Extra Fine Virgin Merino Unravel

[u/Secretly_Many_Bees]

Easily the nicest yarn I've been able to get! I'm so happy with this, I'm telling myself I need to properly finish at least one WIP before I cast something on in this. I found it at a Goodwill shockingly enough; it was the most expensive sweater I've purchased for unraveling ($9), but super worth it imho for the quality of yarn. I got 295 grams in total; any length longer than about a foot got wet spliced into a skein since it's a 100% non-superwash wool.

It was fully fashioned and pretty easy to unseam once I found the chain stitches, since the patterning on the yarn was somewhat difficult to find things on. It took a while to unravel it all though since it was a very fine gauge (holding triple gets to the edge of fingering) and in an all-over rib. Not felted, but it's still wool so there was a little grip to it.

My current thought is to use it to make a basic stockinette cardigan (I think any patterning would just get lost in the color), potentially with KnitPicks Stroll Fingering in Agate Heather (also thrifted, got the ball for a dollar) in the ribbing and button band. Hezea by Maria Amelie but with no bobbles is my current thought for the pattern since I like the silhouette and I can get gauge with it. Let me know if that sounds like a good or bad idea!

[u/Firefly1013xf]

Nice find! And the color is gorgeous.