So I finally got to experience all that is a real yarn store this Saturday. It was quite exciting and beautiful. I went with the fabulous Julianna, Christy, and Christy's adorable daughter, Emma. That kid is too much fun. We had a great time. I did learn some things on our outing:
1)I want lots and lots of things that I can't have.
2)I'm super cheap and I believe this makes me the opposite of a yarn snob. I was amazed at how expensive a small bit of yarn cost. $17 for a ball of yarn! I hardly pay that much for an article of clothing. Although, I did not leave empty handed (thanks Julianna for prodding me along!). I got 4 sets of dpns in various sizes I need for projects I want to start, one ball of something beautiful called Rose Garden (It's oh so girly), and finally 3 balls of Merino in a royal purple - it's gorgeous!
3)If I had all the money in the world, I would build a house that had a room filled with yarn that I could look at, knit/crochet with, touch, etc. anytime I wanted. Knit and Knibble had a beautiful wooden table that I wanted to just plop myself down at and knit for hours. Unfortunately, we were on a schedule and that just wasn't possible.
4)I may be (apparently) the only person in the world that prefers to knit on metal needles. The girl at the yarn store said she didn't think they had any when I asked her for them. After a few minutes she did find them and said, "Oh, we do have them. I just didn't think we did since no one ever uses them." Gee thanks... I think the preference of metal comes from my years of crochet. Metal feels "right" and I like the ease of "slippage" they provide.
All in all it was great trip. After the yarn store, we went to hoyti toyti Hyde Park in Tampa. I was introduced to Anthropology where I beheld more pretties that I could not have. It was a really cool store, though. Then we went next door where I had a pumpkin truffle at Godiva - yummy!
But alas, I have the big dilemma of finding something worthy of knitting my 276 yds of purple Merino. Any ideas?
3 comments:
Rest assured, you are not the only person who prefers metal needles. Now that I have found the inimitable Hiya-Hiya needles (hiiii-yah!) I love them and they are the only needles wonderful enough for my socks. I do use wooden needles in larger sizes, but for socks, stainless steel is the way to go.
I also use metal circulars, but I'm going to be honest here — I don't even know where my straight needles are.
I got your comment at my blog — what precisely would you like to know? I'll get your e-mail from Julianna and drop you a line.
As for your 276 yards of merino: is it worsted weight? Bulky? Laceweight? My initial suggestion would be a scarf or a hat and fingerless gloves, but as you live much nearer the equator than I, you have little need for winter gear. I made a pair of legwarmers that I love love love. There's a book called One Skein Wonders that has 101 patterns that call for one ball of yarn. You might try there.
Interesting to know.
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