This has been in the bottom of my purse since the beginning of September - it went to Vermont, the office, the gym, the grocery store. It has had Stuff on top. There has been Friction.
It looks pretty damn good.
Classic Elite Wool Bamboo on 4 mm needles. Bamboo is a remarkable material. Though I have a bamboo T that isn't holding up as well - maybe its the wool/bamboo combo?
(I fell asleep at 9 o clock last night. While watching Serenity. Which tells you how tired I was. Woke up at 10:30 to move from the couch to my bed. Only knit about 3 rows on the scarf. So this is all I have. But worth knowing.)
mmmm, that's a beautiful duck-egg blue. i hear the bamboo is really soft, but have yet to try it (it's in the queue, but i dunno when it's turn will be). i keep wondering how the recovery is with a bamboo fabric.
Posted by: anne | 27 September 2007 at 12:14 AM
Wow, that swatch looks great - hard to believe it's been through anything at all. Love the color, too.
Posted by: Lizbon | 26 September 2007 at 10:58 PM
Agreed. Worth knowing.
Posted by: claudia | 26 September 2007 at 10:20 PM
Looks great. It's the segue to....what?
Posted by: Laurie | 26 September 2007 at 07:24 PM
Good to know, as I have a bag of the stuff awaiting pick up the yarn store... Now...what to make? That color is gorgeous!
Posted by: Gina | 26 September 2007 at 02:30 PM
Once again, I'm calling on your guinea pig qualities (i.e. -- you got there while I was still contemplating): was the bamboo hard on your hands? Plant fibers generally hurt like hell to knit (for me, at least) and I've been leery of bamboo, even though it feels so lovely and soft and all. Of course, with the wool blend, that might mitigate that. Do you have problems with cotton (for comparison)? Did you notice any problems with bamboo?
I do love that colour.
Posted by: Marin | 26 September 2007 at 12:51 PM
Love a good durable swatch.
Love a good bamboo yarn, too. Haven't tried any 100% yet (though I have lace fantasies based on some of the lovely shiny ones I've seen...), but my latest sock is a 40/40/20 bamboo/wool/nylon blend, and it's pretty heavenly stuff.
So this is going to be... what?
Posted by: Tsock Tsarina | 26 September 2007 at 11:42 AM
Held up very well indeed. I think that "throw it in the bottom of your purse" test is a keeper.
Posted by: JoVE | 26 September 2007 at 11:03 AM
I <3 the Wool BamBoo. That's what I used to make that Bird Blanket. It was really nice to work with. You're going to love the way it works up.
Posted by: jenn | 26 September 2007 at 10:18 AM