Daily Archive: 2014.03.12

Your mission, should you choose to accept it.

Hey, fiber nuts (of the yarn variety, that is). I have a quest for you.

I very much want to knit the Maple Leaf Knit Shawl as a gift. I want to knit it for a few reasons. First, it’s a beautiful pattern. Second, it’s an interesting pattern. Third, I happen to have a whole lot of Canadian family-by-proxy, so this would make a wonderful gift for one of them.

I don’t have a lot of money at the moment, but I do have a $100 gift certificate for Jimmy Beans Wool.I’ve been looking and looking until my eyes are crossed, but I can’t seem to find the perfect yarn. This is where you come in.

If you feel like it, browse through JBW, and find me a yarn that meets these criteria:

  • Appropriate color for the shawl (so, a red-based tone; not apposed to variegated, but would prefer tonal)
  • Yardage of roughly 1,000 yards
  • Coming in as close to $100 as possible

I promise pictures of the project along the way, and may even consider a knitted gift to the person who helps me find the yarn I ultimately pick.