the blue blog archives: yarn goody #2

6 balls Phildar Licorne in color #101, "giroflee", a gorgeous orangey yellow. Licorne is Phildar's mercerized cotton, like Rowan's cotton glace, but it's much smoother and has a beautiful sheen. It's the same cotton yarn that's called for in the infamous cardi raye (just in a different color). It's 100% cotton, 120m per ball at 25st/10cm. It should be enough yarn to make a large tank or tee. Check the Rowan books for cotton glace patterns.

I bought this yarn thinking it was a totally different color (the Breiweb site shows it as a peachy color). It's a beautiful color, but I'm unsure about whether I could get away with it. Plus, I have some more in red that I know I'm gonna love!

The yarn mitzvah rules: If you're interested in this yarn, leave a comment to this post by Sunday, April 10 and start thinking about yarn you might want to give away. I'll draw a name and announce the winner in two weeks.

posted by alison at 9:24 am | in yarn mitzvah

Comments

Have I mentioned that I love this idea? :)

Posted by: shannon at April 7, 2005 9:40 AM

I love this idea and would love to swap 7
hanks of BERROCO HIP HOP (thick/thin yarn in various shades of blue your fav and purple (76 yards, US 13 needles recommended).

Leslie

Posted by: leslie at April 7, 2005 10:03 AM

Again.. this totally rocks!

-saff

Posted by: Saff at April 7, 2005 10:30 AM

Put me in the drawing for this one! It would go great with my red hair!
I love this idea. I have some pretty pricey fingering weight scarf/shawl yarn that I would love to give to someone who would appreciate it. I know I'm never going to use it. I never wear accessories like that, so I don't know what I was thinking when I bought it!

Posted by: Wendi at April 7, 2005 10:31 AM

I'd love to have my name added as well. I have some yarn that I could mitzvah out myself... not as much but it's stuff I'm sure I'll never use. :)

Posted by: Lisa P at April 7, 2005 10:40 AM

Throw me in! I'm envisioning a great baby blanket for a prego friend of mine, and an awesome purple boucle for the yarn mitzvah. I bought it to make myself a wedding shawl, and decided it wouldn't go with the whole veil/dress combo.

Posted by: Cece at April 7, 2005 10:45 AM

Please add my name too. I bought 7 x 50g of lavender baby wool (knits to light DK) to make a lacy summer bolero or shrug, but decided that making a summer shrug is wool is just plain stupid ... it needs to be a winter shrug.

Posted by: Chrissie Phillips at April 7, 2005 11:30 AM

I'd be interested in this yarn. I have several options I'd be interested in giving away.

Posted by: Jennifer at April 7, 2005 11:32 AM

very very pretty yarn. I just love cotton. I don't have a blog, but do have yarn I could 'pay forward'. wendy

Posted by: wendy at April 7, 2005 11:49 AM

Put me in the drawing! Also, what a great idea. You're going to have good yarn karma coming your way!

Posted by: Kellyt at April 7, 2005 1:54 PM

Please dd me to the list. This is a beautiful color, and I think it could be *super* flattering... I have some lovely teal wool that I could pass on-- it's gorgeous, but it's not my thing....

Michelle

Posted by: Michelle at April 7, 2005 2:22 PM

Toss my name in. . . I would love to knit a sweater or blanket for my 15 month old son in it. (He looks so good in orange! Like a little prisoner!)
I have a bag of Rowan Kidsilk haze (10 balls? I am not sure, but the bag is unopened) in Wicked that I would love to send to a deserving home.

What a great idea!
Ingrid

Posted by: Ingrid Clark Zavadoski at April 7, 2005 2:42 PM

Please put me on the list for the Licorne. LOVE the color. And I've never held Phildar yarns in my very own hands...

Posted by: barbara at April 7, 2005 2:48 PM

Hello,

I love both yarn goodies and I love your idea of "paying forward" *smile* If I had to pick (and I will *smile*) I would have to say that I would like to be put in the drawing for the Phildar Licorne. Thanks and have a great vacation!

Oh and the yarn I would swap is some lovely fingering weight scarf/shawl yarn in 100% alpaca. I recently fell in love with lace and bought WAY too much yarn, lol

Posted by: stacey at April 7, 2005 2:58 PM

Put me in! I'd love to work with cotton (never have before). I have some yarn that's been sitting around for a while...

Posted by: Alison at April 7, 2005 3:11 PM

you have very cool ideas on this blog missy! I would love to have a go at this yarn,I have never seen it in person.I could come up with some nice goodies for someone else I'm sure.

Posted by: cara at April 7, 2005 4:26 PM

what a fantastic idea and a great legacy... i might have to do this too!

Posted by: joy at April 7, 2005 5:20 PM

I will try my luck at this yarn as well. Thanks, Alison

I would love to belong to this sort of knitting legacy. I will have some yarn to pass on. However, I would have to email a pic to you to post on your blog. Or, I will do my best to get one up and running by Sunday night. Thanks, Alison

Posted by: Alison at April 7, 2005 5:25 PM

Please, put me in as well. I'll go throught my stash tonight and I am sure I'll find something nice I can part with. This is fun!

Posted by: Lu at April 7, 2005 6:05 PM

Oooh, put me in. That would make a lovely crumpets for the neice's birthday. And I definitely have some stashed bits that need better homes than mine!

Posted by: Anne at April 7, 2005 6:22 PM

I would love to be in the drawing for this. i don't have a blog, but do ahve some yarn I would be willing to give away as well.
btwe, great idea!

Posted by: carol at April 7, 2005 11:40 PM

i hope your friend's tendonitis improves! what a kind thing to do...

i love this licorne...i have some ideas for a yarn giveaway. and a book too, if that counts.

Posted by: mrspilkington at April 8, 2005 11:40 AM

I'm in! I have tons of stuff to pay forward!

Posted by: Janine at April 9, 2005 11:58 PM