Last night I figured out that I'd made an error in my current project, Boreal by Kate Davies, and I had to rip back all of my lovely stranded work.......it pays to read the pattern people! I had omitted to do the underarm increases - imagine that - I had just ASSumed that you continue straight up to the underarms. I should have known better.........
well, that's made my mind up about the Rowan California Cotton Fox Fibre - free to a good home - well not FREE, you have to pay the price of postage......
There are 4 untouched 50 gram skeins
the knitted fabric and leftovers weight 422 grams - so that's equivalent to 8 more skeins....sorry but you'll have to rip this out yourself!
So that you know what we are talking about.....postage.......max. $16 just so that you know!
If you'd like to give this vintage Rowan California Cotton Fox Fibre a new home - leave a comment here with your first name, last name initial, and what province/state you live in.....ok? If more than one new home steps up.....I'll have a draw next Wednesday.
Back to my knitting.....
Yikes! No second chances in your house, eh? If I hadn't already broken my yarn diet, I'd be tempted to take your vintage Rowan yarn. As it is, some other knitter might use it before 2055...they should have it.
ReplyDeleteVery, very tempting and I live in Ontario...but...I've joined two new groups this year - StashDown and Surmount the Stash. Plus I'm saving up my yarn allowance to order some J&S jumperweight for my birthday this February. So tempted though...
ReplyDeleteRipping back sucks! Im totally with you on that one. :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to give this poor orphan a new home. I have been looking for some pretty gold, and this could be it. Like you, I think the overall design is a bit much, but that's the great thing about knitting, nothing goes to waste when you can just frog it and start over. Hope I get a chance to adopt your little orphan project.
ReplyDeleteKathy B.
Michigan, USA
Would love a chance to "adopt"! I hate ripping too ... but worse is when you get the project all done ... and it looks horrible on you!
ReplyDeleteHugs ... oh and I live in Virginia, USA.
THANKS!
That is interesting, I don't mind ripping out, once I get over being mad that I made a stupid mistake, anyway. I'd love to rip your sweater out.
ReplyDeleteAnita R from SE Indiana
My sympathies. I had to rip out the first 6 inches of my Boreal. Gauge issues. I just kept telling myself the finished sweater would be worth it. Yours will be too!
ReplyDeleteDear poor maligned yarn, I will carefully rewind you into your full glory and make sure you get a great home with me. Afterall, I live in Minnesota, I need all the yarn I can get!
ReplyDeleteOh, my! Seeing that pile of former Boreal hurts. Will you go right back to it or give a wee rest for awhile? Too classy to abandon, but I know you won't do that.
ReplyDeletePS D wants to know if A was out when you discovered your mistake. Ha, ha.
ReplyDeleteNo, he was sitting across from me - but he did disappear when I was ripping it out.....actually he took the dogs with him on a jaunt to the post office, which left me alone to rip it out - and I could do that without two little dogs going "what's this for?" "can we play with it?" "NO" "why not, why not, why not" LOL!!! So I did the deed in solitary silence, stretching it from one end of the livingroom to the other.....winding back and stretching it out again.....it went quite quickly.
DeleteThe re-knit - not so quickly LOL!
Hi Anne! I just barely discovered your blog...long time no talk! If you haven't done the draw already, I'm interested! I spin cotton and love the natural colored cottons. Talked to Sally Fox years ago about them.
ReplyDeleteMore later,
Laurel W.