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The Perfect Swatch Library!
I love Bean Bags! They make the perfect Swatch Library. I spent a bit of time thinking on what I really wanted to get out of the Beanie Bags. I could just use the patterns and follow along but what had really attracted me to the Bags in the first place, was the idea of being able to try the many yarns out there, without needing to buy a whole
Skein. I came up with a swatch library. Each sample is lovingly skeined for us with a tiny piece of paper telling the yarn name manufacturer. And fiber content and # of yards in a sSkein.I chose to use only s and garter stitch and also chose to knit all based on using a 4mm needle. I know that there ate various needle sizes, but thought that for now that would simplify. The process. I remove the paper and flatten out the wrinkles a bit. I then cut off about 6 inches of the yarn and attach it to the paper an then staple it into a notebook. I pick the stitch and knit a nice swatch. I then wash an block. I place a corresponding tag to the swatch sample which tells me where I can find all the information I need. I love the results and my money is well spent. Anything else that comes in the bag is just Frosting on the Cake!! I hope you enjoy. The Beanie Bags. As much as I do!
By Keirlena on Mar 11, 2016
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Jimmy Jumble...What Knitters Have Been Waiting For!!
I've been knitting for several years now, and needles are always the thing that you wonder about the most. It is the Main Tool after all. When I started knitting, of course, like most, I started with a scarf and straight needles. It doesn't take long to realize that the real knitting fun is tied up with the use of Circular Needles. Just like a lot of crafts, the tools we use are very personal and everyone has an opinion. When I started there were no Knitter's Pride Needles and Auddi-Turbos were the fixed circular of choice. It wasn't long before Knitter's Pride popped in with choices and prices that every knitter could love. I always wanted to try them but had this big set of Turbo's. Last Saturday as I was going through mail one jumped in from Jimmy Bean's. I dash right in as Jimmy's always has fun things going on and to buy. Then I almost feel from the chair, there they were, Jimmy's Jumbles! Needled for every mood and every project. Wow, the Case is included and the price was more than great! I didn't stop, I knew if I waited these babies would be gone and the Green Set was just perfect. Unbelievably, they arrived in North Carolina n Monday. Like everything Jimmy Beans does, they're wonderful, the colors, the shapes the feel of the needles and the cute tri-fold bag, nothing could be better and that is what Jimmy Beans does, they are all about Us, the knitters. Every project and every product is special and there is always someone to help out, even from out in North Carolina. Have a go and you'll understand just what I mean if you don't already. Thanks Jimmy Beans and Happy Holidays to Ya'll!
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