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• Knit Picks & eBay Will Bankrupt Me

  Posted on Thursday May 22nd, 2008 at 05:34 in cotton acrylic, cotton linen, cotton merino polyamide elastic, knit picks comfy, knit picks cotlin, knit picks essential, knit picks gloss, knit picks merino style, knit picks risata, merino nylon, merino wool, rowan all seasons cotton

  Previously, every time I wanted to buy some Knit Picks yarn, I’ve always joined a spree. This time, I decided to do everything myself. Knit Picks doesn’t ship international so I had to use...

• Neutral Yarn

  Posted on Sunday April 27th, 2008 at 07:20 in cotton viscose, ggh mystik, merino wool microfibre cashmere, rowan little big wool, rowan ryc cashsoft dk, wool nylon, yarn, yarn shopping

  I doubt every knitter/crocheter out there post about their every yarn purchase but since I’m already taking all these pictures to update in Ravelry, I might as well make a post. Plus, I like see...

• More Yarn

  Posted on Friday April 11th, 2008 at 04:12 in bamboo wool, bella baby layette, corn, cotton, knit notions, moda vera corn, spotlight 8 ply cotton, yarn, yarn shopping

  Wow! I haven’t posted in over a month! I dropped in at Spotlight yesterday and did some yarn shopping. I haven’t bought any yarn there for a looong time because it seems that besides wool,...

• Brown Sheep Cotton Yarn

  Posted on Saturday February 9th, 2008 at 14:54 in brown sheep cotton fine, brown sheep cotton fleece, cotton merino wool, yarn, yarn shopping

  The last of my orders from The Yarn and Fiber Company has finally arrived. So what did I order? Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece (colour Candy Apple) x 3 Brown Sheep Cotton Fine (colour Candy Apple) x 6 If...

• Tweed Yarn

  Posted on Tuesday December 25th, 2007 at 04:05 in elsebeth lavold silky tweed, rowan yorkshire tweed 4ply, yarn, yarn shopping

  I grabbed the chance to enhance my stash when Lois decided to destash (she still has some lovely Malabrigo Baby Merino Lace for those interested). Strictly speaking, I’m not a fan of pastel colo...

• Tweed Yarn

  Posted on Tuesday December 25th, 2007 at 04:05 in yarn

  I grabbed the chance to enhance my stash when Lois decided to destash (she still has some lovely Malabrigo Baby Merino Lace for those interested). Strictly speaking, I'm not a fan of pastel colours (...

• Lis Buys More Yarn

  Posted on Wednesday December 19th, 2007 at 04:41 in debbie bliss cashmerino aran, elsebeth lavold silky wool, merino wool microfibre cashmere, wool silk, yarn, yarn shopping

  I placed 3 orders with The Yarn and Fiber Company, one in October, one in November and one last week. The order from last week has arrived but the other 2 orders are still on back order. Prior to thes...

• Lis Buys More Yarn

  Posted on Wednesday December 19th, 2007 at 04:41 in yarn

  I placed 3 orders with The Yarn and Fiber Company, one in October, one in November and one last week. The order from last week has arrived but the other 2 orders are still on back order. Prior to thes...

• Stash Enhancement

  Posted on Friday September 28th, 2007 at 05:40 in yarn

  2 days ago, I paid a visit to a local yarn distributor and sustained damage amounting to 12 balls of Olympus cotton novia. I've no idea what I'm going to knit or crochet with them.Brand: OlympusYarn: ...

• Shopping Loot

  Posted on Friday August 3rd, 2007 at 06:09 in yarn

  Spotlight's having a sale so I popped by to take a look. I spotted Lion Brand's Magic Stripes going for S$6.99 a ball (originally priced at S$17 or S$18, I think) and I bought 3 balls. I don't have a ...

• Maple Leaf vs. Frost

  Posted on Sunday July 15th, 2007 at 11:51 in yarn

  I'm in a dilemma. I want to start crocheting the one skein scarf from Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker but I can't decide which colour should I make it in. The yarn is Knit Picks's Merino Sty...

• No Longer a Knit Picks Virgin

  Posted on Friday July 6th, 2007 at 06:36 in yarn

  That's right. I've popped my Knit Picks cherry. I participated in my first Knit Picks yarn spree organised by Lois and spent enough to bust more than a month's worth of yarn budget (I've a teeny weeny...

• Yarn and Needles

  Posted on Sunday June 17th, 2007 at 12:06 in knit, yarn

  Now that I'm such an accomplished crocheter (I made a bag!), it's time to work on my knitting. I found out that the secret to not getting stabbed in the tummy by those long, straight knitting needles ...