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GFTC
Permanent Resident
USA
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 Posted - 04/18/2005 : 07:05:34 AM
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I'm sitting here looking at shopping bags and shipping bags of new yarn that I don't want to put away just yet......I get inspired by looking at it, LOL. So glad I knit up my stash, only to be replaced by a new stash 
With all the new yarns and colors that came out for Spring and all the fabulous sales in the yarn stores, what yarns have you bought lately?
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Knitty1
Chatty Knitter
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 07:30:17 AM
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Last Friday I bought 9 skiens of Berrocco Soft Twist in a Magenta color..........Going to do a cowl neck sweater out of Hip Knits.
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azknitter
Honorary Angel
5539 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 07:31:12 AM
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Soy Silk in a deep rose, just a couple of balls...I am curious to know what it's like to work with. Awfully pricey though!
Trish |
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mokey
Permanent Resident
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meowy
Chatty Knitter
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 07:49:34 AM
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I got some of the "Hot" colors that Sugar N Cream put out :) Hot Green, Yellow, Orange, Pink, and waiting on Purple to be restocked somewhere for a decent price so I can buy some of it too hehe
Made one bag already (crocheted) with the green and some white, just need to add a flwoer or something. Then I don't rightly know what I'll make. Might try some more granny squares for different bag.
- meowy
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RachelKnitter
Permanent Resident
USA
2995 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 09:18:08 AM
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-Deep purple laceweight baby alpaca (I forget the brand)
-2 skeins of koigu in a pinky purply colorway
-Rowan Calmer in black
-Tahki Cotton Classic in cobalt blue (and knitting with it for one day already has my wrist and elbow hurting--grr---I hate cotton)
-Knitpicks Merino Style in Asparagus
I've been really, really bad lately.....
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep; his cupidity may at some point be satiated: but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." C.S. Lewis |
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Monkachia
Permanent Resident
USA
1224 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 10:10:41 AM
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I bought some rowan 4ply cotton in a maroon and some Zephyr for a shawl I wanted to try. Plus I need to whittle down my stash...
All the kitties need a check-up and I can't pay in yarn...
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KnitSSK
Seriously Hooked
USA
656 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 10:26:33 AM
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Lately, I can't get enough of Elsebeth Levold's Silky Wool. I keep finding reasons to buy more. It was one of my favorites before, but now, the new colors are magnificent! Whether they are alone or mixed, they make beautiful projects.
Martha
Wanting to be knitting, not working... |
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franna724
Seriously Hooked
USA
633 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 10:31:52 AM
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I decided to try Lion Brand's Suede. I got two balls of Ebony and two balls of Eggplant. I'm using the Ebony to make a purse for my mom for Mother's Day. So far, so good. It's very soft, and I love the way garter stitch looks (I'm not a garter fan, except in Suede).
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Punctuatedknitter
Seriously Hooked
819 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 10:43:54 AM
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-Nature Spun worsted for felting
-Ribbon Twist
-Rowan Cotton Tape and Linen Print
That's it, I'm making myself wait until May 1 to buy more! |
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chellethinques
Permanent Resident
USA
1431 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 12:03:02 PM
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I have officially given up on knitting anything for spring or summer, so I'm hoping for fall completion, LOL. Some autumny variegated Encore for another Wallaby for one of my resident rugrats and a bunch of coffee colored wool for a cardi for ME have recently found their way home...somehow...
If we are indeed made in the image of our Creator, it stands to reason that we are most like that Creator when we are creating something ourselves. |
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paper tiger
Chatty Knitter
282 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 12:21:56 PM
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| 12 skeins of a plummy Casmerino Aran, with 4 skeins of Classic Elite Beatrice as trim (don't know how to make it work yet). "Kit" of Anny Blatt angora and microfiber ribbon. 3 skeins Noro Daria. |
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sydo
Chatty Knitter
USA
225 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 12:36:46 PM
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3 skeins Brooks Farm Mission Red Four Play silk and Merino---just love this yarn and the colorway--earthy reds--
3 skeins of Madil Rebus in Garnet
I seem to be in a red mood after a winter of neutrals.
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Jane
SustaYning Member
USA
4292 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 12:56:03 PM
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Enough Manos in the Wildflower colorway to make myself a pullover with simple cables. It's such a luxury, but I really needed wanted it, so I can't even pretend that I don't know how it got into my yarn basket.
Jane
"Books are where things are explained to you, life is where things aren't and I'm not surprised that some people prefer books." Julian Barnes
I've updated my album! -- Jane's Pages
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SusanT
Seriously Hooked
950 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 1:31:25 PM
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| 10 Balls of Jo Sharp Soho Summer and 10 Balls of Cotton Glace. Both are for sweaters for myself. |
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DietchGirl
Sustaining Member
USA
517 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 1:37:53 PM
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Just picked up some Berroco Glace from Elann. I didn't check as early as I usually do, and they only had two colors left. Of course, now I'm curious to know what I missed.
What else:
- Skacel Meteora (a nice modal/acrylic blend) in peach
- Mission Falls 1824 cotton in 2 colors
- Fiesta La Boheme in Tequila Sunrise (for a shawl)
Felicia in NYC
"This is mohair." "Mohair", he said and placed the furry ball on his head. "Mohair for me?" - from a very funny moment with my boyfriend in a LYS. |
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xmasberry
Seriously Hooked
826 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 1:55:04 PM
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rowan calmer in coffee bean and sky blue for a summer shirt
karabella frost for the dolman updated that i've been wanting to make
classic elite premiere for a summer/fall sweater
other than that i am trying to knit up some of the projects already planned (meaning i have the yarn and know what i am knotting, i just have to do it before getting distracted with anything else).
holly x
"do what you love, love what you do, leave the world a better place and don't pick your nose" -Jef Mallett
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blazfglori
Permanent Resident
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 3:14:59 PM
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Hmmm....
I bought some Lorna's Laces and Koigu from a fellow knitter here in *stash reductions*, and some beautiful hand-dyed fisherman's wool from another board.
As for everything else I've gotten recently, I've swapped for it.
I've gotten lots of sock yarns along with some bartletts and handpainted yarns.
I've also swapped for some dpn's and circs and some beautiful handmade stitch markers too!
~Lori
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SerMom
Permanent Resident
Canada
6412 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 3:33:57 PM
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I ordered some lacewieght from handpainted yarn, and I'm waiting for my mule friend to bring it up for me. I think I got about 5 different colours, but don't remember exactly, so it'll be a nice surprise. More designs clamoring to get out!
Barbara
Remember, we're self-selecting!
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orangina
Seriously Hooked
821 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 4:05:58 PM
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I just rec'd my first Smiley's yarn order. Enough Filature Lanarota Luxor DK to make a short-sleeved tee. It's a cotton acrylic and was only $1.99 a ball! Looks great so far, the color is called "rust" and was prettier than I had hoped. A bit splitty, but not bad. I'm making the Knitting Pure and Simple v-neck tee. Just started it and it's fun, knit from the top down in all one piece.
I also ordered some Lion Brand Cotton Ease to make a long-sleeved sweater. The pattern:
http://www.estelledesigns.ca/images/FreePaterns/silksweater.htm
The cotton-ease was only 3.99 per ball and is on its way from Joanne's, and I got free shipping! I have swatched it before and really like it.
Guess I've been bargain-hunting lately. I just can't see spending 70 or 80 smackers on each sweater, goes against my grain! |
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Milinda
Permanent Resident
USA
3816 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2005 : 4:54:03 PM
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I purchased some Noro silk ribbon in bottle green to strand with Trendsetter Flora, a confetti twist on a gold thread. It made a most elegant scarf. I am usually not a scarf person, but couldn't resist.
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