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On the road again

If Print O’the Wave could earn points, it would have a free flight by now. This trip I promise not to pull it out of the knitting
bag sans needles at the airport. Maybe my next post will have an FO.

It’s off the Minnesota for a family wedding. We’ve already hit the Yarn Garage. This picture only represents about 5% of the inventory, which went floor to ceiling. It nearly brought on a yarny nervous breakdown, so overwhelmed was I by the massive selection. After two hours of indecision all I wanted was a Diet Coke and a nap. You can see though, that SIL Ellen and I were no worse for the wear:

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We were disappointed to have missed the famous Steven, AKA the Glitter Knitter.  I’m on a mission to find yarn for this. That’s the crocheted version. Here is the knitted one. I can’t decide to go with the multi colours or the solid, where the swirls look swirlier, an optical illusion. Opinions?

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10 responses to “On the road again”

  1. h Avatar
    h

    i like the solids or semi solids! its a pretty pattern!

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  2. angelarae Avatar
    angelarae

    I like the idea of the solid. Seems like a multi with the swirls would not show the pattern very well. That yarn shop looks way cool!
    Ang

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  3. Chris Behme Avatar
    Chris Behme

    I love the multicolored one. But I love color.

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  4. Dorothy Avatar
    Dorothy

    I kind of like the multicolored too. That yarn shop looks incredible, but sometimes too many choices are as difficult as too few. Unless I’m looking for a specific yarn, I can get overwhelmed easily!

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  5. Angie Avatar
    Angie

    That shawl has been in my radar, too. If you go with Jojoland, then definitely use their strength in color variation.
    What a gorgeous pair of smiles. Do I see a reflection from the glazing on your eyes?

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  6. Suzanne Avatar
    Suzanne

    I bought that kit (the knitted one). I have colorway M26. I haven’t started it yet. I have only seen it started in the multi’s at two yarn shops.
    The Rowan one I think would look better in a solid like the one in the picture. The swirls look much bigger and might be overwhelmed by a multicolor yarn.

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  7. lynn Avatar
    lynn

    OMG what an amazing place!!! Ok I probably would have gone straight to the sock yarn to keep the overwhelming feeling down.

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  8. wendy g Avatar
    wendy g

    Looks like you are having a wonderful time! I like the multi-color yarn and I am going to put that pattern in my queue.

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  9. Daisy Avatar
    Daisy

    Someone in our coffeeshop knitting group just made her first on-line purchase and it was the same kit! She went with the multi-coloured Jojoland.
    Have you been to NY City? We are planning a trip and I probably will only have time for one knitting stop.

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  10. Sheila Avatar
    Sheila

    Would love a copy of the Herringbone rib Scarf

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