Look what came in the mail today.
Just look....
mmmmmmmmmmm.......
This will be for the amazing Modern Quilt Wrap, pattern available free on Knitting Daily. The pattern calls for 9 different colours of Rowan Kidsilk Haze, but at $15 a ball, it would be
a $150 scarf, or, my yarn budget for 3 months (at least!). So I have been looking for alternatives and stumbled on this... Estelle, Watercolours Solid DK. At Ram Wools, it was a fabulous sale price of $2.50 a ball, or less than $30 even with shipping and tax. WOW. And look at the colours, also wow.
a $150 scarf, or, my yarn budget for 3 months (at least!). So I have been looking for alternatives and stumbled on this... Estelle, Watercolours Solid DK. At Ram Wools, it was a fabulous sale price of $2.50 a ball, or less than $30 even with shipping and tax. WOW. And look at the colours, also wow.I ran the pattern through Ravelry, and found 238 knitters who have started or finished this pattern, using the Rowan yarn and many other substitutes, and they all look wonderful. No one has used watercolours yet, so I will post mine there as a suggested "value" alternative (while the sale lasts). Can't wait to start, and will keep photos of this on the blog as it progresses, promises to be eye candy throughout the project!
Mmmmmmmmmm.....
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