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February 21, 2007
Yarn sale!
I have arisen from my fainting couch. Thanks to you all for your fortifying words and yarn-tracking abilities, I now have five balls (probably more than I need, but better safe than sorry) of the requisite discontinued yarn.
In Scotland, my favourite job was feeding the sheep. They lined up in a perfect, orderly queue to come in for their breakfast (headed by Precious). After their breakfast, they trotted, again in an orderly queue, back out to their field. Lovely.
My second favourite job was reorganising my aunt's wool/fleece/yarn/fibre stash. She has wool at every stage of production from 'on the hoof' (see above), through fleeces, tops, rovings, handspun and machine processed. It was quite an undertaking.
We agreed that there were several largish lots of yarn that could be 'let go', to find new, loving homes where they can fulfil their destiny, after years of waiting. They were inherited from my uncle's mother, who sadly can no longer knit having lost most of her eyesight to macular degeneration.
I'm selling eight lots on auntie's behalf, including some gorgeous fuchsia pink 4ply (I wish it was my colour) the bubblegum pink laceweight above, some Jaeger Celticspun... won't you take a look and see if anything takes your fancy?
Posted by Anna at February 21, 2007 03:51 PM
Comments
That's a lovely pink. It must have been fun to sort through all the yarn! Let's hope you got some for yourself, too.
Posted by: Ruth at February 21, 2007 07:29 PM
That's a lovely pink! It must have been fun sorting through everything. Let's hope you got some yarn for yourself, too.
Posted by: Ruth at February 21, 2007 07:30 PM
Ohhh I love the greens!! I'm keeping my eye on them!
Posted by: Claudia at February 21, 2007 09:07 PM
oooh pretties they are lovely!!! where in scotland roughly, so nosey but as a scot I love to nose at which part people hark from
Posted by: Cairi at February 21, 2007 09:38 PM
No! No, this is silly! Why did I click on that link? I don't need any more yarn, I don't want any more yarn, my bank balance cannae take it!
Oh dear
*drools*
Posted by: Hannah at February 22, 2007 10:14 AM
I love the image of a fainting couch and the idea of sorting yarn. I will have to just say no, not even clicking on the link (need more yarn like hole in head) but glad to see that you are well and crisis passed. I wrote out a pattern for the flummery socks and I would be happy to send it to you. I claim no ownership - just punching numbers in. Feel free to leave it or use it however. Be well and knit through.
Posted by: Sonya at February 23, 2007 04:22 PM