Comments on: Madelinetosh Sport

By: Joyce

Joyce — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:51:12 +0000

We were just discussing this very thing today (at our group knitting). Many of us have just one skein of yarn in our stash, especially me… I also think I need to change my way of thinking and get two skeins of the same color or coordinating colors.. I love the two color shawls that you are seeing now…I don’t always have a project in mind when I buy yarn., but in the future will think more about purchasing more than a single skein. I love shawls and am planning on including them in my wardrobe more and more. And, by the way your And so are you shawl is lovely.

By: Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Madelinetosh Sport, Malabrigo, and Shibui

Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Madelinetosh Sport, Malabrigo, and Shibui — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:29:51 +0000

[...] in more than 80 colors. This is a great weight yarn in beautiful colors. I made the “And So Are You” shawl out of Madtosh sport, and bought myself 3 other colors in double skeins for future projects. Double skeins because [...]

By: Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Studio June – And So Are You

Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Studio June – And So Are You — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:54:51 +0000

[...] not moving from the couch. I worked on this shawl, called “And So Are You“. I made one in the fall for a friend and decided I wanted one for myself, too. I did this with two skeins of Studio [...]

By: Wasie

Wasie — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:13:35 +0000

Oh my! I love that shawl! It turned out great! And I ordered two skeins of tosh sock in dusk & magnolia leaf thinking I would do a simple two-color shawl but I decided to do Sothia and i needed another skein. I quickly ordered a second skein of the magnolia leaf and I am thrilled that it matches the first one! So now I have my three skeins. All of this gift knitting is creeping in though…..so I haven’t gotten to start!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:19:59 +0000

Yes, I have lots of single skeins, but I’ve started to think I will be putting some together for two color projects.
Love your shawl. It’s going into my queue. Might need some yarn for it…why is that? I have a stash to last till I’m 150 and never seen to have quite the right fiber …guess I really mean THE PERFECT YARN…nothing less will do. Right?

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:58:19 +0000

ps…

I just added that pattern to my queue! I have gotten so many good ideas from you! Thank you Sheri for continuing to feed my habit!

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:11:38 +0000

I too, bought lots of single skeins and am now trying to find lots of different patterns to use up the stash, but it won’t happen, as I always flit from small project to larger ones. That’s okay. I love my stash and get a lot of enjoyment from the yarn as well as the finished projects.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:28:57 +0000

I usually think that I am going to knit socks with the one skeins, If I know it will be a sweater than I buy enough for a sweater. I’m not really a shawl person but I have made 4.75 this year and given away 2. My main problem is the beautiful colors that I must have when I see them made in my imagination!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:20:47 +0000

I’m pretty much in the same boat, but I’m trying to remember this for future purchases!

By: Ronni

Ronni — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:10:43 +0000

I mostly buy single skeins if I haven’t got a particular project in mind. Because of the quilting cotton issue. I used to buy quilting cottons in 3 yard chunks when I saw fabric I couldn’t resist because that was what I needed to make a shirt but then found that I didn’t make nearly as many shirts as I was buying fabric. (I still haven’t learned the trick of finishing up all of the existing supplies before buying more though – lol) So when I switched over to knitting (more portable for one thing usually) I tried to not buy too much. So if I have a specific project idea (like a sweater) I buy enough for that. But otherwise I would usually buy just one skein. Depending on the yarn.