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puddingcat(Killing time while waiting for client to call back)
WHY is knitting wool so expensive? Not only the posh crafty stuff like Colinette; even mostly-acrylic chunky wool is about £3 a ball, and you need at least 10 balls to make a jumper. For *actual* wool, not the stuff Proper Knitters call "yarn", you're looking at £5 a ball, or £8 for merino or lambswool. Since I get itchy from Actual Wool other than merino, cashmere & Colinette, I'm going to be very poor, very quickly :(
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WHY is knitting wool so expensive? Not only the posh crafty stuff like Colinette; even mostly-acrylic chunky wool is about £3 a ball, and you need at least 10 balls to make a jumper. For *actual* wool, not the stuff Proper Knitters call "yarn", you're looking at £5 a ball, or £8 for merino or lambswool. Since I get itchy from Actual Wool other than merino, cashmere & Colinette, I'm going to be very poor, very quickly :(
Poo.
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Date: 2006-01-05 12:01 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-01-05 12:56 pm (UTC)The only other option of course is to buy a sheep.
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Date: 2006-01-05 02:41 pm (UTC)Nah. The cats would eat it ;)
Perhaps I could get a donkety & figure out how to spin donkeyfur?
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Date: 2006-01-06 01:27 pm (UTC)You could keep a flock and stagger the shearing. That would help keeping the grass in the garden short, too and the cats might be less inclined to attack. :o)
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Date: 2006-01-06 01:54 pm (UTC)Cleaning -> dyeing would be part of the fun.
Short grass just menas that the cats rely on their psychic camouflage to stalk things (i.e. they lie in the middle of the lawn and *will* the birds not to see them...)
Donkeys (or even "donketys") sound fun...
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Date: 2006-01-06 02:09 pm (UTC)How would the cats react to donkeys?
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Date: 2006-01-05 12:51 pm (UTC)My Mum knits exclusively with 99p a ball 100% acrylic, and was horrified when I told her I was paying £4.50 a ball in the sale.
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Date: 2006-01-06 01:55 pm (UTC)(though it's less scary than
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Date: 2006-01-06 03:16 pm (UTC)The Clarkson one has been possessed by Paul Mackenna. It has magic powers. I do want him now.
Seeing as Munchie went to all the trouble of getting heavenly caps it seemed a shame not to use them.
And now you will achieve as little today as I have.
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Date: 2006-01-05 02:20 pm (UTC)Having said that, I used the sable (or cinnamon) ball you gave me to make a hat last night. It only took me about an hour and is delightful. I am ridiculously proud of myself.
Liz x
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Date: 2006-01-05 02:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-05 02:35 pm (UTC)Though I only cast on 25 stitches, as was using the lovely thick colinette stuff and 15mm needles.
It's easy peasy and takes NO TIME AT ALL.
Liz x
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Date: 2006-01-06 12:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-06 01:58 pm (UTC)Hmm. Unless Liz knits me a cushion from your chest fur. *That* could work.