The day after the Yarn Focus Challenge came to an end I gave in to my yarn buying needs. I rolled out of bed on July 1st, went to the computer, and ordered a cone of Brown Sheep Cotton Fine with which I intended to make the Go With the Flow Tank from Inspired Cable Knits. Then, I sat back and started dreaming of its arrival.While waiting, I was struck with a great idea for a blog entry about my lovely cone of yarn-to-be. I would compare my mountain of yarn with the mountain of ice cream that was in my freezer. I even had puns ready about ice cream cones and yarn cones. (By the way, I don't normally have that much ice cream around. There was a sale. Then, there was a coupon and the sale was still on. Then, another coupon and sale. Ben and Jerry's for $1.50 and $1.13 per pint is not something to pass up! I somehow managed to buy 12 pints of ice cream in a week and a half. Yes, I know that there are only 10 pints in the photos. You know where the other two went.)
My yarn finally arrived on Friday. I had seen cones of laceweight yarn before and they looked mighty huge to me, so I imagined that a cone of fingering weight yarn (oh so much heavier than laceweight!) would be ENORMOUS. Hence, the planned comparison to the mountain of ice cream. I ripped open the package and . . . huh? . . . what's this? . . . is this enough yarn? It's puny! Even runty Scout towers over the cone!Now, I normally don't panic about whether I have enough yarn for a project as I always buy extra. But just two days before I got my yarn, Valerie, who is also knitting the same tank top, started getting nervous about whether SHE had enough yarn. True, Valerie is using a different yarn and knitting a different size, but she had planted the seed in my head that perhaps the yardage in the book was underestimated. So upon seeing the cone I immediately jumped into panic mode. Luckily Ana was there to assure me that cones of Cotton Fine weren't that big but they did have 1,000 yards. (Later I realized that the size I planned to make required only 800 yards and that I had much more yarn than I needed, so all panic went away.)
I've started knitting the tank. The yarn is great. Knitting off a cone is great. But did you know that fingering weight yarn is thin? Perhaps I am insane after all.
19 comments:
What tank are you knitting? The pink yarn cone is very cute, and looks about the same size as my cone for Hush Hush. :)
I had heard that fingering weight yarn was really thin - but I didn't believe it until you said so.
LOL! You're too funny.
Your cat looks like Godzilla getting ready to crush the puny yarn cone.
Insane. Definitely insane. But that's why I like you. :)
Definitely insane.
Amy
Mmmmm.... B&J ice cream....
I wish they'd sell it for $1.50 around here.
Yarn cones! Yay yarn cones! (And yes, fingering is teeeeeensy).
(By the way, I may actually be getting to a mailbox soon. Don't hold your breath yet, though...)
I'm tickled to death by even the thought of yarn cone/ice cream cone comparisons.
But mostly I wanted to say that I love the photo of Scout and the yarn. It's had me grinning all morning long!
And insanity is underrated.
Who can argue with cheap B&J ice cream? I'd just need a nice stash of Lactaid to go along with it. lol
mm. half baked is one of my favorites. as is the new black&tan. mmmmmmmmmm
you buy all sorts of flavours! if it was me, i'd probably have bought 12 pints, in like, only 4 flavours, haha.
I think I would have freaked too. And there's no way you could pass up ice cream that cheap!
Your kitty is so adorable. I just love her. And I love the pink yarn, too, of course! But the fingering weight...let's just say I can't wait to get back to big needles again. I'm sure the ice cream will help you stay patient throughout!!
Oh, and thank you again for your comments on my blog. :)
The pink yarn is lovely, as is knitting from a cone. Yes, knitting with tiny needles is insane, but it is so worth the effort.
Dude. If I'd have known you had a MOUNTAIN OF ICE CREAM, I'd have followed you home last night, crawled in a window, and raided the freezer.
Good thing I didn't read your blog yesterday eh?
Thanks again for the socks!
Ice cream.... Mmmmmm...
Lovely color for your tank, and lovely yarn!
Hey, food porn! Always a good thing. The malabrigo cardy looks great.
Yes, you are crazy! And is the ice cream sale still on? Yum!
Yeah, I'd be a little freaked out if that's the cone that arrived at my door, too!
And yes, just slightly insane for a cabled top in fingering weight, but it's a good kind of crazy =)
Want to move in together and be lifelong roommates? I love your kitties and your ice cream priorities. We even like the same flavors!
That is an unbelievably darling picture of Scout. One of my favorites yet, I think.
Just visiting from Amazing Lace. I swooned at the mountain of Ben & Jerry's! LOL That pink yarn is delish too!
I've drooled over that tank pattern, but have truly wondered at the insanity of knitting a whole sweater in fingering weight. But then, I guess we're an insane bunch in general. Very pretty pink, and you gotta love a whole cone of yarn!
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