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It's also somewhat confronting. You can't just knit along without thinking, trusting in the pattern, the skill and experience of the designer. The designer is you!! (Or in my case, the designer is me: a rather new, rather inexperienced designer.) So I've been double checking, correcting, refining ... but I still can't wait to see how it turns out. Was I right or wrong about the changes I made, the recalculations? Stay tuned ...
So far, it looks promising, meeting most of my criteria : available in Australia (indeed, likely produced here); natural fibre (100% wool); reasonable price (AU$5.10); and most important of all, the colours look good (as far as anyone can tell from blurry computer images). Oh, and in a useful weight, too : 8ply / DK / whatever-you-call-it.
I'll certainly check it out for real, when it (eventually?) reaches my LYS. I'm rather partial to variegated / multi-colour / pseudo-hand painted-looking wools ...
Mood: Please forgive the cheesy, slapdash ball of wool, I'm trying not to breach copyright. ArtRage 2 also looks like a good tool to play with, but I haven't had the time yet ;)
I've also made a list of the knitting projects I'm interested in, and the type of yarn they need ... I'm almost always looking to substitute yarns. Lots of patterns I like are printed elsewhere, and yarns that are a reasonably priced elsewhere can become very expensive when imported to Australia. Although I'm also partial to Jo Sharp patterns!
Mood: *People who know me will understand the question mark. I'm only ever as organised as I need to be ;)
