I could barely muster up the energy to say 'fuck it.'

Why do I like knitting so much? Sadly, the answer is probably "pretty colors." I like pretty colors.


I bought this book, Stitch 'n Bitch, a couple days ago and want to make a baby blanket from a pattern in here. But I balked -- actually balked -- at the price of the quite lovely yarn that it calls for. $10.50/skein! And you need 8 skeins! That would be $84! For a baby blanket that you still have to knit yourself!


So, I'm checking out the discount sites, but haven't turned anything up yet.


But as I read earlier today, I guess you're not supposed to wash wool a whole lot, and especially not in anything remotely warm. Lukewarm is the max. Apparently putting wool in anything hotter than lukewarm is actually a technique to drastically change the finished product. And this is a baby blanket. A baby blanket. A baby blanket that would probably be best off dry cleaned. Am I supposed to say, "hey, here's an $84 baby blanket that I hand-knitted myself, but please don't wash it."?


Oh, but the yarn is so so pretty.

Also, why is there no other type of yarn than 100% acrylic or acrylic/cotton blends within 300 miles of where I live?