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My rayon and wool from Newton’s at the TKGA market in Oakland.
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It’s starting to come in! Here’s the huge cone of yarn (and swag) from Little Knits.
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My order from handpaintedyarns.com. I thought this was going to be worsted weight — what am I going to do with all this laceweight?
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So I was going to take a picture of my Silk Corset (all 3 rows of it) with the Noro Spring Garden, but then BR kicked me off the computer (he’s got to play his Civilization 3 you know) so I’m stuck with the photos I’ve already downloaded to Flickr. So, I’ll put up [...]
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More yarn! I just got back from the TKGA Fiber Arts Market in Oakland, and with my subscription to InKnitters, I got 6 back issues, as well as my free copy of Cast On (I’m not only collecting yarn, but magazines and books recently). I didn’t find too much in the way of yarn [...]
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I think I mentioned this before, but I hate swatching! Probably why I usually don’t do it. I have spent, what, 3 days swatching for my silk corset. I started at 6s, then went _up_, not understanding why my stitch count was going _down_. Then some very smart person on our Silk [...]
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The swatching continues (now up to size 8 — I had better get gauge with my Silk Garden, or I guess I can just use the Andean Silk that’s on the way). I do like the rib pattern, but am ready to get started!
I am definitely bingeing on yarn. I don’t even remember [...]
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Just a quick swatch update, since I got work from both of my jobs today and I’m still sick and exhausted so I should go to bed soon. This morning I was all gung ho to swatch with the one skein of Noro Cash Iroha that I have and was just about to spend [...]
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I’ve never been one to swatch, but I expect the Silk Corset is going to be difficult so I want to make sure the yarn will fit this time, so I’ve spent my last couple of days swatching for that project as well as starting and screwing up others. Here’s my latest tally:
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Damned Elann! I just figured out you can search by yarn color, so I looked for all the black, “blacks”, and “reds” that they have, and, $100 later, I should soon be the proud owner of the most gorgeous-looking Classic Elite Gatsby in Charcoal, a black with white flecks Aran weight yarn. I also [...]