Tuesday, August 09, 2005
how responsible!
I think I'm the last knitter on the face of the Earth to give them a try, but I just placed my first-ever Knitpicks order. I'm proud of myself, too - I stuck to my yarn diet (which I think I never blogged about, but give me a second) and only got three skeins of Andean Silk in cranberry for the Hogsmeade!Hermione set for the Witching Hour auction.
Originally I was planning to use 1824 Wool or something similarly easy-care and practical, but I think poshness (alpaca/silk/merino guhhh) outranks washability in this case, and the Knitpicks was way cheaper anyway. The only thing I'm worried about is whether the cables will look right in the blend, but for $13 and change, I'm alright just giving it a try. ;)
The yarn diet - I realized while moving just how much yarn I have for a person who doesn't have a real stash. Most of it is odd single balls that I bought on impulse, rarely enough for a good-sized project. There's not a lot that I have plans for, but I'm trying to knit my way through what I can before buying much more. And, considering that I've been two four different shops in the last five days and come out of it with only a ball of Fixation, I'd say I'm doing pretty well. :D
Lauren posted at 14.28 on 08.09.05
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