Unspun, revisited.

Lady in Tweed:   “I have just knit myself this lovely Tweedex cardigan out of yarn that I had to put on layaway for six months before I could even start, and dammit to everlasting fire and brimstone, I’ve got a whole ball left over… a whole ball!   I am thinking I  really would like to knit a pair of gloves, or socks to match my tweed cardigan, but I need fine sport yarn, and as far as I know this yarn, in this amazing red color, only comes in worsted weight. Bah humbug!”

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Lady in Tweed: “Oh, but wait,  if  I could somehow unravel,  disentangle,  or,  um,  untwist the two strands,  then I would get two balls from the yarn with half the thickness.  Oh, and that would be double the yardage too! I would have one hundred grams of fine weight tweed to then make a pair of gloves or socks from. Hmm,  most definitely.

[ Looks off into the distance with smug contemplation. ]

Lady in Tweed: “Heavens to Betsy, I think I’ve got a plan!”

Jen:  So yes, its back to getting the drop spindle out to use it for something completely different, and I just have to say ” watch this space ! “

11 thoughts on “Unspun, revisited.

    1. Karin, your design forthcoming is going to rock the continent!
      By the way, you and I both have TOO many irons in TOO many fires. Oh,… wait, don’t say FIRES!
      I am just going crazy with rethinking my colossal stash. lol. Been there , done that, and coming back! xx

      1. You gorgeous Reciprocator of Fan-Girl-Dom you!
        If I can break my habit of making everything unattainable and see thi9s design through to publication I will be very happy.
        And, how right you are about irons in the unmentionable!!
        Totally.
        It’s one of my ploys to prevent me facing my fears of the attainable!
        XX

        1. I have no doubt your design will sail. Publishing on Ravelry is the easy part. You’re in the hard part now, so no after-school playmates for you. And the only rule is that you enjoy yourself, no other rules apply, no designing police!
          Oh, and as I wrote this post, a few hours ago now, apparently a new fire has started in the East Mtns of the Napa Valley (We’re in the West mountains) . Again, still scary. I am tired of this. xx

    1. Virginia, the previous post was dead serious, so I thought to lighten it up a little with this one. But then again, I’m dead serious in this post too. (Always I’m afraid, too serious) Glad you got a laugh. 🙂 xx

    1. Humor is kind of rare , interspersed by driving existential seriousness that is the norm, so glad someone got to enjoy that post before the hammer comes down again soon. (( oh , but knitting is such serious business !)) 🙂

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