Comments on: At loose ends http://www.knitsisters.com/2007/05/04/at-loose-ends/ Watch out. We've got sharp sticks. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:11:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Marsha http://www.knitsisters.com/2007/05/04/at-loose-ends/#comment-8181 Wed, 09 May 2007 13:00:36 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2007/05/04/at-loose-ends/#comment-8181 You know that part where you said some yarns present themselves inexorably to our minds and insist on being used right away? Well I have this problem, but it is with ugly yarn. I have 8 skeins of incredibly ugly yarn I bought on sale. The stuff was normally $8 a skein, on sale for $1.99 a skein. That means it's mandatory to buy it, right? (I am a new knitter, can you tell?) It is varigated bulky weight novelty yarn with the colors ranging from an almost garish orange to a dark green. I was so struck with the ghastliness of it that I thought "I bet this is really beautiful when it's knit up!" Does anyone else suffer with this form of mental illness? Anyhow, I bought this treasure and immediately made up a swatch to test the gauge, planning a sweater for my best friend, thinking how the orange and green - so retro! - would flatter my friend's auburn hair. While it feels nice, it looks, at best like some sort of camoflage. I thought about the effort that the sweater would require, and decided my friend might not be so wild about it after all. Okay, so what to do with the 8 skeins of incredibly ugly yarn? This has been the thought that has plagued me for 3 weeks. How about matching ponchos for my 1-year old and 3-year old nieces? Their mother would think they are too ugly in a military/hunting sort of way for those cute little girls. How about a hoodie for my 5-year old grandson? Don't think he would be caught dead in anything orange. Okay, how about I make myself a sweater out of it? Uhhh, don't think that bright orange and green camo in bulky knit will do anything to camoflage my plus-size figure. So I proceed with my knitting projects (finishing a sweater for my granddaughter, have a felted hat project and first pair of socks lined up). But I cannot get those 8 skeins of ugly yarn out of my mind! They inexorably present themselves to my consciousness with every pattern I look at. Maybe - made up in a lace pattern on gigantic needles, the ugly yarn will finally look beautiful. You know that part where you said some yarns present themselves inexorably to our minds and insist on being used right away? Well I have this problem, but it is with ugly yarn. I have 8 skeins of incredibly ugly yarn I bought on sale. The stuff was normally $8 a skein, on sale for $1.99 a skein. That means it’s mandatory to buy it, right? (I am a new knitter, can you tell?) It is varigated bulky weight novelty yarn with the colors ranging from an almost garish orange to a dark green. I was so struck with the ghastliness of it that I thought “I bet this is really beautiful when it’s knit up!” Does anyone else suffer with this form of mental illness?

Anyhow, I bought this treasure and immediately made up a swatch to test the gauge, planning a sweater for my best friend, thinking how the orange and green - so retro! - would flatter my friend’s auburn hair. While it feels nice, it looks, at best like some sort of camoflage. I thought about the effort that the sweater would require, and decided my friend might not be so wild about it after all.

Okay, so what to do with the 8 skeins of incredibly ugly yarn? This has been the thought that has plagued me for 3 weeks. How about matching ponchos for my 1-year old and 3-year old nieces? Their mother would think they are too ugly in a military/hunting sort of way for those cute little girls. How about a hoodie for my 5-year old grandson? Don’t think he would be caught dead in anything orange. Okay, how about I make myself a sweater out of it? Uhhh, don’t think that bright orange and green camo in bulky knit will do anything to camoflage my plus-size figure.

So I proceed with my knitting projects (finishing a sweater for my granddaughter, have a felted hat project and first pair of socks lined up). But I cannot get those 8 skeins of ugly yarn out of my mind! They inexorably present themselves to my consciousness with every pattern I look at. Maybe - made up in a lace pattern on gigantic needles, the ugly yarn will finally look beautiful.

]]> by: Helen http://www.knitsisters.com/2007/05/04/at-loose-ends/#comment-7831 Sun, 06 May 2007 21:58:49 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2007/05/04/at-loose-ends/#comment-7831 I actually nodded when you said "lace". I also have just finished a large project. And what do I do with the leftover Koigu KPPPM? Cast on for that lace cap at Knitty. Love both the designs. Enjoy! I actually nodded when you said “lace”. I also have just finished a large project. And what do I do with the leftover Koigu KPPPM? Cast on for that lace cap at Knitty.

Love both the designs. Enjoy!

]]> by: Ellen http://www.knitsisters.com/2007/05/04/at-loose-ends/#comment-7800 Sat, 05 May 2007 13:34:09 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2007/05/04/at-loose-ends/#comment-7800 Choice number two, modelled in black. But you know I've always liked that one... At the risk of repeating myself, the Handsome Triangle came out just beautifully. You have every right to feel proud! Choice number two, modelled in black. But you know I’ve always liked that one…

At the risk of repeating myself, the Handsome Triangle came out just beautifully. You have every right to feel proud!

]]> by: Romi http://www.knitsisters.com/2007/05/04/at-loose-ends/#comment-7782 Sat, 05 May 2007 03:13:57 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2007/05/04/at-loose-ends/#comment-7782 They're both so gorgeous! In fact, I have a difficult time choosing amongst any of the patterns in that book! They’re both so gorgeous! In fact, I have a difficult time choosing amongst any of the patterns in that book!

]]> by: Bobbie http://www.knitsisters.com/2007/05/04/at-loose-ends/#comment-7780 Sat, 05 May 2007 01:12:00 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2007/05/04/at-loose-ends/#comment-7780 Oh, the second one has caught my eye. I have some wonderful hand spun natural color mohair laceweight that I bought last winter that would be perfect. But I am project monogamous, so I'll have to finish my Argosy first. Oh, the second one has caught my eye. I have some wonderful hand spun natural color mohair laceweight that I bought last winter that would be perfect. But I am project monogamous, so I’ll have to finish my Argosy first.

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