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Unblocked And Knitting Again!

7/30/2015

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How many blocked knitters does it take to screw in a light blub? None, they're all at a LSY looking for inspiration and will knit by candle light.  In my case, it wasn't the LYS, it was my wonderful Stash Studio (which is still a bit of a chaotic mess.)  I was looking through my wonderful stash when all of a sudden I felt like a clogged drain which had just received a treatment of Drano.  Relief!  There it was!  The yarn which would end my knitter's block.  I opened a tub which I hadn't look in a very long time and saw this. . . 
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A tub full of the fabulously yummy, Noro Cash Iroha in six different colors.  I picked up a skein and like a song takes you back to your first date, I remembered where, when and why I fell in love with Cash Iroha.  I was at Crafty Lady taking a class in Triangle Tango and needed a solid color yarn to complement a variegated yarn I was using.  One touch of Cash Iroha and I was in love.  Cash Iroha is the discontinued, silk, wool and cashmere single ply, aran weight yarn with a drape and softness not found in other yarns.  I am still puzzled why it was discontinued.  Cash Iroha is pure luxury.  Maybe I have a tub of skeins when I learned it would be discontinued.  
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This is it; the fiber and the pattern which ended my knitter's block.  I loved the pattern and had started it in a different yarn.
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I loved the pattern and the yarn, but not together.  The variegation in the yarn (I am really not sure that is a real word because my MacBook wouldn't let me use it) took the emphasis way from the intricate pattern.   I kept knitting but I was really uninspired.  The yarn just didn't showcase the Stepping Stones Shawl.  It was kind of like two out-going sisters fighting for attention.
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The color is beautiful but once again I couldn't capture it in a picture.  It is not burgundy, not pink and not purple but an exquisite combination with just a hint of copper thrown in.  Linda says it reminds her of Thanksgiving and cranberries.  

It feels great to be back on track.  I was out of sorts when knitting didn't feel right.  Now all is right with the world.  
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This color isn't any closer.  It is not this pink but darker.  Where do all of these colors come from when you're taking a picture of the same yarn!?! The picture with the magazine cover is the closest to the up close, f2f, in person color.

I am on my way.  But WAIT a minute!!!!!  Did I really say this is a discontinued yarn!?!?!?!?  It is irreplaceable!?!?!?!  If I use it up, I will never be able to replace it!?!?!!?! Oh my!  You know how I feel about discontinued yarns.  Will I really be able to use it up?  Only time will tell.
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Jan R
8/1/2015 01:28:41 pm

Go for it! You like the pattern and you love the yarn. The worst that can happen is that you might not like it when it is completed. You can always "rippit, rippit, rippit". :^)

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    This blog is dedicated to Mary Helen Growt my first knitting teacher and the woman who changed my life.  The mission of Knitting: A Love Story is to preserve, share and promote the love of knitting.

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