The ramblings of an Arkie (Arkansas native) child of God/wife/mother/Gammy/knitter/crocheter/quilter/weaver/spinner/designer. Proverbs 31:13a She seeks wool....the heart of her husband doth safely trust in her....
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Bought yarn for Shrug!
Boy, is it hard to make up your mind on a yarn choice? I had to find a yarn that worked to a gauge of 23-26 sts = 4". That doesn't sound hard, but most sock yarns call for 28-32 sts =4", so those were automatically disqualified. Then I couldn't use sport weight, too big. All that really was available was baby yarns (pastels, yuck) or thick sock yarn. I really had my heart set on a bamboo blend yarn. I found one (Panda wool) in a variegated color, but it looked too springish and I really wanted this shrug to wear this winter with jeans. I ended up getting a thick sock yarn that was 100% wool in a self-patterning of great denim colors. It comes in 400 yard balls. I bought 3 to be on the safe side. I am hoping that it is not too busy. I would post a picture of it, but my son did not explain resizing our digital pictures in a language that I understand.
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The photos look great! I finished one project this weekend and it's a gift of three bib/burp cloth sets. Man, I knit a ton of them using the Mason-Dixon Knitting book. I almost finished off my scarf but decided I didn't like it so it'll have to sit until I figure out how to change it. My pile of knitting isn't getting much smaller. Congrats on your progress! Please figure out how to download the photo of your shrug yarn. I REALLY want to see it!
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