I might have bought a little yarn.
Just a little.
Many pics below the cut.
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The British are coming… again!
Check out the “Iron-On American Stickers”
http://www.livejournal.com/community/mock_the_stupid/1998786.html#cutid1
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Yes, my ego is stroked.
http://coh.mmplay.de/mmorpg/showthread.php?t=4726
Bonus Simu points for the poster’s mention of Hero’s Journey in their profile.
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Yarn store pics
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.
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DR weddings
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.
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Unexpected.
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.
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In the last two days…
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!!!!
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Jayne hat knitters, unite!
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!!
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Well, shit.
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.