarn AND the plane ticket!'
True. If I ever did spend that much on qiviut, it would be because I was moving to the Arctic and planned on using the resultant product to STAY ALIVE. Besides, the patterns I'm most interested in for underwear, while not for long johns, use a very nice silk / wool blend that's significantly cheaper. They'd be found here.
Ah, see, I've never had any reason to know about that. I did, however, find a way to cool off almost to the point of shivering in mid-afternoon in South Florida which doesn't involve air conditioning....
Right, whereas I, being a psychotic in full rejection of her warm-blooded southern Italian heritage, have devoted most of my attention to ways of keeping myself insulated and warm, ever since my third grade classmates got me hooked on Antarctic exploration by giving me a copy of The South Pole Ponies by Theodore K. Mason as a reward for participating in the PS 221 Storytelling Contest.
Re: Too much <i>Due South</i> exposure, m'self.
Ah. I learned about the fiber a few years ago, and bought a skein of it when I visited Alaska. That was the hardest-won yarn I've ever had the pleasure of working with, and some of the loveliest. I'm currently working on a liner for a hat using yarn that's 75 percent qiviut, 25 percent merino- bought it off eBay a while ago. Since I also have a skein of yak yarn, I will probably be using that on the outside of the hat- why use normal fibers when you've got stuff like that on hand...
I said to myself, 'She's never gonna be able to afford enough yarn AND the plane ticket!'
True. If I ever did spend that much on qiviut, it would be because I was moving to the Arctic and planned on using the resultant product to STAY ALIVE. Besides, the patterns I'm most interested in for underwear, while not for long johns, use a very nice silk / wool blend that's significantly cheaper. They'd be found here.
Ah, see, I've never had any reason to know about that. I did, however, find a way to cool off almost to the point of shivering in mid-afternoon in South Florida which doesn't involve air conditioning....
Right, whereas I, being a psychotic in full rejection of her warm-blooded southern Italian heritage, have devoted most of my attention to ways of keeping myself insulated and warm, ever since my third grade classmates got me hooked on Antarctic exploration by giving me a copy of The South Pole Ponies by Theodore K. Mason as a reward for participating in the PS 221 Storytelling Contest.
Now, about this cool-off method. Do tell.