As if I need more yarn…
Staci held a super fun yarn swap at her house last night. There were about 12 people there, and a ton of yarn. Yarn of all types, from schmancy Rowanspun Aran (which Amy snatched away at the beginning of the night), to random half-balls and scraps and acrylic flouf that went unclaimed.
The table full of yarn and some of the attendees. L-R: Kathryn, daughter of person who’s name I’ve already forgotten (sorry!), Jet, Susan, Staci, Amy, Mo.
I brought 2lbs of bright cotton yarn with me. Amy graciously took the beast of a skein and proceeded to wind it late in the evening (with help from Staci and Jet). First the swift leapt off the table, then the ball leapt off of the winder. The yarn gave a collective middle finger to us all. On the right - Julia and Staci’s matching knitting tattoos!
My haul from the swap. The highlights are some Colinette Skye (which I plan on getting more of when we go to London in a couple of weeks) and a bunch of handpaintedyarn.com laceweight. Click on the photo for the flickr page, which has details of what’s what in the photo.
More photos from the swap are here.
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[…] I had picked up a couple of skeins of yarn at Staci’s yarn swap, knowing that they Needed Work. First up was a skein of beautifully handpainted laceweight wool. However, the yarn was a light shade of bright-as-hell pink. Not good. The other stuff was some poo-brown marl. I did not choose the yarn, the yarn chose me. Unfortunately I forgot to snap any before photos of the yarns in question, but there’s a crappy shot here on flickr. […]