I started the year on a yarn diet, after two successful yarn diet years. And then COVID. I thought I would share some of the things that I’ve picked up in the past two months.
I bought yarn for a Dissent Cardigan. I went with Beaverslide Dry Goods, because I love woolen spun yarn.
After I got that yarn I decided that I would also like to knit the Dissent Cowl, so I picked up a few skeins of Peace Fleece.
I don’t feel bad about those purchases. I have projects in mind for them. It’s not like I was buying single skeins of yarn willy nilly. Until I was.
From the top – The Lemonade Shop in the Wine Makes Mommy Fun colorway. With that name I had to buy it. I couldn’t stop myself. Bumblebee Acres in the It’s the Great Pumpkin colorway on their Merino/Nylon base. Bumblebee Acres in the Candy Corn colorway on their Corriedale/Nylon base. Bumblebee Acres in the Holly Jolly Christmas colorway on their Merino/Silk base. Two Sisters Yarn Company in the Ho Ho Ho colorway. Knit Spin Farm in the Damn, it Feels Gourd to be a Knitter colorway on their Targee/Nylon base.
Now I should get back to working on my Hansel so I can get to this yarn.
mildlygranola 
They’re all so pretty and I can see why they came to live with you:)
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I mean they all look lovely so therefore they’re good purchases! Can’t wait to see what you make!
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Lovely yarns…on a diet you still have some food so on a yarn diet you have some. I should have called my ban a diet…I have bought more.
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What did you buy? I can’t wait to see it.
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Red yarn for another Turtle Dove, holiday souvenir. I updated my spreadsheet yesterday with incoming and outgoing yarn…oh jeez I have bought a lot this year oops!
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I gave up on my spreadsheet. It was too depressing.
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I think I need to do more weaving that really eats up lots of yarn quicker 😂
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I’m trying not to feel bad about my purchases this year. Whatever gets you through 2020, right? They are really great yarn names and colors. Plus think about all the yarn we would have bought this year if we had been able to go to festivals! We probably saved money.
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That is very true! Really it’s a bargain.
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You are right. I just bought what I would have bought at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival.
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Those are really pretty, no wonder you had to have them!
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All your new yarn is beautiful – great finds! And don’t feel bad – hey, it’s 2020. You deserve all the yarn you want!
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2020 is a good excuse for everything.
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Oh with those names there is absolutely no way I could have resisted! Are you buying online?
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I’ve been buying online. I’ve been staying in as much as possible.
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Any tips for buying yarn online?
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I usually chance that the photos are close for single skeins, but for sweaters I order from places where I have color cards so I can check the colors out in real life before I commit.
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What are colour cards and how do you get them?
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I’ll write a post about them tonight, as it is something that would be helpful.
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Great!
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Yarn is cheaper than therapy, right? Okay not really, not the way we do it, but it’s more fun!
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Much more fun!
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All lovely buys. I’ve been quite good this year, or at least since about May. If we went shopping for yarn together, I think we would be a bad influence on each other. 😆
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We would be bad influences on each other. We would stop to get a drink and end up buying too much yarn.
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They are all gorgeous but the Knit Spin Farm one is the best, just lush.
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Knit Spin Farm is always the best.
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Why the hecks not? Treat yourself; you deserve it.
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Ooooh so many pretties! We definitely deserve all the treats this year to make up for…everything.
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The Struggle is real on yarn diets, I lost the battle today only because I didn’t have the color I needed for my project. Not bad on purchase 3 for $9 yay me! Come follow me on my crochet journey.
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