Bulkier yarn

[Brisen]

I'm looking for bulkier yarn for making hats. My lys only sells one weight of wool yarn, and it doesn't say on the label what it is. It says 20 sts = 10 cm (4") on 4 1/2 mm (U.S. 7) needles; 223 yds/204 metres; net wt. 3 1/2 oz./100 g. It seems to be about the same as what most of the yarn I see is. I've used two strands together to make thicker hats before, but I don't like the way it looks with a varigated yarn, since the colours don't match up. I would like to find some plain/natural yarn that I can dye. Any suggestions? I'm in Canada, btw. TIA

[alliwenk]

Well, here in the states, one can usually find Lion Brand Fisherman's wool at most craft stores. It is dyable, though I am not sure that I would call it bulky. I love Brown Sheep's Lamb's Pride Bulky. You could just buy a natural color & dye it BUT it does come in lots of great colors and is pretty inexpensive. Doing a simple search should give you a few stores. I get mine at patternworks.

Allison

[norcalmommy]

what about cascade eco wool? It comes in natural wool shades, from off white to oatmeal to brown, so you could get darker colors from dyeing the darker stuff. I haven't knit with it, yet, but the gauge says 3.5" per inch on size 10 needles, so it's a bit bulkier than worsted. I got it at my lys, and I've seen it on-line at lots of places, so you shouldn't have trouble finding it.