Before I offer up this yarn to someone who can give it a good home and love it as it deserves, I have to admit that I have no idea why I bought it. It's hand-dyed, worsted weight and did look pretty with its green, pink and orange tones sitting in a basket with more muted-toned yarns. It was $25, so it wasn't terribly expensive...or cheap either. I just kind of think its color combination is over the top. I always feel guilty whenever I see it lying in my stash box. I think it was peer pressure that made me buy it; I was with my X-knit (Extreme knitters) buddies, and they oohed and awwed a couple of times over it, and somehow it ended up in my basket.
Blogging friends, please at least pretend to be interested. I'll feel like such a loser if no one responds. "Wow! that girl really has strange taste in yarn. Maybe she should just stick with pink!"
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I would knit something from it, probably not wear it myself, but my daugher who love wild colors and adores pink will be enthralled with the color combo.
Impulsive fiber purchases? I got snookered in to buying lbs and lbs of cowachin fleece when I visited Victoria BC and a friend took me to a First Nations shop's back room and smiled expectantly at me. I knew my responsibility--don't let him down by only buying a little bit of fiber. It is beautiful stuff, but a big garbage bag stuff full of it? I'll never finish spinning it all!
I'd knit something out of it too, although pink and green are not exactly my colours-LOL! But it would probably look really fun in a scarf or shawl or something! I might even have bought it myself!
I don't think I've done any really wild yarnpurchases...but I did buy some rather cheap wool/cotton/acrylic combo once, knitted jackets for both the girls, and frogged it after a couple of years- the yarn grew so much that I could use them myself! They were around 10- and I'm not exactly size small... Haven't been able to use the yarn for anything else!
Holy Cow! I think that yarn is beautiful! Pink & green are such Spring Time announcers - no matter what time of year you're wearing pink & green...plus I love the "barber pole" plying in it, so all the colors play together at the same time -
As for wild yarn purchases...we all do that, my big weekness is sale bins... somehow if its 50% off it looks pretty to me, until I get home and wonder, "Oh dear, what was I thinking?" :) Thanks for such a fun blog!!
Well, I, for one LOVE that yarn. However, I don't really think I'd know how to use it. I really don't have much of a yarn stash, except for sock yarn. I don't really think I've made an impulsive yarn buy (fabric is a WHOLE 'nother story). The reason is that I'm not confident enough to buy yarn unless I have a pattern and know exactly what I will make with it. Anyway, I think you have exquisite taste! ;-)
i think it's happy - so sign me up
for the wheel of fortune spin!
That yarn is spectacular !!! Obviously, I don't knit -so am not a contestant....but man alive it's neat. Take care CS....chat soon.
I sent you all a little gift today....and also am ANXIOUS for me new socks. ;). xo Ann
I think it would make a nice hat and scarf. And it would match all my brightly colored fishing shirts. :)
No judgement from this quarter on impulse buys and things that go home with you though you aren't sure why....Sale bins do this to me or stores that I won't get the chance to visit for a long time....
I love the colours - I could definitely make something nice with it!! Some time ago I bought a large cone of yran in a charity shop .... well, it was just so cheap!! It was manmade, knobbly, probably glowed in the dark ... and turquoise (I know, what was I thinking!!) I gave it to someone who knits childrens' sweaters for a charity, saying perhaps she could use it for the odd row for embellishment - she LOVED it, so some poor orphan is now wearing a ghastly knobbly turquoise sweater .....
That is absolutely gorgeous yarn....I KNOW WHY YOU BOUGHT IT:) My shopping for everything is always impulsive. That's why I have a lifetime supply of quilting fabric, a ridiculous number of china cups and saucers, and some yarn that was 'SUCH A GOOD DEAL' that I could not say no. But I love these colours and I already know what I would make with it:) Just beautiful!
I love wearing pink and green. They're happy colors and happy = good in my book.
First of all - LOVE the new look of your blog. So springy and bright. Puts me in a good mood.
Count me in! Looks like gorgeous hat yarn for a certain little seven year old gal I have running around here.
Oh, and impulsive. Who me? Never!
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WOW...I LOVE the yarn! It's PINK, what's not to love?! LOL! You know how much O love pink... ;o) Seriously, I do think it has great knit potential, and this is very sweet of your to offer up a rather pricey yarn for us all to take a chance on it. Peer pressure on yarn buying... I've not had that happen to me before... Although any foray into a yarn store is dangerous for me too! Since I've been trying to whittle down my yarn stash, I've been trying not to buy--and be careful of impulse buys. A while back I did buy some deep purple mohair, which still has not be used--loved the color but haven't found the "perfect" pattern match--the yarn is almost 2 yrs old in my stash...*sigh*... Thanks for the fun! And LOVE the new banner--it's gorgeous!
LOL....Count me in. I really like the yarn. Yes, I have yarn also that makes me wonder why I purchased it and even worse why I started knitting with it. (I only purchased 10 skeins of it...lol.) It is taking up a pair of my sometimes needed needles.
I can see why you would pick it up. It does remind one of spring. I always get enticed by Lorna's Laces offered each month through Jimmy Beans Wool. Because there are special shades each month I think that I HAVE TO HAVE IT, or else I'll be supremely disappointed. Living overseas for so many years it became automatic to buy something as soon as I saw it because it might not ever come back again. So I have to talk myself off of the proverbial ledge all the time.
No apologies necessary, my friend.
Just save your story for Yarnaholics Anonymous (otherwise known as YA).
I actually think that yarn is fun. My most impulsive has to be some lace weight alpaca that was on sale. I stare at it from time to time...and wonder what to do...Sales always get me.
Gosh- I would have bougth it too!! your rignt, the green takes you away.
that would be a fresh pair of socks for my teen girl.
I gave away 10 balls of a thicker sock yarn the other day (gave it to the school- the kids will use it ) because it´s such a struggle to knit with. It was very sheap and in fresh pink/black, blue/black and lime/ black. knittet one pair of socks and I had to fight to get them off the needles.:-) This is how it goes when the colors seduces you.
I love the colors of the yarn, all my favorites, especially the pinks. Would love to own it. :-)
Hmm, it is very pretty, so I can see why you bought it. I would probably make something for my daughter. I have quite a few impulse buys, but the worst is the $27 sock yarn I bought to make my daughter socks, and I've never knitted a sock before in my life. What little girl needs $27 socks?
Count me in!
I have a very weird scarf knit out of yarn with bits of sari fabric. What was I thinking when I bought that yarn?
I would totally buy that yarn if I came across it - I love the colors! I would make a shawlette out of it for sure.
When I first started knitting, I didn't know about the LYS - and shopped at Michaels all the time. I have tons of sale yarn in all forms of acrylic fuzziness, bobbliness, and featheryness. What was I thinking???
Blessings,
Lisa
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I once ordered 10 skeins of an unknown yarn based on the recommendation of a knit blogger. The stuff is nasty - all bulky, scratchy and lanoliny!! Your yarn reminds me of peonies - very pretty!
I do hope this is my lucky day! I just googled pink and green yarn images and this beautiful picture popped up..........
@BeMoreMommy a.k.a. yarn addict
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