Fair Isle Yarn Drama
After I posted yesterday I went over to Elann to pick out the red shades to undo my new and "improved" color scheme I cooked up last week. And guess what? They were out of the reds I wanted! Last week they had 50+ of one of them! Argh....
I finally sucked it up and bought the real thing - Garnstudio Silke Tweed - from everyone's favorite yarn dealers -- Threadbear. I considered a few other possibilities but none were quite right.
I came close to some Rowan Felted Tweed as I love the yarn. But the colors online varied so much that I wasn't sure what I was really picking out. The only LYS that I know of that carries it is one I've sworn off because their business practices are horrible. Can you believe this place charges you a fee to be at their knit ins!!! And no, you don't get any special kind of gift or anything. It's simply to sit in the back of their store one night a week and knit. So yeah, I refuse to buy from them anymore.
Threadbear ships fast so I'm hoping I get it tomorrow at the latest. I'm really excited to see this yarn in person!
Until then, Lockwood is getting some deserved attention. Can't really complain about knitting with Noro :) Silk Garden is soooo soft!
So totally random question - email if you don't want to post here - but what LYS charges to be at the knit-ins? I don't really want to support that kind of behavior...
So totally random question - email if you don't want to post here - but what LYS charges to be at the knit-ins? I don't really want to support that kind of behavior...
Some LYS just don't get it. I love your FI and will look forward to seeing the yarn (and knitting) when it comes!
dang, I want to make that..... I know you're just going to keep blogging about that gorgeous sweater until I join you, huh? :)
Sorry about your reds. I may be able to top you. Broke down and decided to buy the last 6 deep blue silkroad aran Elann had. Had it in my cart. By the time I added something else and checked out, someone had bought the yarn! How did that happen? I clicked for my totals, and Elann deleted the yarn from my order. *sigh* I had no idea what I'd do with it anyway.