On Aug 23, 2020, at 5:35 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
?Not my cup of tea but yea you!
On the opposite end of the spectrum, here¡¯s my pandemic knitting: the first border of the Heirloom Knitting Jewel Long Shawl, from Colourmart 2/48 cash silk. I¡¯m on the second border¡¯s edging and it¡¯s going a bit faster now. I wish I was in Shetland again but alas we¡¯re stuck here. Sharon Miller¡¯s newest pattern has the same center I fell in love with in the Lerwick Museum so I may have to knit that too. Since we have. I need of warm clothes here anymore I might as well knit intricate lace.
Amy
On Aug 23, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Connie@... <connie@...> wrote:
?Something to divert the mind....
I haven¡¯t knit anything in forever. I haven¡¯t bought yarn in forever!
But! I was at Hobby Lobby the other day with Katie. She was looking at wedding flowers/decorations and I have NO talent with that. So, I meandered back to the fabric section and bumbled around. Saw a little clearance shelf tucked away in a corner with all sorts of stuff.
There were 3 packages of Yarn Bee Pigment + Fiber in the Quarry Rock colorway. Each package includes 6 balls of yarn in shades from black to grey to winter white. 1.99 each package. .33?/ball of yarn. (Katie didn't even scold me for buying more yarn at that price. ?)
It¡¯s a wool/nylon/acrylic blend. Very soft. Should be sturdy. Each set of 6 has a total of 630 yds. Gauge is 32 spi on a size 2 needle.
I have all this high-end, expensive yarn tucked away and this makes me ridiculously happy. ?
No clue what to make with it! Definitely thin enough for Fair Isle or lace. Some fade pattern?
