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Yarn stash

Saturday, 28 June, 2008

Lincraft are currently having a yarn sale. I went in there on Wednesday and bought a whole bag full of yarn. When I dumped it on the counter, the sales clerk looked at me in surprise and said, “What are you knitting?” “Oh, hats and shawls,” I replied. Bron mentioned to me a month or so ago that they might have markets for this year's How Sweet the Sound concert. I thought perhaps I should start knitting stuff for it. In any case, even if the markets don't eventuate, I'll have stuff stored up to give to various people as presents. And knitting therapy is good for me.

I don't normally take photos of my yarn stash but I'm trying to document the process a little more the way other knitting bloggers do. So here are some gratuitous photos of yarn:

Patons Crème de la Crème

Colour: mint green (6040). Dyelot: 8201. 52% tactel, 48% nylon. 91 m per 50g ball. 99c/ball. (I think I'll make this into a scarf/shawl.)

Patons Crème de la Crème: mint green

Lincraft Mega

Colour: Purple. Dyelot: 06115103. 60% nylon, 40% polyester. 105 m per 50g ball. $2.99/ball. (For another a scarf/shawl.)

Lincraft Mega: purple

Lincraft Big Wool

Colour: Purple, pink, green/white/scarlet/black. Dyelot: 1, 07093801, 07043206. 50% wool, 50% acrylic. 40 m per 50g ball. $2.99/ball. (For some Urchin hats.)

Lincraft Big Wool: purple
Lincraft Big Wool: pink
Lincraft Big Wool: green, white, scarlet and black

Lincraft Entice

Colour: Burgundy. Dyelot: 07032906. 100% nylon. 78 m per 50g ball. $2.99/ball. (For some more Urchin hats.)

Lincraft Entice: burgundy

Lincraft Pom Pom

Colour: pink and white. Dyelot: 08036001. 100% polyester. 38 m per 50g ball. $2.49/ball. (For even more Urchin hats.)

Lincraft Pom Pom: pink and white

Autumnal scarf/shawl

Patons Feathers

Colour: vermilion (24). Dyelot: 737421. 100% polyester. 63 m per 50g ball. 99c/ball.

Lincraft Winter Warmth

Colour: orange/red/pink. Dyelot: 7039. 100% acrylic mohair. 78 m per 50g ball. $2.99/ball.

Patons feathers and Lincraft Winter Warmth

Scarlet scarf/shawl

Lincraft Flutter

Colour: scarlet/mauve/brown (claret mix). Dyelot: 28. 100% polyester. 52 m per 50g ball. 98c/ball.

Lincraft Romania

Colour: pink/mauve/charcoal (pastel mix). Dyelot: 07044805. 85% acrylic, 15% polyester. 65 m per 50g ball. $2.99/ball.

Sullivans Boa

Colour: plum. Dyelot: 4524. 100% polyester. Length per 50g ball not stated. $3.99/ball.

Lincraft Flutter and Romania, Sullivans Boa

(The other nice thing about shopping at Lincraft is they threw in two free yarn pattern books, including this one.)

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