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Featured Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease

I adore Lion Brand and their products. I fell for their wool and wool-ease yarns last winter when I was blessed with a number of skeins thanks to my mother. Wool ease is a lovely feeling yarn with slip, squish, and cuddle. It truly is a joy to work with. I made a number of [...]

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More yarn to tally

I just received a heap of yarn from a lovely Raveler. She sent me :
4 full skeins Pink Colorspun Plymouth Yarn
2 + skeins Blue Worsted Plymouth Yarn
3 full skeins Blue Colorspun Plymouth Yarn
2+ skeins Pink Worsted Plymouth Yarn
I am in awe of the squishy gorgeous that is still laying on my couch. What am I [...]

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Yarn Happy

Today I went to the Mart and got myself some yarns. One set is for my mother in law’s requested blanket in her chosen colors. 4 skeins (3 -6oz and 1 -5oz) should be enough for the blanket *I hope*. She wanted deep purple and turquoise. The 5oz is the one with all the colors [...]

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Yarn Fairy strikes again

Thanks again mom You are the greatest!
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I have a Stash, wanna see?

This is what my mother brought me today, along with another circular needle and hairpin lace/stitch holder. I have in essence over 50 ounces of yarn right now just in what she gave me. I am so happy! I have a bonafide stash and a scale to weigh it on. YAY. Thanks again mom [...]

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What are these fibers?

I just read a really good FAQ about yarn and all the things that we normally hear. Things like gauge and ply are discussed, as well as the different types of fiber there are. I am really interested in all the different types of fibers available to work into projects. I am using acrylics so [...]

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Yarn Folly

Here is the list of Yarns I like so far:
Lion Brand Seal Brown (vintage, no longer made) 3.5oz
RH Baby Clouds 6 oz
Bernat Baby Coordinates 5.25 oz
Caron Simply Soft 6 oz
RH Super Saver (in 5 oz, 7 oz, 8 oz, and 16 oz)
All of it seems to be worsted 4 ply, except for the Bernat which [...]

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The Crochet Bible is here

I got my book( The Crochet Stitch Bible ) in the mail today. It seemed like it took forever, when it really didn’t. I also got my LionBrand catalog in the mail. I like the higher quality yarns, but I can’t see paying a dollar per ounce (or more) plus shipping right now…Red Heart hasn’t [...]

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Royal came in the mail

I ordered a color of yarn that I had been looking for at the Walmart, but they took them all off the shelf. Of course, the first place I looked was online for the Royal blue yarn that I was missing. I want to add a bit more of a trim to my afghan. I [...]

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New Yarns

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Originally uploaded by SockMopTart

Here are some of the skeins I bought last night. The bottom 4 are some type of baby soft stuff. The top two are the bargain kind, but I like them. I thought working with the soft stuff would be fun. It’s kind of a hard yarn to crochet with, but the [...]

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