Yarn Porn

Yarn porn... isn't it great? You get to enjoy the visuals (*wink*wink*) and it doesn't put a hole in your wallet.


I bought a skein of Rainbow Multi DK in a varigated purple-ish colour. £2.99 from Baron's Wool in Uxbridge, Middx.


This is Marble Double Knit, also in purple, but this colour is lot lighter... It seems like a colour I could use for a toy for a baby. Also from Baron's Wool, but this cost me £1.99.

Lookie Here

Look at what I bought~



Hobbycraft has been taking a lot of my money lately. I don't have any green yarn though, so I guess my purchase is justified. Plus, I started using it right away!

I made the March 6" square for the Block-A-Month group on Ravelry. The pattern is called SmoothFox's Celtic Granny 6x6. I added an extra round to get my square up to six inches and then I made up the final round. I think the original calls for repeated sc and chaining, but I just used sc.


What do you think?

Squares, Squares, Squares...

I have a bunch of acrylic DK yarn that I bought for about £1 per skein of 100g back when I first got into knitting and crocheting. The skeins I bought are called Premier Value DK (I can't find it on Ravelry) in baby pink, light yellow and light green. With regards to the colours, it only seemed suitable to uses these skeins when I came across a pattern called Summer Garden Granny Square.


I've been churning these out at an alarming rate! I think I'll be making an afghan out of these - I'll try to finish 50 squares by next week and take a picture.

Saving The World

I have a couple of knit sweaters and cardigans that I don't want any more, so I'm reclaiming the yarn.


I'm up to my ears in to-do lists. But before I get started on the things on those lists, I'm going to weigh the yarn and calculate the yardage.

Shopping Syndrome

I don't go shopping often. But I do go shopping way too often than necessary for a poor student.

But it was important! I was all out of aran yarn that I need for square swap on Ravelry. But, seriously, Hobbycraft stock an abysmal variety of yarn so there wasn't much to choose from. There were plenty on DK yarns and chunky yarns, but hardly any in the middle.

Anyway, onto my purchases...


Two gorgeous skeins of a multicoloured DK yarn in blue tones. (Okay, this was for me...)



Aran yarn in cream and red. I'm going to use these for my square swap.


Crochet hooks in 2.5mm and 5mm. I'm trying my hand at amigurumi so I needed a smaller hook. Not sure what the 5mm hook will be used for yet. Maybe a few hats?


Hemp cord! Curse my new addiction to Chinese knotted jewellery!