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knitpicker
Warming Up

99 Posts

Posted - 01/27/2006 :  09:06:44 AM  Show Profile Send knitpicker a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Top ten reasons to buy yarn:

Doesn’t have to be watered, fed, repotted or pruned.

Doesn’t have a shelf date.

Doesn’t need to be walked, groomed or fed. And it doesn’t shed. Usually.

Doesn’t need a sitter when you go out. Or someone to watch it while you’re on vacation.

Doesn’t need its litter box changed.

Doesn’t raise your blood pressure. Or your bad cholesterol.

Never talks back or asks to use the car and then returns it with the tank on empty or borrows your handpainted yarn socks and washes them in the machine on hot.

Makes a great interior design color splash even if you never use it.

Never changes the channel to a sports program.

And number one: isn’t fattening.

GFTC
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Posted - 01/27/2006 :  09:49:52 AM  Show Profile  Visit GFTC's Homepage Send GFTC a Private Message  Reply with Quote

doesn't have to be cooked





GFTC of NYC

pictures of FO socks:
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WendyB
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Posted - 01/27/2006 :  10:02:50 AM  Show Profile Send WendyB a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Doesn't need its diaper changed.
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Lanea
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4674 Posts

Posted - 01/27/2006 :  10:29:03 AM  Show Profile  Visit Lanea's Homepage Send Lanea a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Will never cost you tens of thousands of dollars in tuition.

Does not date people you dislike just to spite you.

Will never tell you your butt looks big or remind you that you have a pimple.

Has exactly the same taste in music you do, and will never turn off your stereo


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kdcrowley
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USA
4772 Posts

Posted - 01/27/2006 :  10:29:11 AM  Show Profile  Visit kdcrowley's Homepage Send kdcrowley a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Is not represented by other yarns in my stash.

Equal representation of each yarn type is crucial after all.

It also does not whine, hog the remote, forget to call to tell you where it is, drink too much or want sex when you have to get up for an early meeting in the morning.

Let's not forget that it is cheaper than crack, has fewer side effects and keeps you off the streets. That is VERY important.

Mistress Kelley of the Hellacious Sockknitting

Going to He** for buying sock yarn during Lent, but at least my feet won't be cold.


http://ceallachknits.blogspot.com
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mrknits
Chatty Knitter

USA
346 Posts

Posted - 01/27/2006 :  11:05:08 AM  Show Profile Send mrknits a Private Message  Reply with Quote
reasons 1-10: I want it.

Miriam
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gulf knitter
Seriously Hooked

USA
737 Posts

Posted - 01/27/2006 :  11:36:01 AM  Show Profile  Visit gulf knitter's Homepage Send gulf knitter a Private Message  Reply with Quote
And yarn will not tell her first grade teacher that daddy made her lunch today because Mommy was busy sleeping. Sarah.
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samsgrams
Chatty Knitter

USA
184 Posts

Posted - 01/27/2006 :  5:10:37 PM  Show Profile Send samsgrams a Private Message  Reply with Quote
And - if you toss it for a newer version, no alimony. (sorry, i'm a divorce lawyer)





samsgrams
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thatgirlnamedsuz
New Pal

USA
21 Posts

Posted - 01/28/2006 :  2:47:11 PM  Show Profile  Send thatgirlnamedsuz a Yahoo! Message Send thatgirlnamedsuz a Private Message  Reply with Quote
You can have more than one WIP with out having to hide them from each other, unlike multiple boyfriends.
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Knitrageous
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USA
1430 Posts

Posted - 01/28/2006 :  8:54:40 PM  Show Profile Send Knitrageous a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Cause you can't afford not to!

~~~~Jamye

I don't have a problem with authority, I just have a problem with people telling me what to do.
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SpinaYarn
Gabber Extraordinaire

USA
492 Posts

Posted - 01/28/2006 :  10:01:10 PM  Show Profile  Visit SpinaYarn's Homepage Send SpinaYarn a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It insulates the house during winter when you line the walls with it

Its a great conversation starter in any room or business meetings ([:00])

It keeps all those pesky circular needles full and occupied so that they don't tangle up amongst themselves[:00]

knit with joy-
Teyani

www.http://intrepidfiberwizard.blogspot.com/
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Marg in Mirror
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Canada
3143 Posts

Posted - 01/29/2006 :  12:31:58 PM  Show Profile  Visit Marg in Mirror's Homepage  Send Marg in Mirror a Yahoo! Message Send Marg in Mirror a Private Message  Reply with Quote
In addition...
  • It fills your world with colour;
  • It doesn't require a prescription;
  • and
  • It has no calories!


-- Marg in Calgary

TLWKOTB
http://knitsonthebus.blogspot.com
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eggshel344
Gabber Extraordinaire

USA
391 Posts

Posted - 01/29/2006 :  7:35:35 PM  Show Profile  Visit eggshel344's Homepage  Send eggshel344 a Yahoo! Message Send eggshel344 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It doesn't get jealous

It won't tell you how to cook

It will keep you warm without expecting anything back

It can be left alone or not called for days, weeks or even months and years without getting angry or starting an arguement

If the yarn you have isn't giving you what you need you can always get more, no long talks needed

It won't require any meetings, no weight watchers, AA, sexaholics anamoyous, you name it, you don't have to go.

[:00]

*new blog* http://www.samanthainstitches.blogspot.com/

"Failure is only an opportunity to begin agian more intellegently."
When Henry Ford said that I doubt he had knitting in mind, but if the sweater fits...
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Monkachia
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1224 Posts

Posted - 01/30/2006 :  10:16:14 AM  Show Profile  Visit Monkachia's Homepage Send Monkachia a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Reason #1: IT WANTS ME!!
I mean who else could give it a better home? Besides, it winked at me first.

Chia
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kdcrowley
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4772 Posts

Posted - 01/30/2006 :  11:10:32 AM  Show Profile  Visit kdcrowley's Homepage Send kdcrowley a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by eggshel344

, you name it, you don't have to go.




Well actually you have to go to the store, either virtually or physically.....

Mistress Kelley of the Hellacious Sockknitting

Going to He** for buying sock yarn during Lent, but at least my feet won't be cold.


http://ceallachknits.blogspot.com
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Sticks and String
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Posted - 02/01/2006 :  09:00:57 AM  Show Profile  Visit Sticks and String's Homepage Send Sticks and String a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Because I can!

Jo

http://www.artgypsies.blogspot.com/ << ohmy, a blog!

"If you love not the noise of bells, why then do you pull the ropes?"
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DogMomKnitter
New Pal

USA
9 Posts

Posted - 02/01/2006 :  12:05:39 PM  Show Profile Send DogMomKnitter a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Why?
wonderful, lovely, giddy-inducing yarn!!!
That's why!

Even my dogs get into it! When I bring a new skein home and show it to them to sniff, they always think it's a new woobie for them to play with! Luckily, they leave it alone once I break it to them that it's MINE ALL MINE!!!!!
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Janice Rosema
Chatty Knitter

USA
207 Posts

Posted - 02/01/2006 :  10:00:02 PM  Show Profile Send Janice Rosema a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Love all your answers, but I must admit that I buy because the texture and colors seduce me and there are so many things a woman can do with a ball of yarn that can't be done with anything else.
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autumns daughter
Chatty Knitter

267 Posts

Posted - 02/01/2006 :  10:12:12 PM  Show Profile  Visit autumns daughter's Homepage Send autumns daughter a Private Message  Reply with Quote
its a way to pamper myself, that isn't fattening (like chocolate)
and it is our medium- you wouldn't expect Michelangelo to go without marble, would you?
I am an artiste
as I artfully toss my handknit scarf over my shoulder :-)

autumn's daughter
bloggy blog:
http://autumnsdaughter.blogspot.com/
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knitpicker
Warming Up

99 Posts

Posted - 02/03/2006 :  10:18:12 AM  Show Profile Send knitpicker a Private Message  Reply with Quote
More reasons to buy yarn:

It doesn't give you a hangover the next morning.

No need to send a thank you note.

Doesn't smell funny.

Never says, tofuburgers again?

Never gets funny green mold on it.

Waits patiently for you no matter how long you take.
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crzyboutyarn
Seriously Hooked

USA
792 Posts

Posted - 02/03/2006 :  12:12:29 PM  Show Profile  Visit crzyboutyarn's Homepage Send crzyboutyarn a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I agree....I LOVE YARN!!!!!! The more the better.....

[IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/love2croceht/yarncollecter.gif[/IMG]
~Courtney [IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/love2croceht/knitting.gif[/IMG]
A Full Stash is a Happy Stash!!
http://crzyboutcrochet.blogspot.com/
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