This week, I received a shipment of vintage yarn from my grandma. It was duchess needlepoint yarn. It is not in the ravelry storehouse, and I had not a clue what to do with it. I didn't really know how much the small skeins would last, so I decided to make a toy. After scouring the toy files, I decided on a stuffed bear. The pattern was easy, quick to work up, and I like the result:
As a matter of fact, it turned out so well, that the creator of the pattern now uses it as an example on the face page of the ravelry pattern. Cool, huh?!
As a brief review of the Duchess yarn, I didn't really know what to expect. I had never really worked with a vintage yarn before. I kind of expected it to be crunchy and blow away the minute that I tried to roll it in a ball. But it held up really well. I guage it to be sport weight. Moth free. Not particularly soft, but not stiff. And resilient. And I had plenty left over. 4 out of 5 stars.
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