Thursday, April 19, 2007

time to buy a scale

Not for food of course, but for yarn. I ended the leg of the tofutsie sock because I thought I had reached the magic halfway point in the skein. I would have liked it to be longer. Then I went to a friend's house, and used her food scale (she does weight watchers) only to find that I had 67 grams of yarn left. I wasn't even close to half way. So its off to buy a food scale today, so I don't have sock regrets. Its amazing how helpful actual measurements can be, clearly I am not a good guesser.

So I am enjoying the week vacation from school, but not as much as I would enjoy it if it were a paid vacation. My goals for the week are already shot, but I remain optimistic about getting some time to dye yarn, maybe tomorrow. I have colors dancing in my head and I was inspired by Scout J on Knitty Gritty to try using less haphazard methods to dye.

7 comments:

A South Park Republican said...

You are stealing my thoughts! Monday, I ordered a yarn scale on eBay (I couldn't find a food scale that measured fractions of a gram). And, as much as KG makes me want to poke out my eyes and rip off my ears, I too was inspired by Scout's dying episode. I even printed out the instructions to make a "warping board."

Diane said...

Ya got a nice week for vacation. Rain, rain, and a lot of soggy ground. Supose to be a great weekend so hopefully you'll get some yarn dyed and hang it outside to dry.

A South Park Republican said...

Sexual favors might be required as 1) you need tools and 2) you (or someone handy) needs to cut three feet of a metal rod into many pieces. It does seem a little labor intensive. I'll bring the directions Wednesday night.

Rebecca said...

My aunt gave me a food scale for the wedding that does ounces and grams. I love it and use it for yarn all the time. (I use it for cooking too).

I was planning on dyeing yarn this weekend, and I didn't even see Scout on Knitty Gritty. The dye planets must be aligned.

tangelled angel said...

How did you find the twofootsie yarn to knit with? I have some in my stash, havent decided what it wants to be yet

Sarah said...

I hear office supply stores have the scales. My LYS got theirs there, and they lovingly call it the "drug scale."

Donna said...

Linda:
I read about your scale woes and felt compelled to share my favorite scale for weighing sock yarn and only sock yarn (and it only costs $3.50!!! ... http://www.sciplus.com/singleItem.cfm?terms=2599&cartLogFrom=Search. It measures in oz. and up to 100g in the tiniest of increments. Let me know what you think!!! I wanna see the yarn you dyed!!! C ya ... Donna Crystal