Sidenote: This is the third of three new weekly features on my blog. I will be featuring and reviewing a different yarn each week. Some will be established yarns, some new yarns. Tune in each week to see what I’ve picked!
TML in Venetian
I thought I’d start this new feature with one of my favorite yarns: madelinetosh tosh merino light. This was one of the first madelinetosh yarns I used, and I immediately fell in love with it.
I’m not normally a big fan of single-ply yarns, but this one is spun tightly enough that it doesn’t seem as fragile as some other single-ply yarns I’ve used.
One of my favorite TML projects has been my first-ever sweater, a lovely blue cardigan. The yarn was a pleasure to work with, and the pilling is reasonable, especially considering how soft the finished product is. I have to run a sweater shaver over the cardigan after every few wears, but there are fewer pills each time.
Self-designed shawl using TML in Tart
The yarn also works very well in shawls. Being fingering weight, it’s heavy enough to make a warm shawl, but light enough that you won’t overheat while wearing one. I’ve made three so far, all different types of pattern, and all of them held up nicely with blocking, and the yarn shows off the stitch patterns beautifully.
Overall, I give this yarn a 9.5 out of 10.
I *highly* recommend this yarn (as long as you’re knitting socks, since the fiber content is 100% merino, so there is no nylon in it for strength) and I will definitely be purchasing more (to add to my already large stash of it).
Pros:
- Colors, colors, colors – This is by far one of the best things about all madelinetosh yarns. She dyes so many gorgeous colors, you’re almost guaranteed to find one that works for what you’re making. I also like that the colors are complex – she doesn’t just have, for example, “black.” There’s black with red undertones, black with green undertones, black with purple undertones, etc.
- Consistency – The spin is very consistent. Many single-ply yarns can be a bit thick-and-thin, but TML is pretty consistent throughout.
- Strength – While I wouldn’t knit hard-wear items like socks from it, the yarn is strong enough that I don’t feel like I’m going to break it by looking at it the wrong way or by blocking my finished piece.
Cons:
- Color matching – Since this yarn is hand-dyed in relatively small batches, it can be a bit difficult to get skeins that match each other exactly. I’d recommend shopping for the yarn in person if you need many matching skeins, as you can compare individual skeins for the best matches. I’d also recommend alternating skeins every other row when possible if your skeins don’t match perfectly.
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