A skein of Soft Donegal Soft Donegal knitted up click each image
to enlarge  Yarn Profile: Studio Donegal Soft Donegal  First
Impressions What's in a name?  Say "Donegal" and most knitters
think of that robust, hearty stuff from County Donegal, spun on
a spinning mule and peppered with colorful flecks of tweed. Soft
Donegal is still made in County Donegal on a mule and peppered
with those colorful flecks of tweed. But instead of the robust
local wools, Soft Donegal is made from super-soft imported
Australian Merino.  My question: Is a Donegal really a Donegal
if it doesn't feature those robust local wools? Or is it like
the blue cheese from Oregon that tastes like Roquefort but has
to be named something else because it didn't originate in the
famous Combalou caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. And I suppose
the bigger question: Does it really matter?  Knitting Up I
received several sample skeins in different colors and wound
them into skeins, encountering nary a knot or snag. I chose a
light blue for swatching so