intro and looking for a yarn...

Hiya,

I'm more of a regular over on RCTQ and a semi regular on Alt.sewing but having run into a problem know I was better off here for this one. I'm 36, single mother of 2 boys under 6 and dabble in quilts more than anything else.

anyway I crocheted a wrap last year and came to the conclusion that halfway down my back was too skinny for my liking as I like to have my whole back covered with a wrap. so I ripped it all out (being grateful this yarn will come out nicely) and started again this time to the width I wanted, of course I ran out of yarn. so now I'm looking for some more yarn for this project. The yarn is by scheepjeswol and is called "tossa" and I need 3 each more of the rust and the brown colourways. a photo of the yarn in the project is in my yahoo photo files

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'm also happy with less than the 3 of each - even one more will get mecloser to my goal length :-) I know something (yarn/fabric/chocolate orsomething else) can be arranged to compensate for the yarn and postage :-) thanks!

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Jessamy
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On Fri, 3 Nov 2006 18:55:31 +0100, Jessamy spun a fine yarn

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> I'm also happy with less than the 3 of each - even one more will get me> closer to my goal length :-) I know something (yarn/fabric/chocolate or> something else) can be arranged to compensate for the yarn and postage :-) > > thanks!

Jessamy, Can't help you, but wanted to welcome you to RCTY! Noreen

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YarnWright

Jessamy, Can't help you, but wanted to welcome you to RCTY! Noreen

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> I'm also happy with less than the 3 of each - even one more will get me> closer to my goal length :-) I know something (yarn/fabric/chocolate or> something else) can be arranged to compensate for the yarn and postage :-) >> thanks!

I recognize you from AS and RCTQ....I think I've posted there only once or twice, and mostly lurk. Welcome to RCTY!

I checked my LYS, which carries some of the Scheepjeswol line (lovely stuff it is, too) but not the Tossa. Have you checked directly with the company?

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is my LYS:
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If you'd like to see if anyof their Scheepjeswol offerings will suitably accompany your currentyarn, let me know and I can ship it to you (I'm over the pond from you,though). Now, don't lurk too much here...with many of our members having left in favour of a yahoo group, we need all the talk we can...although I'm guilty of not posting nearly enough; there's just not enough time in the day :)

Michelle

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Eastern Edge

Hi Jessamy

I recognize you from AS and RCTQ....I think I've posted there only once or twice, and mostly lurk. Welcome to RCTY!

I checked my LYS, which carries some of the Scheepjeswol line (lovely stuff it is, too) but not the Tossa. Have you checked directly with the company?

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is my LYS:
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If you'd like to see if anyof their Scheepjeswol offerings will suitably accompany your currentyarn, let me know and I can ship it to you (I'm over the pond from you,though). Now, don't lurk too much here...with many of our members having left in favour of a yahoo group, we need all the talk we can...although I'm guilty of not posting nearly enough; there's just not enough time in the day :)

Michelle Hiya Michelle,

thanks for the welcome! and thanks for looking too :-D my LYS does have a lot of scheepjes wol - it's a Dutch company after all but the Tossa is an older line and sold out there :-(

here I have found that manufacturers prefer one to have tried "everything" before "bothering" them about something so I am doing just that :-D

I yahoo too but find that NG's are best for real help and so far have found nice groups to hang out in in the two I was in till now. who knows maybe I will try knitting again - last attempt went well but I seem to only be able to purl and not knit and hate how slow it is compared to crochet

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Jessamy

Welcome, Jessamy. As Michelle said, we don't post as often as we used to - life just interferes. But stick around, and more of us will join you.

Higs, Katherine

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Katherine

Hi

Well to the group and I am also quilty of not posting as much as I should.

Darlene (Craftkitten)

Jessamy wrote:

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> I'm also happy with less than the 3 of each - even one more will get me> closer to my goal length :-) I know something (yarn/fabric/chocolate or> something else) can be arranged to compensate for the yarn and postage :-) >> thanks!

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Craftkitten

thanks for the welcome girls!

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Jessamy

Hi Jessamy

Oh, you sound like me...I, too, hate how slow knitting is in comparison to crochet. Of course, my knitting skills have suffered terribly because of it!

Michelle

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Eastern Edge

Hi Jessamy

Oh, you sound like me...I, too, hate how slow knitting is in comparison to crochet. Of course, my knitting skills have suffered terribly because of it!

Michelle

and this is why I "can't" knit anymore - when I was 14 I knitted a 5 colour jacquard pattern I made up as I went along jumper (US sweater) for my teddybear, small needles was fine and I didn't yet know about crochet or I would have done that instead LOL

the wrap for my sister is almost done - 2 more skeins to go - if I skip cleaning I can have it done by lunchtime LOL the I can wash it and put it away till her birthday just after Christmas then it's back to quilting to get the latest design made up for the magazine.

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Jessamy

Well I agree knitting does take longer however IMO some projects look better Knitted such as Hats, Mittens, dishcloths and Sweaters. All my baby blankets and big afghans are done in Crochet. I also do doilies in crochet.

Donna

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