Cool Mink Facts:
- There are two main species of mink; the American mink and the European mink. American mink is the one sought after for its fur.
- In all the research I’ve done, it’s pretty clear to me that minks are not to be tamed and kept as pets. Crazy like foxes they are.
My Mink Yarn:
As soon as I saw this on Purl Soho’s website I knew I had to
be mine. Yes, it’s a little spendy, but
Jade Sapphire’s Make Mine Mink is totally worth it just for the experience of
knitting with mink. This particular yarn
made by combing minks* and then spinning the fiber. In my mind, combing minks is a completely
relaxing and desirous job; like I just sit on my couch, watching tv, and
combing minks. In reality, it’s probably
like trying to catch a greased up watermelon in a public pool, but my fantasies don’t need to be bothered by
pesky things like reality.
Texture: It’s like shoving your hand in a cloud
filled with flowers and puppies and chocolate *drool*. 5 Yarngasms
Durability: Delicate.
So, so delicate even in a tight knit. 1 Yarngasm.
Frogability: Don’t do it. This yarn sheds like crazy and will break if
you’re not careful. .5 Yarngasms.
Drape: It’s got lovely drape, but I don’t know that I
would ever use it for anything that requires drape. 3.5 Yarngasms.
My Project:
I knit Monique
Gascon’s Woven Cowl (Ravelry link). It’s
a great pattern that showcased the texture of the mink. It was a quick little knit and I didn’t end
up with any leftover mink.
Hooray on both counts!
I had so much fun knitting with mink that the yumminess
of the yarn made up for the fact that every time I knit with it I ended up
looking like a pack of minks shed all over me.
I can’t state this strongly enough: this yarn will shed all over
you. It will shed half its weight on you
if you let it. You will need to wear
specific mink knitting clothes when you use it.
But it’s worth it.
So worth it.
*Mink or minks are acceptable plural forms of mink. In case you were wondering.
How well would it work for crocheting? Would it be to delicate for the interweave a crochet stitch requires?
ReplyDeleteI don't do much in the way of crocheting, but I think I might work if you use a large hook. With a smaller hook, you'd get more shedding than I did with knitting needles. And believe you me, when I was knitting with this stuff it looked like a mink was sitting on my lap!
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