Posted by smudgy_cat on 2005-04-08 22:22:25
Post Subject: boucle yarn
I bought several skeins of this yarn:
http://www.lionbrand.com/yarns/boucle.htm
I thought it would be pretty, and I could make some cute things from it. Knitting or crocheting with it has been a huge PITA.
My original goal was to knit baby booties like what's in stitch and bitch, but it's not the proper weight for the pattern. I can't find any patterns for booties using the super thick yarn because everyone makes baby booties out of baby yarn. Go figure.
Does anyone have suggestions for patterns, or something else to make? I have 3 skeins of yarn, all different colors. I don't use scarves, and I live in CA, so hats are a bit over kill. I'm a beginning knitter, and a decent crocheter.
Posted by xuli on 2004-09-29 11:42:56
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I love the idea of doing something for little babies/preemies. So if it came down to voting, I'd go for that, but I'm pretty much open to anything. (Maybe that's 'cos I have so much baby yarn in my stash I need to use!)
One thing I think might be good would be to pick an organization without a religious affiliation. I'm not anti-Christian organizations (in fact, I volunteer very regularly with a Christian organization and have learned a lot from the Christians I volunteer with and have always felt welcome despite not being Christian) ... but I do think that since Getcrafty is such a large and diverse community, it might be best to pick something that has no outright religious affiliations so that everyone feels included and comfortable with what they're doing.
And I like the idea of not doing a scarf drive, too, just because I'm thinking of doing the Glitter one also and since there are so many of us who do participate on both boards, it enables us to do both without making the same thing.
