To experiment with this yarn, I decided to work the Seashore Kerchief pattern by Churchmouse Yarns. It had been in my Ravelry queue for awhile, waiting for just the right yarn to appear. I decided to take a chance with the Kimera yarn and see what happened and OH do I LOVE the results. Kimera was an absolute delight to work with. There were no issues with knots, splitting or tangles in the ball. The Seashore Kerchief pattern was very quick, I think I completed it in a single day. It was well written and very easy to understand and work. I am delighted with how the kerchief turned out, my only criticism would be that I would have preferred it to be a little larger, as there was not enough of a tail for it to be tied or wrapped around my neck. If I make another one, I will either cast on extra stitches or knit on larger needles with larger yarn. (NOTE: I did not check my gauge, so it is possible that my gauge was off, which is what resulted in the smaller size.) What I ended up doing is just sewing the ends together, as I wove in my ends. It is loose enough to slip over my head, so it works perfectly. I love the decorative cast on edge and the kitchener BO at the neckline was a unique finish. I had not previously worked a shawl in this manner and as a designer I am always interested in new techniques for finishing or starting projects.
Definitely a pattern I will work again or will use as a template with a new pattern stitch.
A few months ago, I entered a contest on Facebook that was hosted by Jimmy Beans Wool. They were promoting their Beans for Brains scholarship, so for each share on Facebook and Twitter, you received an entry into the contest. I won one of the prizes and received a box full of yarn in the mail. One of the types of yarn in the box was Adriafil Kimera. This is a 100% Egyptian mercerized cotton, DK weight yarn in a variety of fun variegated prints. The balls of yarn look very unusual with their speckled sections of color, but oh did it knit up in a wonderful way.
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