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8/31/2006 6:17:55 PM
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bets
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Shoppers-
Do you pass yarn up because you have better stuff at home????
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8/31/2006 6:40:50 PM
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SeeJayneKnit
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YES!
But not always...
It works the same way as books for me. I like to read a wide range, but there are some that I just won`t waste time on anymore. The yarn has to be up to a certain standard or I won`t buy it, but the range is wide enough. Unfortunately, there is a lot of good yarn to be had!
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8/31/2006 6:51:26 PM
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SeeJayneKnit
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Or here`s the other way it works out. I go into an LYS, see and admire and yes, even lust after lots of yarns. But somehow I manage to find the best yarn in the store, and I have to have it, even if only a ball or two. I`ve been doing more of that lately than just buying whatever.
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8/31/2006 6:58:33 PM
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benne
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You betcha, Bets! I have become quite the little yarn snob. I have so much good yarn (most of it purchased here) that it`s gotta be something pretty special to reel me in for a purchase.
B2
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8/31/2006 10:24:01 PM
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Billie
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FINALLY I have better stuff at home. FINALLY I`m able to tell the difference. Now I`m just waiting to come up with a good idea for what to do with all the cheap "plastic" yarn I have in my stash...maybe I could make pop bottles or something with it??
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8/31/2006 10:27:07 PM
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jeanflores
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I want to say, "yes", but by the size of my stash, I`d say I`d be lying.
Peace,
Jean
Ansbach, Germany
thescottishlamb.typepad.com
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9/1/2006 3:51:10 AM
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bri
Posts 3164
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Having such a good stash at home has made me a yarnisuer. I find myself being careful about what I say about my stash and where I`ve gotten it from when at the LYS. I see nothing wrong with being selective, especially in this life of mine on a student income.
Bri
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9/1/2006 6:52:49 AM
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Guest
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I think I have a sort of bizarre approach...I seem to think I need a little fo everything, just in case, I don`t know, I get up at 3 am on a Sunday morning and need to start a new project? (why I would need to do this with all the WIP`s I`ve got, I don`t know...) Of course, at this point, I think I HAVE a little foeverything...let me see...Laceweight? Check Socks? Check. Sportweight, in acrylic and wool - well, a little short on wool, but, Check. Dk? yes in cotton, not in wool - a stash-building opportunity! Half Check Worsted? Wool, Acrylic, blends and Cotton. Chunky... I could use a little wool chunky, but I don`t see as many good deals on this. Probably why I could use some... Bulky? Check. Super Bulky? Wool,Chenille, Blends - Check.
That`s a lot of checks....
Anyway, I am finding that I don`t necessarily need to buy yarn as often, but I can`t say if that`s a quality thing, or a quantity thing....
T, sittin on a pile o yarn...
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9/1/2006 6:54:02 AM
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Guest
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But of course - dahhling.
My answer is yes. It would have to be very well priced and of somewhat high quality for me to purchase something at the store. I have become very selective - but that`s a good thing. Kind of tells me I know what I like and I know what I`m doing.
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9/1/2006 7:39:21 AM
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benne
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Billie,
Alice can always use yarn donations for the Dorcas Project. It must be machine wash/dry so the acrylics work for her group. I sent her a bunch last year and have some more I need to box up.
I think I have some of almost every type of yarn. So I guess I`m not really a yarn snob. I have to be realistic about what works for different people as gifts and projects. But, deep in my soul, I`m a yarn snob. ;-}
B2
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9/1/2006 8:47:48 AM
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SeeJayneKnit
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Benne, that explains why I sometimes still buy big-box yarn: it works for other people. There is no point knitting with high quality wool yarn for someone who refuses to wear wool...Now, when it comes to knitting for me, that`s another story.
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9/1/2006 8:47:57 AM
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bets
Posts 18976
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As opposed to a yarnisaur, who has yarn as old as dirt....
;-)
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9/1/2006 9:22:35 AM
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LisaB
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First thing I thought reading this thread was, "So what would be the ideal humidity and temperature for a yarn cellar?"
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9/1/2006 9:36:22 AM
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CatBookMom
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ROFL!!! I`ve definitely become a yarnisseur. I quit knitting with cheap scratchy acrylics even for charity projects. Y`all know I`ve got massive amounts of stash, a large proportion of it bought here at Elann. What I have discovered is that I`m buying very little yarn from my LYS, and then nearly always with a good sale going on.
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9/1/2006 10:01:51 AM
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patw
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Definitely Yes! However, when I look over my stash, I find that I fall in love with a yarn brand and I become very monogamous to that company or yarn. Then I find that I have way more yarn than I need. I also tend to buy in the same colors and thus the same problem. For instance, I have soooo much Rowan yarn; I could of course sell it on Ebay, but then I won`t have it any more. I want to use my yarn and have it; don`t we all?
As for yarn cellar temperature, I would think cool and dry would be optimal?
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9/1/2006 10:14:11 AM
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emily3cat
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Yarnaseur and yarnaholic. Count me in.
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