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On Aug 23, 2020, at 5:11 PM, Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote:
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Couple ideas. Sorry if this gums up Amy¡¯s email.
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Blue green one was Shawl in a Cake, so it ¡°progressed through the colors. The more random one was sock yarn, just pick the next one out of the bag and knit.
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Both were attach as you go, so lots of ends, but little sewing.
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You can tell my low-rent enthusiasm when my grammar is discarded, so, here we go:?
Me and Melisande, we been working on the Blanket of Calm, from Casapinka. Ahem.
We're approaching it differently,? but we've both found that small squares work up quickly enough to be very soothing,? and also that there's a lot of fun to be had arranging the squares.?
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Date: 8/23/20 7:46 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Yarn talk!
Oooh. ?So pretty. And the planning to make it work.... ?I *LOVE* this idea.?
Laura
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Connie, what about a mitered square blanket? With squares 20 stitches on a side? Fade??
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Lise,?
Good to know! ?I¡¯ve never tried it before. ?Martha Stewart carries it in her online store so it can¡¯t be too bad. Lol
And as you say, bargain retail therapy is oh so good. ?$6 bucks for all that yarn and in a pretty colorway, too. ?
I might even do something with little crochet granny squares..... ?but crochet takes a LOT of yarn. ? ?
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Yarn Bee is typically really nice stuff, wvwn leaving aside the price point.
Retail therapy at that price, who could criticize?
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Date: 8/23/20 4:38 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: [yarnmongers] Yarn talk!
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?
Ideas?? Here¡¯s a pic.
Connie
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