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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2004 16:43:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Oooh, you`re making the &quot;Not your mother`s&quot; ensemble. I have looked and looked at those patterns. I love the look. Let us know how they turn out. I have so many patterns in my head that say &quot;make me,make me&quot; but I think that combo is a winner. I`d love to see them when you`re finished. I check the Smiley`s online sales regularly, haven`t ordered yet, I`ve been too busy buying all the Peruvian at Elann ;} I too will have to defer on the shawls for a while-too much unfinished business. As far as spinning wheels go, I can get them by the truckload but yarn sales within 75 miles is limited to Wallyworld. My gosh, 15 million people-that blows me away, our entire county has about 15,000 and it`s a huge country by land mass. The idea of living in a city that big makes it hard for me to get my breath but you have to remember I was born in a county that at this date has a population of 2500 people. The house I was born in &#40;literally-no hospital babe here&#41; had no electricity or running water and as much as I love having those now-necessities I don`t remember days without them as a hardship although I know my mother and grandmother had to work very hard just to keep a house. It was just the way it was. I love to visit the Big Apple and Chicago but I hated LA. Any city that encases its river in concrete is not for me. But I digress, and I have needles waiting.<br/>Not your LA babe,<br/>Benne]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[I am INCREDIBLY Cheap, and totally spoiled by Smiley`s yarn sales.  I went to the A.C.Moore opening specifically because they listed some sort of Lion Brand wool for $4 a bag... They are mill ends, so who knows how well they match, etc, but in a lace shawl I am not going to worry about it.  I have sometimes seen Lion Brand Mill Ends elsewhere - Ace Hardware, I think.<br/>     The problem with these really incredible, get it out of here NOW sales is that, with yarn, you don`t really see them on the net.  Also, I must say I am incredibly stingy about postage costs.  It is much easier to get away with these little personality glitches when you live in the neighborhood of 15 million other people - you can`t get EVERYTHING in NYC - Spinning wheels, for one, are thin on the ground - but you can get most things somewhere within a 2 hour drive, and I don`t mind driving - I`ve driven that far for a K-MART!<br/>     I have to Finish Tim`s Camo sweater, my &quot;Not your mother`s suit coat&quot;, the dress that matches the coat, a pair of truly ugly socks for Tim, and a few other things before I get to a shawl...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:46:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I need to shop with you Theresa! At that rate you could clean up selling them. I really like the yarn for baby blankets, everyday hats and scarves and throws for those who MUST machine wash and dry. I have found the Homespun holds up well and would probably do even better if allowed to dry flat. I have washed and dried one of my shawls at least 6 times and it still looks good and thankfully, didn`t fall apart at the join. Guess my obsessive habits paid off.;] My oldest DD wore hers to a school basketball game w/her kids and she said all the women there came up and touched it and said,&quot;oh, it`s so soft. How can I get one?&quot; She wants me to knit some and let her sell them but gee, I don`t know, that would really cut into my knitting time but then again the money would buy more yarn. I`m on the horns of a dilemma. Besides I have no idea how much to charge. The garter stitch shawls I made went very fast, you know the old start with 3 stitches, ki,yo at the beginning of each row,etc. wonderful mindless knitting and a great carryalong. I must admit I have my eye on some trickier patterns for some Himalayan cashmere I got from Mr. Han on ebay and some Colinette marinette I got from Toadal on ebay. The hardest part is picking the pattern. I want to make them all. I know, one shawl at a time. Good luck with your Homespun and congrats on your shopping coup, you lucky wench.;}<br/>Benne]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:56:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I got enough homespun for about four of them at an A.C. Moore grand opening on Long Island, and the total was $12.00 - I am proud of myself.  My question is, how does Homespun hold up - does it get snaggy and pilly, or does it look OK for at least a reasonable amount of time. &#40;For 3.00 worth of yarn each, a reasonable amount of time is considerably less than if I were knitting these with bulky cashmere...&#41;]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:42:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi Theresa and Eileen,<br/>The Schoeller Stahl Merino is nice and I looked up the shawl pattern. It caught my eye when my Caston issue came. It is beautiful and does look like one to make over and over. I used Homespun to make a bunch of garter stitch shawls pour moi and assorted loved ones last year. My girls are crazy about theirs and I wear mine to work even on food shoots. My work shawls have to be machine wash and dry and one of my DDs machine washes and dries EVERYTHING so the Homespun was great for her. I already have some Homespun on hand for the first one. Then I could make it up in something really special next. Maybe I need to yarn shop. Somebody stop me! But first I have to finish all those WIPS and make my Alpaca cables sweater. Then there`s that lovely Uros to make up-hmm, maybe in a shawl? Theresa I`m counting on you to make it first and let us all know how it goes. No sweat with your new trick right? <br/>Benne]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:21:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Schoeller Stahl Merino Light is a good deal - only $2.98 a ball, it is 100% merino, it`s really really soft, and it`s washable.  I can send you a swatch if you like, cos I have some of it.<br/><br/>Eileen.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2004 07:02:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In case the lifeline thing works...I got a tremendous deal on Lion Brand homepsun to make the shawl from the latest Cast-on.  It does not look difficult &#40;she says bravely now, before casting on&#41;and I think it might turn into one of those things you kniet over and over...does anyone have an idea of a nice and even for this site unusual bargain  yarn for a shawl designed for a bulky yarn?<br/>Theresa, whose dead relatives refuse to cooperate today...I think the cat got them...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2004 21:38:04 GMT</pubDate>
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