Confetti Reign - Suri, Pure Suri Alpaca

I've written my own knitting pattern!  I'm on a quest to find a good pattern for 100% Suri Alpaca and apparently that means making it myself.  This is my second hat knitted out of Confetti Reign after a few false starts.  The key to knitting on 100% Suri is to find a pattern and gauge that takes in account the lack of memory Suri Fiber has.  Now why would you want to knit on Suri if there is no memory?  Because it is the most amazing fiber ever!  Ok, I'm a wee bit prejudice but from the raw locks to the handspun creation to the finished product you have your hands on the softest most luxerious fiber ever.  I love my Suri! 

I'm not afraid to blend Suri.  Actually, I believe that you should blend it to get the most use out of the fiber without the frustration.  Adding Suri to other fibers only make them better and adding other fibers to Suri increased the products you can make out of it.

Confetti Reign

The trick I am finding is to have a pattern that won't stretch, too much, when blocking and to also find a gauge that takes in account that the yarn will stretch.  I have to admit that Confetti Reign is the only 100% Suri that I have spun or knitted.  Her color is too perfect to blend and ruin.  This experiment was a skull cap.  When I knitted it, it barely fit on either Bear's head.  That was my intention.  Then I blocked it.  It grew just like I knew it would...now it fits my head.  Before I knit another hat, I want to wear this for awhile to make sure that it doesn't keep growing.  If it doesn't then...Mission Accomplished. If it does then...back to the drawing board.  Regardless, I have the pleasure of combing, spinning and knitting on my beautiful Confetti Reign.

I've been told that weaving 100% Suri keeps the memory because of the process but I am curious how heavy the blanket would be because Suri is deceptively dense. One little bag of Suri can weigh more than two garbage bags of Huacaya.  That's why most of my blends have at least 30% Wool in it.  Not only does the wool give the memory it also creates a lighter product.

So...I will continue the quest for the perfect Suri products.  Wisdom does begin in Wonder and I sure have a lot of questions full of Wonder.