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Grand-moogi
Seriously Hooked
Australia
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 Posted - 05/09/2012 : 04:50:57 AM
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Have you ever started knitting something and immediately decided it was yuk? We wanted some tea cosies so I grabbed some wool from stash and cast on. It is ghastly acrylic stuff. Feels like knitting with a chamois. Should I even bother?
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anderknit
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 05/09/2012 : 06:42:20 AM
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NO, do not bother! If you don't like the yarn and the project is not "speaking to you", move on! I say there are too many wonderful patterns and yarns (in all price ranges) to waste time on something that isn't working for you.
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.' " |
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marjotse
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Sweden
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sherrya
Warming Up
USA
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Posted - 05/09/2012 : 4:54:41 PM
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emmyc
Chatty Knitter
USA
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Posted - 05/10/2012 : 03:45:20 AM
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I also agree and just get rid of the yarn while you're at it!
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Ditzy Girl
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 05/10/2012 : 07:07:58 AM
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NO move on to something you enjoy.
I just frogged yesterday a project I just could
not get my head around. The yarn is wonderful
so I have to find a great project for it. It is lovely not having the project nag at me.
n
Zola, Seattle, Wash.
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Grand-moogi
Seriously Hooked
Australia
773 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2012 : 4:24:01 PM
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OK that is all very good advice. Thankyou all. I won't even bother frogging it. It can go in the bin.
I knit a hug into every stitch |
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Relliurad
New Pal
Australia
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Posted - 05/14/2012 : 9:47:01 PM
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Don't throw out all the wool though! I like that stuff, and it's nice and fluffy. It just maybe needs bigger needles and all. But don't worry, I can make something with it. :) (I'm a good daughter!)
Daughter of the infamouse Grand-Moogi |
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robinstephanie
Seriously Hooked
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2012 : 8:00:22 PM
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Agreed. Too much yarn; too little time.
Robinsteph
Different is good. ~Matthew Hoover |
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ikkivan
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
429 Posts |
Posted - 05/20/2012 : 1:50:55 PM
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"... so I grabbed some WOOL from stash and cast on. It is ghastly ACRYLIC stuff ..."
Okay, what am I missing here? Was it labeled incorrectly?
Donna, with intentions always bigger than her available time. (OkieDokieKnitter on Ravelry) |
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Grand-moogi
Seriously Hooked
Australia
773 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 02:28:47 AM
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Didn't read the label. Bought it ages ago to use as a possible trim on something.
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technikat
Gabber Extraordinaire
592 Posts |
Posted - 05/26/2012 : 5:54:52 PM
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ikkivan,
I gather in Britain and some other English speaking countries they say "wool" instead of "yarn" no matter what the fiber content. It's confusing to us Americans.
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ikkivan
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
429 Posts |
Posted - 05/29/2012 : 5:15:24 PM
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Aha ... now I think that does sound familiar (using "wool" for the word "yarn"). I had forgotten that; thanks for the reminder.
Sometimes I have knit with yarn that I wish had been wool!
Donna, with intentions always bigger than her available time. (OkieDokieKnitter on Ravelry) |
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Grand-moogi
Seriously Hooked
Australia
773 Posts |
Posted - 05/29/2012 : 9:32:04 PM
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Ah yes! thanks for pointing that out. I am conscious of the sweater/jumper thing and stocking stitch being stockinette and I am sure there are others but I had not really averted to the wool/yarn thing.
Thanks.
I knit a hug into every stitch |
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geniaknitz
New Pal
USA
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Posted - 05/31/2012 : 06:42:00 AM
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And if the yarn is fine and the pattern is fine but you hate the color, DON'T knit it!
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KrazyKim
Chatty Knitter
USA
240 Posts |
Posted - 05/31/2012 : 09:50:00 AM
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If the yarn and pattern are nice, and your item is already finished, how about over-dyeing it? Easy, and the choices for color are vast!
I'm glad the OP's daughter has rescued the yarn from the bin. There must be a reason that Grand-Moogie was attracted to that yarn in the first place. There's got to be an appropriate project to fit it... or maybe it just needs to be mixed with other yarns, so it's less prominent?
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KnittingCommuter
Chatty Knitter
USA
278 Posts |
Posted - 05/31/2012 : 6:16:39 PM
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I also won't finish a project that I am not enjoying. I feel just a teensy weensy bit guilty when hundreds are saying on Ravelry that such and such project is a great fun knit...and I find it incredibly ugly and boring. It's even worse when you absolutely HATE the yarn also. I have one of those hidden in the corner right now waiting to be frogged. It's amazing how we all look at things so differently but wonderful at the same time that each and everyone of us is unique.
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lisastitch
New Pal
USA
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Posted - 06/11/2012 : 9:21:32 PM
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Grand-moogi
Seriously Hooked
Australia
773 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2012 : 04:12:04 AM
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My trouble is that I feel guilty about it. I will not throw out yarn (see I have learned to call it yarn when I mean stuff that you knit with) no matter what. I feel I must do something with it. I will not even throw out yarn that my Mum bought a few years before she died and she has been dead 34 years.
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emmyc
Chatty Knitter
USA
123 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2012 : 03:55:13 AM
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What about knitting a toy/stuffed creature? I have a bag or acrylics for little things like that.
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Grand-moogi
Seriously Hooked
Australia
773 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2012 : 8:29:33 PM
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My daughter seems to like it. She says she will use it for something.It is a gorgeous colour.
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Shall I even bother?
