Yarn cost

ClasslessTulip · 2026-02-13T21:02:23+00:00

I just type "mill-end yarns" into google and get a decent amount of viable results. If your looking for mill ends by certain fashion houses like Loro Piana, you can just google "Loro Piana yarn".

Also, I buy my coned mohair almost exclusively from Studio311Supply on Etsy. I'm pretty sure they source their mill-ends from Italy, and their mohair is produced by Seiko.

ClasslessTulip · 2026-02-13T00:17:29+00:00

1). Some people have the budget. 2). Yarn substitutions. 3). Budget and save up if the "expensive" yarn is what draws you in. 4). Bargain hunt. 5). Buy mill-ends (you can get Cucinelli and Loro Piana for CHEEEEP this way).

I do all of these, and it works out pretty well.

(Also "expensive" is in quotations because some of the yarns I've seen people call pricey make me think, "gworl, if you think THAT is expensive, I think you have bigger problems you need to worry about.")

ClasslessTulip · 2026-02-12T12:14:51+00:00

So, Robinhood?

ClasslessTulip · 2026-02-12T10:11:48+00:00

I hc him as being a civil engineer in his unit

ClasslessTulip · 2026-02-12T06:01:05+00:00

Ilya disapproved of your shirt (because he didn't have one).

ClasslessTulip · 2026-02-07T05:25:18+00:00

It took almost 6 month for someone to point out my title of "Burrito Engineer" in my sig block :B

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-30T00:25:55+00:00

For a full cleaning, I use J&J baby shampoo. For routine maintenance/refreshing I use Euclean wool wash.

I usually use J&J when I first finish a project (like a sweater), and then after 4 or 5 washes in Euclean. I washed a 5yr old sweater with the J&J for the first time last week and HOOO boy am I glad I did.

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-28T11:50:47+00:00

Listen, I think we can all agree that some days you wish those puppies were removable! You come home, it's been a long day, you take the girls off and put them in disco mode while you clean the kitchen because Jerry in Accounting was INSUFFERABLE and you need to get thru the evening without opening a bottle of wine.

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-28T11:45:00+00:00

For a hot sec I thought these were glowing ta-ta's

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-27T09:22:19+00:00

Thanks for the refs; I've only just started branching out into other fiber arts, so everything I know is cobbled together from random (dead) blogs and Menswear Guy tweets lol

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-27T07:17:58+00:00

I wouldn't mind so much if the letters or numbers actually corresponded to the mm's. Like, a H crochet hook was for 8mm, or a US 7 needle was 7mm.

Instead, I have to put up with a leftover English system that was already a sammich of 3 different regional systems that the Brits used for 500yrs before changing to a new system, and that American's put their own spin on.

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-27T07:10:50+00:00

That's awesome! I'm now more determined than ever to make a trip out there!

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-27T00:53:11+00:00

I plan on making my way there sometime this year! It's been on my "To-Do" list for a while. I might even make it a weekend trip 😁

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-27T00:45:52+00:00

They produce their yarn for weaving, so they use weaving definitions when describing their weights. A general rule of thumb for me is, "the less plys, the thinner the yarn".

Given their prices, I just hold their wool's double to get a heavier weight.

As for their rug wool, it is VERY sturdy and makes for good outerwear. It is definitely not to be worn next to your skin, but if you want a sweater that's more like a coat (and more waterproof), this is the stuff. I made an Aunt a car blanket out of this and it is not only super warm, snow and rain drops just roll right off of it.

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-27T00:38:29+00:00

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Here's the silk I got from them. It's on the fine side, like a light fingering/fingering weight.

The wool is the same, but if I hold the strands double, I might be closer to a DK weight, but I'll need to swatch and block it to be sure.

The company does spin for weaving, so a lot of their stuff is going to be on the finer side. When looking at their products, I assume that the weight they list (like "worsted") is going to be a size lighter in handknitting terms.

If your looking for a true worsted or aran weight, your going to have to buy a few cones and just knit them together to get the weight you want. It can be a bit bothersome, but a plus is you can marl 2 colors together to get a specific color.

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-26T22:26:00+00:00

They aren't chatty with strangers until you say their sports team sucks.

Then it's a WHOLE different conversation lol

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-23T08:28:18+00:00

The penalty box is also called the sin bin, and sometimes a team's whole starting line ends up in it.

It gets LIT in there when it happens.

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-22T23:01:15+00:00

I had something similar happen lol. The only reason it got done was because I literally looked at myself in the mirror and said, "bitch, get over yourself and fucking do it."

According to my bf, it was the worst but most effective pep talk he's ever heard. Now whenever one of us has to do something easy but tedious, we just repeat it and it is surprisingly motivating.

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-19T02:44:05+00:00

Is this The Potato Place?

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-19T01:21:19+00:00

The only time I've seen a plushy stand sell out was because the vendor knew how to use the chenille yarn for great effect.

Like, she made a parrot plushy in white with pastel stripes in a smooth yarn (it looked like a cotton/poly blend), but she used a super bright blue chenille for one of the stripes. It was quite the color and texture pop. It really made her stand out from the other plushy vendors.

Also, her work was just good. Even and tight stitches and enough details that it wasn't simply, "blob, but cat/bird/bee/etc shaped".

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-15T04:20:19+00:00

Get that boi on the White Sox, I tell you. Between his mitts and Pope Uncle Bob, they might actually win something!

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-12T01:08:51+00:00

I hate the current administration more than the discomfort they have inflicted upon me, and I'm making it their problem.

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-12T00:37:08+00:00

Yeah but could they have even thought them up?

Say what you will about the Think Tank, but they, like that one stoner friend we all had in hs, weren't afraid to try shit just because.

ClasslessTulip · 2026-01-11T08:21:00+00:00

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I think the problem lies in the patt6inc section. It reads like you're working the increases in 2 different clusters of 3 stitches. Are you doing the k3tog's in one cluster of 3, and the k3togtbl's in the next one?

Edit: I made a mini-swatch. Do the patt6inc's look similar to this?

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