Bearfoot Yarn Review and Giveaway!

I have recently received a couple skeins of Mountain Colors Bearfoot, one to try out myself and the other to give away! 

Here is the technical info about the yarn:  Mountain Colors Yarns Bearfoot (60% superwash wool, 25% mohair, 15% nylon); 400yds per 100g skein.

When I first opened the package I was struck by two things:  the intense saturation of the colors and the incredible softness of the yarn.  The colors I received are Harmony Sunset (wine/rust) and Lupine (royal/purple/green).  

The yarn has a bit of a halo to it, due to being 25% mohair.  Though this is intended as a sock yarn, I’m not much of a sock knitter, so I can see this being great for fingerless gloves, cowl or shawl.  With 400 yards in a skein, I could definitely make a good sized shawl for myself.

I decided to try out a variety of stitch patterns in the Harmony Sunset skein.  I used a size US 2 needle, but, being a very loose knitter, it is probably closer to a size US 4 for a more ‘average’ knitter.  I worked up my swatch in Stockinette stitch, a knit/purl texture, simple cables, and simple lace.   

In my opinion, every type of stitch pattern looked awesome.  The yarn has a slight halo from the mohair, but it doesn’t affect the stitch definition at all.  Bearfoot is an awesome powerhouse yarn that could handle a wide variety of projects.  Soft enough to be next to the skin, and firm enough (thanks to the nylon) for hardwearing socks.  Since I’m not much of a sock knitter, I think I’ll use the remainder of my skein for a cowl in some sort of lace texture.    

So, the Lupine colorway is up for grabs!  Who wants it?  Leave me a comment and tell me how *you* would use this yarn, and I’ll pick a winner at random on December 6th. 

Big thank you to Mountain Colors Yarns for providing this gorgeous yarn!

http://www.mountaincolors.com