Kureyon experiments continue

Well, I have tested many, but concluded that the closest breed to Kureyon I have found is Columbia. However, my dye experiments felted both batches a bit so my spinning really was lousy. I got singles and they appear to corkscrew, but lay perfectly flat when knit. They are too thin. I think if I start from the fleece, dye, then card, I will be getting better results. I take it as a good sign that the Columbia wants to felt so well. The 'closed eye feel test' tells me the fiber is the same. And plucking a single fiber from both yarns are perfectly alike.

Lazy Kate - question

What is your favorite kate?

I have built a ton and own a Schacht and Ashford. I still get wicked spin-back and sometimes snap my yarn, especially when reeling it off to wash it.

Help!

Noro Kureyon part 3

This is the Kureyon I have been examining, #102. I measured my skein roughly using a fingertip to chest measure and then I would tie off to hold that spot. My length is approx 30" and I list by lengths in the order I found the colors.

So, 9 = 9*30=270" or 22.5 ft or 7.5 yds.

Kureyon is listed as having 109 yards per 50 g skein according to Yarndex. My rough measurement got me 94.6 yards, so I must have varied a bit in my fingertip to chest measurement, but not much.

If I use color alone as a criterion, I would try reproducing the feltable Kureyon with a feltable Romney. Elemental Affects has a great selection of color blends that would lend itself well to this application. They have the half mixed colors that make the wonderful transitions you see in this yarn.

orange 9
hot pink 9
light pink 9
magenta 9
orangey pink 10
orange yellow 9
peachy pink 9
lavender 9.5
blue/green/lavender/orange 7
salmon 8
orange 9
blue 10
blue pink 6
end of skein.

There was a knot at the beginning of the blue/green/lavender/orange mixed section, probably foreshortening that section.

Noro info part 2

I am still working on the Kureyon. So far I get the color repeats to be about 270" or 22.5 ft. And I get about 1.5 stitches per inch of yarn or 405 stitches per repeat. I am using Kureyon 102 and am only have tried one ball so far.

From the Eisakunoro page:


And the new Noro felt and machine knitting yarns look yummy:

Noro Kureyon Yarn - sheep breed and repeat

Anyone know what sheep breed Noro Kureyon is made from? And does anyone know the repeat length between colors?