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Jan Heirtzler ([personal profile] jan_andrea) wrote2009-01-21 04:03 pm
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Dr. Who Scarf: The yarn is here!

Ooooh, this stuff is *wonderful*! I got the "comfy" yarn, a 75% pima cotton, 25% acrylic blend, and it feels soooo nice to the touch -- very silky. I'm going to enjoy knitting with it, I think. The materials (well, plus a pair of circular needles because they were pretty and bumped me up to free shipping) were $51.63. A lot for a scarf, but since it's for my honey, it's okay :)

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Yarn!

Will try to photoblog this as I progress, just for the hell of it.

[identity profile] jan-andrea.livejournal.com 2009-01-24 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Yah, my grandmother is an amazing knitter and creates beautiful scarves and sweaters and such, but she uses (by budget necessity, I assume) cheap acrylic yarn all the time, which really impacts the wearability of the finished garment. She's on a fixed income, so she unfortunately can't afford to spend $$$ on yarn, but otoh, it's sad to see her put so much effort into a piece and then not have it be worn because it just feels yucky :(