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Whatever holiday it is, I got yarn, and that’s what counts.
Happy post-Christmas let-down! We’re in that limbo between Christmas and New Year’s where many of us have children to entertain for a solid week. I fear that a visit to Chuck-E-Cheese is in my near future. To take my mind … Continue reading
A Knitter’s Thanks
It’s Thanksgiving in the USA, and I like to take this time to think about all the things for which I am grateful. The part of that I want to share with you: things I am thankful for, as a … Continue reading
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Never look gift yarn in the mouth
…or something like that. A very good friend of mine invited me to a “Yarn Riot” sale about a week before Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool. I was both working and saving my pennies for the orgy of yarn shopping I … Continue reading
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Fall getting you down? A short rumination on the moods of dyers.
Evidently a lot of independent yarn dyers are getting sad that fall is approaching. I received yarn from three clubs today. Here they are: Now, I love grey, but this is a little uncanny, don’t you think? All three of … Continue reading
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Admit it – you would have done it too.
Today, through the power of connectivity, I bought Wollmeise while sitting on the toilet. You read that right, folks. I bought Wollmeise while engaged in quite antisocial bodily functions, about which I will say no more, so it’s safe to … Continue reading
WOLLMEISE!!
Whew! I just caught a Wollmeise update at The Loopy Ewe!! I just so happened to catch the mention on Twitter (which didn’t send a text to my phone, oddly, until well after the fact). My first couple of choices … Continue reading
Color me exclusive, limited time only!
As if we need more enticement to buy sock yarn, there seems to have been an explosion lately of “limited edition” hand-dyed yarns from the larger dyers. Some companies have paired with shops to offer “exclusive” colorways (Lorna’s Laces with … Continue reading
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Is there a local chapter of YCA?
I think I’m addicted to yarn clubs. Mostly sock yarn clubs. I first joined a yarn club two or three years ago. Last year I belonged to 4 or 5, some monthly, some bimonthly, some occasional. Most are time-limited, but … Continue reading
A Glimpse of Comfort
This arrived in my mailbox today. It’s a skein of Three Irish Girls McClellan Fingering in the colorway Glimpse. This is a very special colorway. The amazing Sharon the Yarnista created this colorway in honor of a mutual online friend … Continue reading
No, don’t throw me in that cashmere patch!
I don’t know about you, but I have noticed a rise in the number of cashmere-blend hand-dyed sock yarns recently. As far as I can tell, this falls into the category of Good Things, especially since, for the most part, … Continue reading
