Knitting Wendy
Wendy Orinoco Yarn in the US, or an equivalent?
Hello, All!
I just purchased a pattern on ebay for an extremely nifty-looking entrelac overcoat to knit for my wife for her next bir...
Knitting Wendy
Wendy Orinoco Yarn in the US, or an equivalent?
Hello, All!
I just purchased a pattern on ebay for an extremely nifty-looking entrelac overcoat to knit for my wife for her next birthday. I took a look at the yarn recommended on the pattern, and it is Wendy Orinoco Chunky yarn, which I did some research and discovered is a wool/acrylic/alpaca blend. The problem is that I could not find a website that looked as if it sells here in the good'ol US of A.
So my question is, does anyone know if that particular yarn IS available in the USA? If not, what would be a comparable substitute? I'm looking for a nice attractive yarn that is not overly expensive. I'm also curious, are the skein (ball) sizes the same in the US as over in the UK. so if the pattern calls for 14 balls of the Orinoco, will I still use 14 skeins of whatever chunky yarn I happen to use?
I look forward to your help in finding just the right yarn!
Many thanks.
Peace.
Well, there are a lot of chunky weight yarns for sale in the US, but it depends on what fiber content you want in it whose yarn you should get and where you can get it. You may find a yarn shop that will special order that specific yarn for you, if it's still being made, but you'll probably have to buy all of the two bags (20 skeins/balls) that most yarns are put up to shops in. You also won't, most likely, find a mass merchandiser who'll do this for you. Best bet is a shop that stocks other Wendy yarns, because Wendy yarns are available in the US.
Alternate yarns that are reasonably priced: Lamb's Pride Bulky from Brown Sheep--a wool/mohair blend--is widely available and is under $7/ball for quite decent yardage (Wendy's website should tell you the yardage per ball and you'll have to do the math), I believe it's 125 per ball for the LP; Plymouth Encore Chunky, also a good yardage ball, 200 yards I think, which is a wool/acryllic blend (25/75). I could suggest that for other yarns, like Frog Tree and Nashua that both have bulkies, but are more expensive than these two, you google their websites, or check the bulky yarns at www.yarn.com.
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