Comments on: Aunt Cecelia’s Mohair: The Knit Goes On

By: Noreen

Noreen — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:23:01 +0000

@Karel…thanks. If you look around on my site for one of my knitted hats posting, you will see my glass head. (Hmm, that sounds odd). Anyway, it’s filled with vintage Bon-Bon mohair!

By: Karel

Karel — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:11:16 +0000

Hi, I enjoyed your story. I have 8 rolls of Mocha Brown Bon-Bon Mohair from my grandmothers passing. Is anyone interested in it? mscapstone@yahoo.com Karel

By: Noreen

Noreen — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:44:25 +0000

@Alice…I just checked mine. With a good yank, yes it can be snapped. But it still knitted up quite nicely. These mittens were knitted with two strands, though. I think my Bon-Bon is from the middle-1960′s.

By: Alice Parr

Alice Parr — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:20:05 +0000

I just Googled “bonbon italian mohair” and this site came up. I somehow have acquired the reputation for accepting yarn donations I’m not sure people even think I’ll really make something out of what they’ve given me. They just want to get rid of it, no questions asked, and I do have ways (besides actually knitting with it myself) to move it along. I do have a question about this yarn, which – like me – is no longer young. Can yarn get too old to be useful? Stored to poorly to be good to use. The Bonbon Italian Mohair given to me can be broken with a good yank. Any opinions on whether it’s worth using or passing on?

By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:26:43 +0000

What a well-written story. I loved reading it.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:43:20 +0000

Thanks for your comments, Laurie. For my part, I have an assortment of FINISHED sweaters that don’t fit me anymore. Sigh. Oh the memories, indeed!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:35:14 +0000

Wow, what a cool story! I’ll be Aunt Cecilia’s been watching you glorify her mohair with your donations etc. I too attempted to give in to the mohair rage of the early 70s. Unfortunately before I could finish the beautiful red mohair v-neck with cables at centre front and back and centred on the sleeves I ran out of the lovely red yarn. And then before I got around to buying more yarn, I GAINED weight. Duh! Did I say I was a procrastinating Gemini too? That unfinished sweater has travelled across Canada from coast to coast with me and I have never been small enough to wear it since. I should dig it out and make a pillow or purse out of it. LOL. Oh the memories. ps very lovely mittens.