Knitting-related lists ....
| General : 1. First time I picked up a pair of knitting needles or crochet hook was when I was a kidlet. 2. Granny was knitting/crocheting ponchos for all the grand-daughters. 3. This was in Singapore. 4. That poncho was the only handknitted item someone's ever made for me. 5. That pocho was also the only handknitted item I've ever owned till I learned to knit. 6. I taught myself to knit when I moved to Australia in 1983. 7. My ex-stepmother-in-law knitted baby clothes for my first son who was born in 1984. 8. I still have the pseudo tortoiseshell needles she sent me when she found out that I was learning to knit. 9. My favourite yarn then was Paton's Totem. 10. I mainly did Intarsia. When I moved to the U.S. 1. I stopped knitting. 2. They don't have Paton's Totem here. 3. I wasn't about to use acrylic. 4. I knew about Patternworks & Herrschners mail order service but "mail order" was too foreign for me. 5. I knew about Patternworks & Herrschners mail order service but buying yarn without looking & touching it was too strange for me. 6. The only LYS had a pitiful selection and coming from Australia, it seemed overpriced. 7. It came down to baby clothes made from 100% acrylic or knit my own 100% wool in 1995. 8. I chose to knit. 9. In 2003, I discovered I could easily purchase yarn on Ebay & other online shops. 10. There are now - Wizard Weavers. This is the store I went to in 1995. I re-visited it a few weeks ago. It is now half its original size. Selection is even more pitiful. The owner has a couple of comfortable chairs set up with a coffee table. She was doing some needlework with a friend. She had her feet up on the table. This set up was right in front of the "notions carousel". In fact, it was blocking anyone from looking through the notions. I was looking for some dpns and told her so when asked. She insisted on looking for them herself & absolutely refused to let me look for anything else, even when she had already stood up & walked away. I will never go in that store again. - One More Stitch. I've been here a couple of times. Both times, it hasn't been crowded but the staff & owner just seem to be "occupied". They're a Rowan stockist and have others brand that I use like Noro, Colinette, etc. I was specifically looking for Debbie Bliss' Noro 1, but they didn't have it. Why? Although they have Kureyon & maybe, Silk Garden, they don't offer support (any Noro books) because folks in Cincinnati only used those yarns for scarves. They couldn't sell me a whole bag or two of any colourway because they didn't order anything in lots of that size. Don't think I'll be going there much. - For a "million dollar inventory", they didn't have much. Guess their specialties are frou-frou yarn for scarves & Cascade 220 for felted bags. Knit Happens has closed its doors. When the weather's better, I will try Fiberge & Fiber Naturell. Equipment WishList : 1. Wooly board 2. Blocking board 3. Wooden circulars in all metric sizes & the shortest length, specifically : - 4.25mm ( US6 ) in 40 cm. (or 16 inches) - 4.25mm ( US6 ) in 60 cm. (or 24 inches) - 4.5mm ( US7 ) in 40 cm. (or 16 inches) - 4.5mm ( US7 ) in 60 cm. (or 24 inches) - 5.5mm ( US9 ) in 40 cm. (or 16 inches) - 5.5mm ( US9 ) in 60 cm. (or 24 inches) - 6.0mm ( US10 ) in 40 cm. (or 16 inches) - 6.0mm ( US10 ) in 60 cm. (or 24 inches) - 6.5mm ( US10½ ) in 40 cm. (or 16 inches) - 6.5mm ( US10½ ) in 60 cm. (or 24 inches) - 7.0mm in 40 cm. (or 16 inches) - 7.0mm in 60 cm. (or 24 inches) - 7.5mm in 40 cm. (or 16 inches) - 7.5mm in 60 cm. (or 24 inches) - 8.00mm ( US11 ) in 40 cm. (or 16 inches) - 8.00mm ( US11 ) in 60 cm. (or 24 inches) - 9.00mm ( US13 ) in 40 cm. (or 16 inches) - 9.00mm ( US13 ) in 60 cm. (or 24 inches) - 10.00mm ( US15 ) in 40 cm. (or 16 inches) - 10.00mm ( US15 ) in 60 cm. (or 24 inches) - 12.00mm ( US17 ) in 40 cm. (or 16 inches) - 12.00mm ( US17 ) in 60 cm. (or 24 inches) (After I give this more thought, I'll add to it.) 4. a yarn meter 5. a niddy noddy Yarn WishList : As you can see, my LYSs are useless and so, I'm buying "blind" over the internet. I would love to try "new" yarns and might have to start purchasing one or two balls/skeins, enough to make a hat, scarf or something small. 2005 is the year I stop buying "bags of yarn" on Ebay ... with one exception ... it was too good an offer ;-) This is the year I'm going back to Intarsia & Fair Isle. I'm going to let someone else do the colour matching for me : 1. Cosmos Jacket from Simply Shetland (Jamieson). 2. Maya or Soho by Debbie Bliss 3. Cotton Cashmere by Debbie Bliss 4. Cotton Angora by Debbie Bliss 5. Cathay by Debbie Bliss 6. 7. something from Blackwater Abbey yarn 8. something from Fleece Artist 9. something fromBlackberry Ridge 10. something from Shelridge Farm 11. something from Morehouse Farm 12. something from Half Pint Farm 13. something from Sweet Grass Wool 14. something from Brooks Farm etc. etc. Pattern/Book Wish List : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Scottish Collection 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. |
posted by Marina at 8:40 AM
