tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19333918.post114446021690651278..comments2024-01-29T10:11:45.666-05:00Comments on Persnickety Knitter: I'm a Winner and a RanterPersnickety Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950696520380150950noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19333918.post-1150816592044730492006-06-20T11:16:00.000-04:002006-06-20T11:16:00.000-04:00I just moved to Japan and thrilled with the cheape...I just moved to Japan and thrilled with the cheaper price on Noro, I bought 10 skeins. No knots so far after rewinding 5 skeins. <BR/><BR/>I think they send the crappy skeins to the USA. That's my theory.queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539184323507342634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19333918.post-1144786283064099462006-04-11T16:11:00.000-04:002006-04-11T16:11:00.000-04:00pk, congrats on your 2 recent wins. i am anxious ...pk, congrats on your 2 recent wins. i am anxious to see the homespun, hand dyed prize yarn. i am wondering what you will be making with it....? <BR/>i think you should send your recent blog along with photos and comments, to the noro men to let them know the jig is up, thanks to melissa!<BR/>ymilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19333918.post-1144555425260028142006-04-09T00:03:00.000-04:002006-04-09T00:03:00.000-04:00Apparently I need to check my Noro. Crap. I agre...Apparently I need to check my Noro. Crap. I agree with Melissa - somewhere there is a table full of Japanese businessmen laughing their asses off at us.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on winning...twice. I'm trying to not be jealous ;o) It's not working so well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19333918.post-1144549643310350002006-04-08T22:27:00.000-04:002006-04-08T22:27:00.000-04:00i was going to say try karaoke too! i have a pictu...i was going to say try karaoke too! i have a picture on my website; feb 27th; this is one of the very bright colorways, but it comes in subtle colors that you would like, i think (wink). <BR/>also the yarns i'm sending you will soothe your irritation, i promise. i fiber dyed, then spun them so that, like noro, they shade slowly from one color to the next. AND i hate knots, so there aren't any!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19333918.post-1144540627512447362006-04-08T19:57:00.000-04:002006-04-08T19:57:00.000-04:00I am not a Noro fan. I used Silk Garden to make E...I am not a Noro fan. I used Silk Garden to make Edgar and was shocked at the number of knots. Also, the colors were not the same in two balls of the same color number and dye lot. Weird! Plus it grew and grew and grew. Often, I have noticed that there is one color in the sequence that inspires a "WTF!" response, although this isn't always the case. <BR/><BR/>I think <A HREF="http://soysilk.com/" REL="nofollow">Karaoke</A> from Southwest Trading Company is a good substitute. It is much softer, has subtler but very pretty colorways, and when I have used it, was free of knots, twigs, etc. I started a <A HREF="http://lauraknitting.blogspot.com/2006/01/starts-and-fits.html" REL="nofollow">small Lady Eleanor with it</A> and it was turning out very nicely. I only plan to frog it because it's too wide for the amount of yarn that I have.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17109910521429088196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19333918.post-1144533299462236312006-04-08T17:54:00.000-04:002006-04-08T17:54:00.000-04:00Congrats on all the wins! I've missed your bloggin...Congrats on all the wins! I've missed your blogging, by the way - no snoozing next week! <BR/><BR/>Sorry about the Noro probs. Personally, I hate the stuff (though Lady Eleanor, of course, is beautiful). If, as Melissa suggested, there's a table of Japanese men sitting around laughing at the idea of us using that stuff, they must be hysterically laughing till they cry at the thought of us reading their patterns. THAT was my initial Noro turn off. Those things are lethal. They're not even pretending to be in English. Or remotely correct. In fact, it's possible they're not even about knitting at all, and actually the long lost instructions for how to set your VCR so it's not blinking 12:00.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19333918.post-1144503348785785502006-04-08T09:35:00.000-04:002006-04-08T09:35:00.000-04:00Arrrr...it does suck to find those knots...I will ...Arrrr...it does suck to find those knots...I will most likely never buy it again, but man oh man, I will drool over those colors and all the pretty things other knitters make with it.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13167523681930989818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19333918.post-1144500818109189812006-04-08T08:53:00.000-04:002006-04-08T08:53:00.000-04:00I spent a great deal of time with noro kureyon on ...I spent a great deal of time with noro kureyon on a project once. I had a lot of time for reflection. My conclusions are as follows: <BR/><BR/>Once upon a time in Japan a group of businessmen got together and said "How can we get rid of this scratchy yarn that breaks all the time?" One gentleman came forward and said "I have an idea! We will dye it in a rainbow of colors, and sell it to the Americans! They buy anything!!" and so Noro Kureyon was born. <BR/><BR/>I love the stuff. I love SG, I am using it for my crochet 40th birthday jacket-or-vest-I-have-not-decided-yet (depends on how close we get to Feb and it's level of completion). Because my colorway is not quite as diverse, and because crochet chews up yarn faster than a terrier, jarring color changes are not an issue (unless black appears immediately after black, in which case I cut it out.)<BR/><BR/>Somewhere in Japan there is a group of businessmen, sitting around a table laughing at me. I just know it.MelissaKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181100868057912442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19333918.post-1144469709685533572006-04-08T00:15:00.000-04:002006-04-08T00:15:00.000-04:00OMG had I not been a lazy slacker podcaster and no...OMG had I not been a lazy slacker podcaster and not do my show this week caus ethere's only 24 hours in a day... i was going to rant on this same exact thing... GOD I HATE NORO'S KNOTS... it's just annoying.... i don't know of a yarn to compete with it but if i find out I'll let you know... also thanks for the pretty and nice plug :-) <BR/><BR/>Brooklynne ( who will be doing a podcast NEXT week)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com