This is my Submission for the Spin Challenge
Spin Challenge #1- Animals Smell When Wet
The challenge for this yarn is to spin a yarn that meets the following criteria:
1. Is waterproof/water resistant
2. Is NOT made from any animal fiber
3. Is knit/crochet-able and wearable
By: Steph Nericcio
Stitch Ewe Yarns
Yarn Title: Spring Showers
The Supplies
The Supplies:
Ball of white twine - cotton/poly
White plastic grocery bags
Iridescent Christmas Tinsel
Horrible nylon costume wig
Plastic Pink Sparkle Fiber
The Yarn
Spinning the plastic bags turned out a lot softer than I had expected. I used the white twine as a core and spun the bag strips around it adding randomly parts of the wig, tinsel and pink fibers.
I think from this picture this yarn looks so snugglely. Hard to imagine that it's 100% ( well at lest 98%) water proof. I'm pretty happy about the out come, now for the test...
Knitablity
It Knits!!! And since it is waterproof, I knit up a little shower cap.
I figured the band had to be tight to hold up the hair and not let too much water in. I have a very small head so I casted on 45 stitches onto size 10.5 circular needles. I knit in the round until the piece measured 3". Then I stitched on the plastic top. Quick and easy.
The trial run. It works surprisingly well. Just as good as a store bought one, I always have stray hairs in the back that I miss anyways, but the yarn is waterproof.
Non-Animal, Waterproof, Knitable, & Wearable - YES!
