Kiss My Knits!

I might have bought a little yarn.

Just a little.

Many pics below the cut.

Everything must go at Crazy Tvini’s!

Check out the “Iron-On American Stickers”

http://www.livejournal.com/community/mock_the_stupid/1998786.html#cutid1

http://coh.mmplay.de/mmorpg/showthread.php?t=4726

Bonus Simu points for the poster’s mention of Hero’s Journey in their profile.

If you don’t knit, you probably won’t care about this at all.

Pics of what’s left in the yarn store are here: http://www.tvini.org/images/yarnstore/

As you can see, the Noro’s been picked over somewhat. Lotta Kochoran left, not a lot of Iro or Big Kureyon. And why is there so much pink and red Cascade? Is that a less desirable color? There are exactly four skeins of ArtYarns superwash merino for socks, and four skeins of their silk in the matching colorway, on a shelf with the books above the Cascade.

There’s still a lot of Mango Moon stuff, but none of the sari silk. Some Cherry Tree Hill, lots of Trendsetter, lots of Berroco.

If nothing else, I know a couple of talented dyers who might like a crack at the white Crystal Palace Cotton Chenille. Hm.

Sometimes I look at my life and all I have to do, and I think, “you know, a leave of absence from Dragonrealms might be helpful.”

Then I have a nice fun wedding like Roxana and Sunhammer’s last night, and I realize that it’s pretty rewarding and I’d miss my DR compadres if I didn’t see them.

I heart Dragonrealms.

I was presented with the possible opportunity to buy the entire contents of a yarn store which is going out of business for wholesale cost.

How far into e-commerce do I want to go?

I have no idea what to do.

I have received 50 6x6x6 cardboard boxes, 100 18×12 padded mailers, 10 size 10 1/2 double-pointed needles, 120 split-ring plastic stitch markers, 20 tapestry needles, 100 2×3 plastic ziploc bags…

AND NO #$()#$*)@% YARN!!!!

AAAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!

So I’ve been telling the last few people who ordered Jayne hat kits that it could be a week before I get to mail out their package, because I am waiting for a shipment of yellow yarn to come in. I joked that Browncoat knitters are single-handedly creating a yellow yarn shortage. More yellow arrives on my doorstep today or tomorrow, by the way.

At least, I thought I was joking about us causing the shortage.

I went to the Needlecraft Center in Davidson, NC today because they had some rust yarn (which, yes, I am now very low on and also waiting for) and they mentioned that they had googled the hat and found a picture of it. I said that was me, and they treated me like some kind of minor knitting celebrity. I feel more like a knitting curiosity, but I’ll take it anyway.

Anyway, I explained about my supply chain problems, and they said, “Oh, we can order cones from the mill too!” Needless to say, I was all over that. As it stands, the yarn has to go from Nebraska to Oregon, then from the middleman in Oregon to me in North Carolina, and shipping is a bitch. So they called the mill.

LYS: “Yes, I’m wondering if you have cones available of Sunburst Gold, Autumn…”
Brown Sheep: “Oh, you must be knitting those caps!”

Yes, it’s apparently true, we ARE causing a shortage of yarn. I pity the person who just wants to make an autumn leaf sweater, but can’t because of those damn Browncoats.

But I don’t pity them too much. Go us!!

10/3: 10/17:

Boy, 2000 yards didn’t last long. And the seller is out.

Didn’t I say something about it being time to get a wholesale license? It may not help, since I hear that the mill itself won’t produce more for a couple of weeks… but still.

All my orders will be filled, but there’s gotta be a better way.

My first order from Sweden. The guy was so excited. I feel all warm and fuzzy. 🙂