new yarn and gizmo

[piranha]

went to michaels today to get a new crochet hook, since my 4.0mm one disappeared on me during the montreal trip. also wanted to check out their new yarns, since i had already drooled all over my LYS. turned out they had some new patons, and i got a few sample balls.

patons pooch (63% acrylic, 27% wool, 10% nylon), colour "lamb" patons SWS (70% wool, 30% soy), colour "natural pink" patons be mine (100% nylon), colour "wuzzy white" (*urk*) patons cici (68% acrylic, 32% nylon), colour "starry night"

whoa, the colour balance is off terribly, still. i really need to create a new usermode on my camera to deal with the changed lighting in my room. just imagine the background and the left bottom ball to be pure white, *sigh*. i really like the soy/wool blend, it comes in a number of nice colours -- i'm not usually into pink, but i actually like this soft off-white -> pink -> green colourway. i'm gonna knit up a swatch to see how it'll felt. it's a single ply, so that alone will make it considerably different from my standby patons "classic wool", and we'll see about the soy. the "be mine" is another 100% nylon one which means it'll dye superbly and be great for people with wool allergies, and for cancer caps.

also bought a spiffy new spoolknitting toy, a wonder knitter (though mine is not that obsessively pink). good for fast i-cords! i am mostly gonna use it for wire.

the *poing* left for the long autumn vacation today. *sniff*. and the paramour is gonna leave this weekend for 2 months with LMPS in burbank, so soon i'll be all alone. maybe i'll get my room cleaned up and remodelled this time.

oh, and i kicked mozilla to the curb. welcome back, opera, my dear. aaand, as some of you already noticed, i'm back in alt.poly, and no longer through google. :) i might check back in ssm as well.

Comments

[lorres.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the photo.

Yes, I confess to really liking seeing other people's stash.

[beckyzoole.livejournal.com]

Arrgh, the pink wonder knitter looks like a sex toy! (Which makes "i am mostly gonna use it for wire" sound much kinkier than intended, I'm sure.)

I've never used opera, but I have Mozilla at home. Why did you switch? What are the advantages/disadvantages?

Hello

[viveth.livejournal.com]

I found you via some artsy search terms, and enjoy your posts. Nice to meet you.

Re: Hello

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

hey there, and welcome!

oh, i see you make artist trading cards. how excellent. i should get my supplies out as soon as i've cleared this yarn pile off the table; i had a whole bunch of ideas for new ATCs during my recent bus trip to montréal and back. maybe we can exchange some!

Re: Hello

[viveth.livejournal.com]

I'd love to exchange, whenever you like. I keep making them as "tests" for different techniques, with the idea that someday I'll have an epiphanous moment and create a brilliant work of art on a larger scale, but so far, I just keep making trading cards. I enjoy every one of them. I have bought some large canvas boards this weekend, though, so you never now when inspiration will strike!