This week I found the most beautiful yarn, in rich autumn colours, just waiting to be used for collage, weaving, embroidery, or whatever!
I decided I'd spend a few minutes winding it from a skein into a ball, so it's ready to use. Wow, what a mistake - 3 days of unravelling later and it looks like this! How anyone knits with this is beyond me - it's a mass of knots and so far I have six tiny balls of yarn and I'm about half way through it. Very soon I can see the rest falling 'accidentally' into the bin!
I'm linking up with Julia over at What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.
Oh no, how frustrating. It must be driving you mad.
ReplyDeleteLaughingly though you have photographed it beautifully Diana
Lynn xx 20
it is beautiful, why not just leave it as it is and cut out a length when you need to, that's ok if you only want short pieces. Seems a shame to dump it.
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Great piece of advice from Jill, I reckon! Or you could bring it next Wednesday...I rather like unpicking knots and tangles. Sad huh?!
ReplyDeleteThe colours are gorgeous though, I can see why you were drawn to it in the first place :-) very autumnal and fabulous :-)
Hugs, LLJ 17 xx
Beautiful colours there, it must be frustrating though. Thanks for sharing your photos. Lyns #9
ReplyDeleteIt's Sari ribbon and is sold as offcuts in places that know better - selling it as a yarn is a bit of a cheek really, there are some really short pieces aren't there! nevertheless, your perseverance will pay off I don't doubt!
ReplyDeleteThanks Julia! The yarn is called Trendsetter - it looks like a real ball of wool with the usual paper label, but when you come to find the end of it you realise it's twisted into a skein. I've never come across anything like it!
DeleteWhat a surprise! I was expecting photos of your garden journal and I see yarn. I sympathize, this is frustrating to have happen. It is a gorgeous color, especially for fall.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful yarn. You keep at it. It will be worth it in the end! Have fun. Barb #24
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colour even if it was not what you were expecting. I am sure you will do something amazing.
ReplyDeletesandra de @12
That has to be frustrating. I love the yarn's color. #35
ReplyDeleteoh...beautiful yarn, but also difficult. I hope you make some lovely work of it.
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It's lovely - I am sure you will find some clever crafty arty thing to make with it. x Jo
ReplyDeleteI've been there, Diana! I had a skein of rayon ribbon that was just awful to wind into a ball, but gorgeous to look at and use! I've used this ribbon that you have but I don't remember how I got it into a ball. Sorry! It is lovely!
ReplyDeleteThat must be very frustrating but the yarn looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm on number 40. You're welcome to visit my blog!
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That looks lovely, even if you have ended up with a tangle. I love untangling things and have quite a lot of patience doing it, wish I could help! Elaine
ReplyDeleteI say throw it in a bag and deal with it later if you find an actual use for it! That kind of thing leads me to throw things!
ReplyDeleteOh my, and oh dear. Such fabulous colors.....and at the same time such a tangle! Your photos are gorgeous nonetheless! And look forward to seeing what you do with this new color palette! xxx Lynn
ReplyDeleteSuch a shame as it truly looks like beautiful yarn, and I am sure in your hands it could gro into something tryly amazing.... don't throw it out too soon!
ReplyDeleteOoh! Don't throw any in the bin. I'm sure every last piece will come in handy one day.
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous stuff, Diana. I have had the same experience, trying to wind skeins into balls, and it can take ages. Some of this fancy yarn is really difficult to handle! I would definitely go along with the others and say don't dump it - just cut off what you need. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi #30
That is gorgeous and I want some. ;) I need to go to our local Friends and Fiber store~
ReplyDeleteHi Diana, gorgeous yarns and look forward to seeing how you use them. I know I'm a bit late this week but still here to wish you a good belated WOYWW and happy crafting, Angela x 27
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking a bit more about this yarn, Diana - you could make a large cardboard skein holder thingie - a bit like those wooden ones people wind extension leads around - wind the yarn around that, and make a slit in the cardboard to pull the end through to anchor it. That should sort it. With horrible stuff like this (horrible to work with, I mean - it looks fabulous!) you've got to show it who's boss!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your lovely comment and I'm glad you like my rather dull poppies! I adore poppies too and nothing gives me more pleasure than to see a whole field full of them... I've been up and down energy wise and can't do too much at once in the studio but I am getting there gradually! At least I can do drawing and colouring on the recliner. Very interesting indeed what you said about women and their kitchens - you understand completely how I feel lol! I think some of my friends with somewhat feminist tendencies think I'm a bit mad... I tell my hubby that "my" kitchen is like "his" workshop and how would he feel if he'd been ill and I'd been taking over in there, and then didn't want to give it up!! I like to think of myself as queen of my kitchen. My regent is going to have to retire gracefully! By the way, I never consider a WOYWW comment to be late until 11.59 p.m. on Tuesday night lol! I love WOYWW to be spread out through the week - it's more fun that way.
Hope you are having a nice weekend. We are going out for a carvery lunch today, along the sea front where we went yesterday. The light was incredible yesterday but today it's all cloudy, so I'm really glad we went, and I got some nice photos.
Shoshi
Hope you got it sorted...... I'm not very patient but once I start I find it hard to stop with things like unknotting!
ReplyDeleteKaren x
Beautiful yarn...I have a fondness for beautiful yarns and threads having grown up in a haberdashery shop, always want to reach out and touch them! Ruth x
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