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| pictish |
Have you seen the new Kaffe Fassett Exotic colours?My LYS has them and was tempted before but have just seen on Ravelry how they knit up - and now I want ALL of them Really gorgeous bright socky colours that are a bit like slightly pooling hand dyed. Very clever 
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| dreamcatcher |
Ooh those are gorgeous! | ||||
| pictish |
I'm going down to Twistfibre later to take a Brittany needle back as well 
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| Glynis |
They really are beautiful, aren't they? | ||||
| Blossom |
Oooh very nice...I think I saw some of this in my LYS last week and didn't even register it was new! DOH! Love the waves!!
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| FatCat |
Wow, they are very nice! I bet you give in and buy some, you'll have to 'fess up please, with pics! 
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| pictish |
I'm afraid I did!!! I got some of the Easter shade - just the 2 50g balls  It's this colour Quite bright and girly!! It was very hard to choose as they are all sooo nice.
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| terri |
I like these, the colours are soooo nice!!! I think GIll has this in at WW 
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| pictish |
Yes she does GK don't seem to tho
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| FatCat |
ooh, lovely! Looking forward to seeing your Easter socks, will you have them finished for Easter?
I'm trying really hard to resist a purchase, the Exotic Pool is calling to me ... but I so do not need any more sock yarn! 
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| pictish |
Well I've cast on
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| FatCat |
Oh fantastic, go you! 
I'm still resisting temptation ... but only just
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| Blossom |
G'wan FC!
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| Jo028 |
I can vouch for the gorgeos colours...I've got socks & a hottie cover in exotic pool (I think it's tha one!!) | ||||
| pictish |
Hey missus we haven't seen them 
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| Gill |
Don't forget you get 10% off 
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| FatCat |
You lot are all excellent enablers, and especially that pesky Gill! Owning a yarn shop helps with that I would imagine Resistance has crumbled
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| pictish |
I think you're just as bad
So what did you order??
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| Gill |
Oi! Watch it! Who are you calling pesky?
If you think it's hard to resist, spare a thought for me who has to resist casting on from every skein that arrives here!
Still... your secrets are safe with me
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| franney |
Gill, i can imagine just how hard that would be!! How do you manage to restrain yourself? |
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| Gill |
Straitjacket and mask usually works pretty well - other than that, I have to hope that someone will save me by buying it - sometimes I'm better at it than others. I'm trying to resist the new Dragonfly Sea Sock that I'm about to upload |
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| FatCat |
LOL! That's a bit Silence of the Lambs, do you have a nice chianti with your yarn? My bank balance thanks you for not even mentioning the Dragonfly Sea Sock until after I'd placed my order, that would have very easily fallen into my basket. Or perhaps you did it deliberately so I couldn't save you from it and you'd have to cast on ...
I have no secrets here where sock yarn is concerned I ordered the Exotic Pool that I resisted so well yesterday, and some Jungle Mirage, and some Panda Cotton in Granite. Well, no point ordering just one thing now is there? 
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| pictish |
Ooooh a very nice parcel there!!! | ||||
| FatCat |
I know! I'm really rather excited about it Mind you, if you hadn't mentioned the Exotic yarns in the first place I wouldn't even considered ordering anything at all!
How's your Easter sock coming along? Do we get progress pics? |
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| pictish |
I've only done the ribbing I'm finishing off a Posh Emily one first so that I have another pair 
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| FatCat |
I wish I could be that sensible, finish off a pair before I properly embark on another Looking forward to seeing your finished Posh ones, and the Exotic ones too whenever they're ready for inspection
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| pictish |
It shouldn't be too long for the Posh ones
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| loobyj |
I think I'm being really really dim - but I can't find these at WW anywhere  Please someone take pity and point me in the right direction!!
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| terri |
here | ||||
| pictish |
Here you go - linky -
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| loobyj |
Now I feel even dimmer, I didn't even think of looking under the different sock make names
Thank you Off to have a look now.
lj |
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| FatCat |
I'm LOL-ing at the stampede of enablers rushing to tell you exactly where to find it Excellent stuff I hope you will be indulging in some? I don't want to be the only person here with no will power whatsoever ...
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| loobyj |
I haven't indulged yet Though I'm not saying I won't be. I'm struggling with the fact that I've got loads of sock yarn already and that I really shouldn't be increasing my stash Hmm, only time will tell if I succumb....
lj |
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| FatCat |
G'wan, give in I have more sock yarn than I can ever feasibly use and that never stops me cheering myself up by ordering more And it's not as if the Regia is a very expensive yarn ....
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| loobyj |
You are such a rat bag But, I'm weighing up whether to buy sock yarn, or buy yarn to make Endpaper Mitts.....
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| terri |
I'm tempted to buy some when I get paid next week................. I know I'm on stashalong, but I've been so good since december 07, that I think I deserve a little spend every now and again
I do like Regia sock yarn too.......... |
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| FatCat |
Erm, I'd say stuff it and buy both But then I'm a ratbag, as you so rightly pointed out.
And Terri, I think you definitely deserve a little spend
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| FatCat |
Well, I got my wonderful parcel on Saturday, and a huge thank you to Gill for being so speedy and lovely And I've cast on with the Exotic Pool already, just plain stripey socks. I just couldn't help myself , the colours are so gorgeous 
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| pictish |
I knew you would!!!
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| FatCat |
I know, I'm just so totally predictable
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