Nylon. The New Fiber Animal.

Big news: Nylon is an animal fiber! Yes! It has to be. I was idly reading the instruction pamphlet for Gaywool dyes, which says: "Gaywool dyes are excellent on wool, mohair, cashmere, fur, silk, and NYLON." Ergo, nylon must be a fiber animal! I love logic.

I discovered Plymouth Oh My! yarn at an LYS. They had a baby sweater model. It has an astonishing softness unlike any other yarn. Several of us just sort of stood there petting it. It's 100% nylon! But all the colors were very baby. I thought: this is perfect for a hooded scarf pattern I've had for months--so cozy and soft against my face and neck. So I bought four balls of white...

and I decided to put Gaywool dyes to the test. I used three colors of the Bush Blend palette: Meadow, Rosemary, and Sugargum. Eureka! It worked!

I had jury duty today, so had some time to knit this stuff. I'm liking it! I'll post a pic when I can get Blogger to cooperate.

So now I'm making up stories about the Rare and Elusive Wild Nylon; the larger, Domesticated Nylon (much admired for its staple length and luster), the Unusual Midget Nylon, found only in Nigeria....