Subway Knitter ...not afraid to knit in public
The Phoenix Soy Silk wasn't the only thing that I picked up at Circles.
Allison and I were talking about linen and tencel yarns. She's getting some Pima Tencel stuff any day now (it might have arrived already) and she's considering Euroflax Linen. I have not knit with either fiber, but I'm curious.
Allison, being the oh-so-generous knitter that she is, set me up with a leftover ball of some GGH Safari. Now I can swatch with a linen yarn, just to see if I like knitting with the fiber.
Can I just encourage one and all to offer yarn leftovers to other knitters for swatching purposes? It's like Secret Pal, but with a purpose and without all the secrecy. Your yarn leftovers get put to a good use. Another knitter saves money by trying a new yarn before committing to a project. Good knitting karma abounds. About a month ago I read about a similar exchange between Grumperina and Karma, and I immediately knew that this was a wonderful idea.
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jump to the comment formoooooh the blues in that yarn are so lovely. I hope you'll post a picture of the swatch. I agree, it's great to share little snippets of leftover yarn with someone who's interested in trying it out. Enjoy!
The leftover yarn exchange is a great idea!
I love your idea about trading and stuff. I know that shortly after she opened, Allison hosted a "stash Bash" where customers could come and trade yarns, and it was a lot of fun - there were odd balls and end bits, as well as a couple bags of yarn that were enough to make sweaters with. It was cool.
Oh, and the Pima/Tencel yarn is in. I've worked with it before, it is heavenly.
Great idea -- I'd be happy to share any leftover for swatching!! The blues in that yarn are gorgeous.
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