Sock Yarn With NO NYLON?! | Yarn Review - Mondim by Retrosaria
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2021
- Sock yarns without nylon sort of scared me... until now! In this video, I review Mondim by Retrosaria. This beautiful sock yarn is 100% Portuguese wool and non-superwash and it creates an amazing fabric. In this video, I share all of my thoughts on this yarn!
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Mondim by Retrosaria
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I'm portuguese so when I started knitting socks this was the first one I looked at, it's quite cheap (when compared to imported yarns ofc) my socks tend to felt a little on my heels but no holes so far and Ive used/washed them quite a bit, Ive also made garmets with this yarn from summer tops to sweaters (with mohair) and I definitely don't think you will have hitchy-ness problems unless you are SUPER SUPER SUPER sensitive (bonus with this yarn: I grew up near quite a few sheep farms and I can attest to them being generally very well taken care of, so I'd say animal consicous-people can trust portuguese yarn!) Thanks for the appreciation for the country btw this video was lovely
Wow! Thank you for all of that information and your experience with the yarn.... and for the compliment on the video 💚 I am curious how mine might felt in the more sensitive areas. I wonder if that actually ends up making them a bit more durable in the long run. I can't wait to find out!
I only use 100% natural yarns for socks and never get holes in my going outside socks! I use mostly Socks That Rock which is very high twist and have used this for years. For bed/house socks I use DK or fingering with normal twist and these will wear after 5 years or so but I’m fine with that. I hate nylon and as as being allergic to it find sock yarns with nylon aren’t comfortable and wear unevenly. Nylon is definitely not a necessity and wish more companies would just make higher twist natural sock yarn. I am wanting to try Mondim just wander if it will be soft enough for me (Regia or Opal are too hard).
I absolutely love this wool for socks. I love the feel and the colours and have knit 4 pairs so far. I also find these socks keep my feet a little warmer than ones made with superwash wool. I also made a DK pair by adding Katia Concept mohair which has nylon in it for added strength on my “slipper” sock.
Can’t wait to add more colours to my stash. Love your videos 🤓
Awesome review of this yarn and I look forward to seeing how your beautiful non superwash socks wear.
I LOVE this review! The detail in your description is so amazing! I just picked up two balls of mondim from my LYS recently. I'm planning to knit one pair with just the mondim and another, I want to try to hold with a strand of silk mohair to make them fuzzy and see how the durability compares.
Really looking forward to the sock test. I love Mondim but have only used it to make shawls so far (also worth seeking out the canvas project bags if you can they are lovely)
Great review and your socks look amazing. I am not a big fan of superwash so I am excited to find a substitute at such an affordable price and all those colors. I am thinking of getting the heathered Navy when it's back in stock.
Ooo I'm excited to try this! I love non-superwash and rustic yarns mainly because I am still mesmerized my spit-splicing lol...which might not be so important for socks BUT I would still love to check this out.
I love Mondim - I'm working on a 2nd pair of them right now (and have several more planned). An extra bonus is that it's even affordable in Canada - I got it for $16/ball from a LYS, which is like $12.50USD. Often yarn that's $14 in US is $20+ in Canada. I'd definitely make a garment out of Mondim, once I'm feeling up to a fingering weight sweater...
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this review!! I love socks and hesitate to stray away from 75/25 (I’ve used 80/20 and blew through the heel in one season and I’m a tight knitter). I can’t wait to see what your results will be, hopefully it won’t be too hot to wear for a summer month! Would be good to know if your feet get too hot??
Thanks for this! I’m’really interested in no-nylon non-superwash sock yarn so this is great info to have!
I like cotton so I made myself a pair out of hobby lobby I love this cotton. I love them . Just wash them right with my rest of clothes. Feels great on my feet and they warmer than the store bought socks I wear .
Great review-you answered all the questions I have about a new yarn. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
My grandma knitted socks with an additional thread that she used for the heel and a tip parts, the thread was cotton or nylon, simple one, for sewing🧵.
Looking forward to your results! I always enjoy your podcast.
Thank you so much 😊
This was such a great yarn review. Thanks! I'm looking forward to the update.
Thank you so much!
I just commented on your Instagram, but I'll say it here, too...I just finished a bright pink Winterly sweater using Mondim. I absolutely love the fabric it made and can't wait to wear it in the cooler weather. I'm sure I'll use it for sweaters again 🥰
Thanks for sharing your experience 😊
I appreciate this video and I appreciate you. After learning that a substantial percentage of the plastic in our waterways comes from laundering clothing with plastic (anything synthetic), I've made an effort to only buy and knit natural materials. I was stumped when it came to my sock knitting because of the durability problem, so thank you thank you thank you. I'm giving Mondim a try!
Glad it was helpful! I hope the yarn works well for you! I’ve enjoyed malabrigo sock so, but I’ve always used a nylon blend for the heel and toe.
Caleb, just watched your interview on Fiberchats. You were as open as you always are here and I really enjoyed it. Hope you will continue to do these podcasts for a long time. I always look forward to watching them to see what you're working on and what new products/yarns you will show us. Thanks for all you do!
Great review Caleb!! I knit with Mondim for the first time this year too - one is a secret test knit and the other I used in colorwork socks! I agree with your assessment of the yarn and look forward to your 30 day review!! I would love to knit a colorwork yoke sweater with Mondim one day (shouldn't have to alternate skeins in the body right???). As always, geeking out over your macros lol. Take care, Stephanie
Caleb, I really appreciate this yarn review. I'm definitely going to check out this yarn.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I left a link in the description to the store where I got it. You can also use my referral code for the store to get a discount on your purchase i.refs.cc/GsfWvIC3?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo4NzAwMDg5Mjl9.
Thank you for this review. I look forward to your follow up video.
Thank you for doing the work so we don’t have to! Really looking forward to hearing your results on the 30 day sock challenge! You mentioned working your way up to a fingering sweater- I made Max’s So Basic sweater and am working on my second! It’s v v v straightforward with some short rows and m1r/m1L in the yoke but the rest is a stockingnette dream! Highly recommend for a first fingering sweater project!
Wow! You’re on your second?! That’s awesome! I have a sweater quantity of Brooklyn Tweed Ranch 03 for that pattern… I just haven’t started yet. Haha. Thanks for letting me know your experience.
I love your colour combo. 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you!!!
Just buy like 4 skeins and you can make a So Basic Sweater! :) That's under $60!
Those socks look super wooly and warm !! Thanks for sharing 🧦🧶
You are so welcome!
Oh my that rust made my heart sing. Would love to knit socks in that . Such a color palett to choose from. Thank you fir the reviee!
Thank you for this! I love Mondim! I made a shawl with it recently, on size 4 needles, and love the body and loft (and general squishy coziness) of it. I have actually not tried it for socks, as I am just now venturing into sock knitting. I am definitely considering Mondim for a sweater. I have somewhat sensitive skin, but the Mondim does not feel scratchy at all.
Note: I also made a shawl last year using Retrosaria Mungo. I appreciate companies with strong sustainable values, and who avoid using synthetics.
Oh my goodness ! I am just excited n can hardly wait for the results of the 30 day experiment!!
Me too!! 💚
How have they held up?
Your socks are gorgeous, well made!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for the review! I'm looking forward to the update video to see how they wear!
I am so excited to see how they turn out after the 30 days too!
I look forward to your future report about yout socks and this yarn. I've been given several sock weight yarns but without ball bands. So I'm not sure of the content. I've done the burn and Clorox tests and some seem to be a combination of natural and man made fibers. Mysteries....Best wishes for your month with our socks!
Thanks! How interesting! I've heard of testing the fiber in that way, but I have never tried it. Super cool!
I was comforted to hear that you also have yet to tackle a fingering weight sweater! I’m trying to pump myself up to try it!!
Great review, thanks! This yarn seems like it would be great to make 100% wool socks out of.
Thanks! I do love the ones I made!
Thanks for the yarn review! This sounds like a very economical yarn that comes in many colors. I’m anxious to see how they hold up after your 30 days of wearing them.
You're welcome! I can't wait to share my experiences!
Loved your review of the Mondim yarn. I learned about this yarn through LaBien Aimee at the Edinburg Yarn Festival in ‘19 to knit the LYS cardi by Andrea Mowry. I haven’t knit the cardi yet, but I purchased an additional skein directly from the Portuguese yarn maker this year. I hope to use the yarn soon for a pair of socks like you did in this podcast. Thank you!
How did the 30 days go
Oh wow the yarn sounds wonderful, will have to give it a try, haven't done socks in in awhile, wanting to make some. I actually started knitting and my very first project was socks the pattern was out of a small how to booklet with a green cover it taught just about everything in it of course that was about fifty years ago. The socks came out huge guess I used the wrong needles and yarn but that was ok there just happened to be a large boy that was mentally challenged, my sister's husband brother and his hand and feet were big and they had a hard time getting socks and mittens yup did those too, these two items fit him perfectly. So that was when I first started knitting. Now I know a lot more than I used to, so I can't wait to make more socks after a couple years to try this yarn. Thank you for sharing, I really appreciate your help on and about this yarn. 🤗🤗🤗💞💞💞
What happened as you wore the beautiful socks?
I’m very intrigued by your 30-day experiment! I can’t wait to see how your socks do.
OMG! Sounds good. I have never knit socks with 100% wool. I can't wait to try it and let you know what I think. I may be going down the rabbit hole. LOL.
very excited to see the follow up. I've been so anxious to make socks without nylon because I don't want to spend all this time making something that will end up wearing out and need repairing so quickly. I'd love to hear your thoughts after wearing it for awhile :)
if you want a superwash with no nylon malabrigo and mcintosh both have sock yarns that are superwash and have no nylon. I have made many pairs of socks with fingering weight superwash merino with no nylon and they are worn a lot and wear great.
wow! I have never tried this yarn. Must seek it out. Thanks. Like the heather green
You're welcome! The colors are all so beautiful... I had so much trouble picking just two. Haha.
I love Mondim wool in my socks too. I plan on adding it into a sweater too
I’m looking forward to your results next month!
Me too! I’m starting this morning by wearing them to the gym… which is gonna be an adventure! Hah
Thank you for this review. I’m trying to move away from nylon in socks. I’ve just bought myself a precious skein of Modiim hand dyed by La Bien Aimee before I leave France. It’s stunning yarn. I’m just knitting a chunky sock in a Finnish, naturally dyed 100% wool by Aurinkokehra.
Hi Caleb - thank you very much for your review! I‘m very curious about your test wear! I already knitted some socks with the Mondim yarn. I very much liked the feel and touch of the yarn too. But after wearing my freshly knitted socks I was very disappointed … after a very short period I had holes in both socks. So I repaired them, but after some days of wearing the same thing again: holes in a different spot. Maybe I knitted them too loose, but for me the final opinion was: a wonderful yarn for any other project than socks! So I hope your wonderful socks will be a bit more durable than mine. Then I would give the yarn another try with socks …
thank you so much for sharing your experience! I’m super curious to see what happens.
I have had the same experience with mondim socks also. Sad but true.😢
I love wool and wool socks. I would be thrilled to try this yarn. Especially since it sounds less slippery. I’m new to knitting socks. I’ve tried and stopped projects. Please give me a pattern recommendation for beginner socks! I enjoy your reviews and general information. Thanks! 🧶
Thank you! Check out the link to my website in the description… it links to some of my favorite resources.
Have you researched what yarns The Woolly Thistle has? They are located in the USA that has yarn shipped from over seas. She has a podcast and a website. This may be a cheaper shipping cost with the type of yarn you would like to try.
I love The Wooly Thistle! I got one of her sock bags recently (with a bunch of new-to-me sock yarns to try) and it was so amazing! Thanks for the recommendation though 😊💚
Gorgeous socks! Looking forward to your report on their performance. By the way, for anyone interested in wool yarns with a story behind them, there's dlana and xisqueta yarns, also from the iberian peninsula. They definitely are on my list. ;)
Thanks for sharing! I'll have to check them out!
I just finish knitting a fitted sweater with this yarn and it's very nice to wear - it's not itchy at all.
My husband has large feet and has trouble finding socks that fit. Knitting socks has become my new obsession. I look forward to your 30 day report.
Awesome
I’ve started using silk based yarn to make my socks. All those tiny synthetic fibres being found in soil around the world is very troubling. Synthetic fibres have become such a problem that it’s getting into our food sources now. 100% wool sounds very good to me too. I love using natural fibres with 25% silk to make my socks. Lace weight of course
Hi Caleb - I knit the LYS Cardigan by Andrea Mowry in Mondim - I really love it and could see using Mondim in socks. 🌼
Oh, that sounds amazing! I bet it was so lovely!
Hi Caleb, I am portuguese and also a fan of all that is related to yarn from the shepard that take care of the sheep to the knitting...Rosa Pomar has done an incredible work for portuguese knitting tradition using 100% portuguese wool, that she created. She did an incredible rechearch work .Sometimes she has small lots of wool from small flocks of sheep. I already loved your channel, but I really liked this one because iI think its great that Rosa is known all over and you gave it your atention. I am not her personal friend, just a fan from afar. She will have a new store so if you came to Lisbon check it...the yarns are great, all of them. And most of her personal brand is 100% portuguese wool. Lots of love , this time from the north of Portugal...usually a watch you in Lisbon. ☺
Sounds like an interesting yarn that'll need more investigation on my part.
Love that quilt behind you! Did one of you make it?
The blanket on the ladder? It's just from Target... Just a fairly cheap printed blanket from a couple years ago :-)
@@DrowninginYarn ah…..it looked like a quilt on the camera. I like it!
Caleb have you used Tuku wool? I bought some for Andrea Mowry's Tuku Honey socks and I've tried multiple times to use it to make the socks and I can't even knit with it. I'm so curious how these non-superwash yarns compare to each other as I'm obviously wary about buying more yarn without knowing whether it will be useable for me or not. There is definitely plenty of lovely NSW yarns though that are super soft and don't have the strong toothiness. Any thoughts would be super appreciated!
I haven’t used it! I have been interested in trying it though 😊
Absolutely lovely yarn, I made socks with it but unfortunately one of the socks got lost in laundry pile to standard wash in machine and dryer afterwards. The end for that sock :D They were super warm woolly wool socks. I need to make new ones when I get over this disastrous accident! :D
Oh no! Did it felt?
@@DrowninginYarn Yup, felted sock for a toddler :D So handwash/cold wash recommended! :)
I've wanted to try this yarn ever since I heard about it. I've only found it from another country and shipping seems as much as the yarn cost.my question is what is your local yarn shop and do they ship?
Hi! The store I bought from is in Philadelphia, so I purchased online! Here is a referral link that I believe will get you a discount 😊 i.refs.cc/GsfWvIC3?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo4NzAwMDg5Mjl9
@@DrowninginYarn oh thanks much!
The yarns are GORGEOUS!!
But I'm one of those that can't wear it, I make (& gift) numerous wool items, super wash wools, alpaca, yak, etc I have no problem, but some "toothy" wools I can't even knit with.
Makes me sad because they're so beautiful!!
have you felt it before? it didn’t feel rough to me while knitting with it.
I made 2 pairs last year using the Basecamp sock and Fish Lips Kiss Heel. Wore them both all winter, at home mostly in woolen slippers. One sock now has a hole in the heel, but it’s because one of the strands broke…it’s not like the wool in the area wore out. but I think it’s not bad considering how much I wore them. However it’s the first pairs of socks I knit so I can’t compare them to anything
Thanks for sharing your experience!
I wish I loved this yarn, but I really, really disliked it. I purchased a sweaters quantity from La Bien Aimee for Max's So Basic sweater. From the moment I opened the bag, I knew it was way too scratchy and rustic. Hoping it would soften and bloom when blocked, I powered through and finished the sweater, but no, it didn't soften at all. I was so bummed that I didn't choose Aimee's softer fingering merino instead. I keep looking to see if I am the only one that dislikes it, and to this day, yes, I believe I am the only one that dislikes it. But that's okay, lol.
The socks look fab, love the colours.....I would probably go with a burgundy/pink mix........how long did they take you....x
I love knitting socks. They make fantastic year round gifts but I have never knit socks with 100% wool. So I'd be VERY interested. I wonder howd they keep for camping...
Going to order the yarn from wild hand got a 15 % discount and shipping to my house is $3.80 so added up to $15 and change. Thanks
Oh wow! That's such a steal!
I love Mondim! I would say the only downside is that the yarn makes for slow knits as I can't stop touching the fabric it creates as I knit... Over the years, it has become one of my staple socks yarns. If you enjoy the Mondim, definitely test the Retrosario Vovo yarn as well!
Your socks turned out nice…and like I said before, look forward to your 30 days wearing the same socks video. I predict a heel hole, but let’s see 🤔
I should take bets! haha. I tend to get holes in the toes of my store bought socks. so who knows 🤷🏻♂️
I would be interested in how much you wear the socks without shoes vs. with shoes. I make 100 percent wool socks from my homespun. I find them to be durable, but my family knows I don't allow them to run around in just sock feet. I feel that not wearing a protective slipper contributes to sock damage.
Would you also give us "Brian's Softness Report" (he doesn't have to come on but his opinion is always helpful) when you give us the 30 day results?
I love it when you review yarns but am always going to want Brian's Softness Report because his opinion on the hand of the yarn seems very similar to mine.
That's a great idea! His opinion is super valuable! Thanks :-)
Sounds like a great use of scientific method
haha. glad you think so 😊
When you say sensitive do you mean allergic?
No. Some people just find wool itchier than others.
I knitted socks using 100% merino wool, first day I wore them I got a hole in the heel. Went back to using 75% wool with 25% nylon.