[jberg]

Good morning! I have quite a few skeins of pure Icelandic Wool from a friend. It is quite old but I thought it would still be okay to use for something. I was even thinking of attempting a sweater of some kind. Well when I checked it closer this morning I find that it pulls apart very, very easily. It seems to be double stranded but if you gently pull on it it comes apart! Is Icelandic Wood supposed to do this? I'm thinking it has "gone bad" altho I don't think that is the case considering other posts I have read about how long to keep yarn. (I have wool from my mother that is over 70 years old and is just fine.) So. KP experts, what do you think? As a last resort I was thinking of making felted clogs with this. It seems a shame to waste it since like I said I have quite a few skeins of it. My friend originally bought it with a pattern and the hopes of making an Icelandic sweater! It is made in Iceland by Lopi S.F., 100% Iceland Wool, 100g/3-1/2 oz,"Cross Country." And now it sits. Thoughts? Ideas? Thanks so much to you all. You always come through. Happy Needling. jb

 

[Linday]

It pulls apart because it is not twisted. It is more like a roving than a twisted, spun wool.

http://aestheticentanglementz.blogspot.ca/2011/05/knitting-with-roving-part-1-guest-blog_31.html

This might help but if you decide you don't want it, please pick me.

 

[jberg]

Wow! This was a great help! That's exactly how it is!! Thank you so much! Sweater, here I come (someday!). Thanks and Happy Needling. jb

 

[Joy Marshall]

It is very delicate. I had some passed on to me, and knowing it would felt beautifully, I knitted and felted a bag.
If felting, though, you have to watch it very carefully in the felting process because it felts very quickly.

 

[maxjones]

I knitted an Icelandic sweater back in the 60's. It was as you are describing even brand new. When knitted it was just fine. My mother wore that sweater for years.

 

[nanad]

I had some of this that was given to me so I brought it to my yarn shop and my friend spun it for for me -it was then ready to knit-maybe you could do this- nana-d

 

[donmaur]

just knit it but dont tug when you do and if it does pull apart just lay one strand over the other and knit will not pull apart

 

[colonialcat]

I think o0ne sweater i made many years ago is icelandick wool by Lopi i dont remember having any problems with it love the sweater and use it a lot in fall and winter . Have someplace a Lopi pattern book also. that sweater is well over 20 yrs old and still looks like new wash's well in cold water and blocked to dry. does dry slowly but that ok with me

 

[maxjones]

I think o0ne sweater i made many years ago is icelandick wool by Lopi i dont remember having any problems with it love the sweater and use it a lot in fall and winter . Have someplace a Lopi pattern book also. that sweater is well over 20 yrs old and still looks like new wash's well in cold water and blocked to dry. does dry slowly but that ok with me

This was my experience with the yarn, too.