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| Shunted aside already? But I just started... |
Went with my lovely sister and two of her very passionate knitting friends to the Rose City Yarn Crawl--like a (quilt) Shop Hop, but for the fiber-obsessed. Fifteen shops on this route, all in the greater Portland area.
I stood firm: no need for yarn, thank you. My plate is full (more than full, actually). My stash overfloweth, and I recently culled my yarn supplies down to a very minute amount--an amount I might actually be able to use up on reality-based projects. (You know, projects you can see yourself finishing. For reals.)
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| Fabriholic? Poseur with the yarn enthusiasts |
I succumbed.
Saw a cute pattern from ArgentGal Designs, and I was a lost cause.
(New stash: Cascade Yarns Superwash Paints in Rainbow Sherbert [discontinued, I believe]; Euro Yarns Orion, a fantasy in gold and sequins; Plymouth Yarns Encore Mega in color 0692)
Ended up buying two patterns, getting a free cowl pattern, and adding to my yarn stash. Although I showed restraint. All purchased yarns have a known pattern to nestle themselves next to.
Arrived home from the Yarn Crawl and got my knit on.
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| Ta-Da! |
Gotta love a super bulky yarn--size 15 needles, a few romantic comedies on the dvr, a few YouTube videos on the knitting increase stitches I didn't know how to do (LIL? LIR? how many different kinds of increases are there?)
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| Impetuous! neck ruff from ArgentGal Designs |
I chose the Encore Mega yarn because of its indefinable color--is is mustard? is it chartreuse? I held up the skein in several different light sources in the store before purchasing it. I am nothing if not unique, and a seeker of the eternally odd.
Gonna make this pattern again as a gift. Next time I want to incorporate some of the wacky Orion novelty gold in the rows towards the ends.
Thanks, sis!
Help me out, fellow stitchers: Is there a website equivalent to Ravelry for quilters? How about an online site for garment sewists? I thought maybe Pattern Review (for garment sewists) might be kinda similar to Ravelry, but I don't think it's as universally used, and I don't see a place to keep track of your fabric or notions stash, just your patterns. And I know of no unifying web community for quilters--are we just too diverse to all line up in one corner of the Interwebs? The folks on the yarn crawl seemed to all be big Ravelry users...
Linking up with the always-fabulous Molli Sparkles for Sunday stash. I am going to have to give an accounting of all my 2015 acquisitions soon, since one of my goals was to use up a (cough) significant (sputter) amount (ahem) of my stash this year. Oh dear; day of reckoning ahead...Finally, for your viewing pleasure: yarn bombing, flamingo-style. This photo taken at Wool 'N Wares Yarn Shop, the site of a festive flocking in honor of yarn crawl weekend.
Such pretty yarn! I am also interested in the answer to your question about whether there's a quilting equivalent to Ravelry ... there used to be quite an active community on the Sew Mama Sew forums but it doesn't seem to exist any more.
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