RSSPlease Take Some of this Yarn Off My Hands
June 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Let’s face it, I have no use for bulky wool in Texas. So I beg of y’all who have actual winters to please take some of it off my hands. Along with some orphan yarn and yarn that I’m just tired of looking at. All yarn has been stored in drawers or plastic ziploc bags in a smoke-free, pet-free home.
If you’re interested in any of the yarn listed below or if you have any questions, please send me an e-mail. Prices listed are in USD and include first-class shipping to the contiguous 48 states.
Bulky Wool, Handpainted Yarn.com
100% wool
Bulky, thick/thin single
$15 for the lot
Part of one hank was swatched and ripped out. Others have never been knit.
There’s over 230g here, probably around 340 yards.
I am Starting to Understand Why People Stash Yarn
April 11th, 2008 | 2 Comments
I literally have nothing on the needles right now. Ok, not quite literally, as I have about four rows of a tiny tube knit up after I got it into my head that I was going to design a sock. And then I quit. But beyond that, nothing. Not so much as a baby hat.
I have a couple of toys on hooks, one of which you saw here, but that’s it.
And it occurred to me the other day that I’m just uninspired. The projects out there are plenty inspiring. But the yarn I own…meh.
Book Review: The Knitter’s Book of Yarn
November 24th, 2007 | 2 Comments
Author: Clara Parkes
Publisher: Potter Craft
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Buy The Knitter’s Book of Yarn on Amazon.com
Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday to my US readers!
Potter Craft was also kind enough to send me a copy of Clara Parkes’s new book, The Knitter’s Book of Yarn. I have a healthy appreciation for all things Clara, having been a member of Knitter’s Review almost since the day I learned to knit. But I think I might have passed this one by if I were just browsing in a bookstore or a local yarn shop.
And that would have been a dreadful, dreadful mistake. I’ve read the entire thing cover to cover and I really think that every serious knitter needs to own a copy of this book.
