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August 13, 2003
Nicer with Two
I had never really noticed it, but knitting has always been a fairly solitary activity for me. I've dragged most of my friends and my mom -- even poor Jason! -- to yarn stores, but the most they'll usually do is opine on colors. Since starting to go to the KnitSmiths on Sunday afternoons, I've slowly been realizing how helpful it can be to have fellow knitters with whom to talk things over.
Then, yesterday, Alison and I walked up to A Good Yarn. It was so fun to browse with a fellow knitter. So often I leave the yarn store frustrated and overwhelmed with empty hands or an empty wallet and the wrong yarn. Not this time! I went in planning to get some substitute yarn to make the cable hooded jacket (scroll down!), but after a few minutes with the calculator (followed by a few moments of hysterical laughter) I knew that I couldn't afford to make this sweater just yet.
Did I give up like I normally do, and leave with nothing? Did I throw up my hands and throw down my credit card and buy the yarn anyway? Heck no! With Alison to bounce ideas off of, I rebounded from the disappointment. I ended up with seven balls of Wellness in black and she offered to loan me the All Season's Cotton book so that I could make Mango. And I didn't break the bank!
P.S. - Thanks, Alison, for lending the book... and moral support!
Posted by shannon at August 13, 2003 1:58 PM | For related posts: Knit Gringa, Knit!
Comments
I think you will like working with Wellness as a ASC substitute. I am using it to make a cardie right now and it is going great. Congrats on your self control on passing other yarns by. But Wellness is a gem and I bet your black Mango will look cool.
Posted by: Nora at August 13, 2003 4:37 PM
And black mango even sounds cool! Have you already cast on??
Posted by: alison at August 14, 2003 10:20 AM
Yeah, Alison! It does help to have another informative knitter around to assist in those decisions. I can totally appreciate your story. Great progress already!
Posted by: Kerstin at August 15, 2003 3:34 PM