kinks

About a week ago, I decided what to do with the stupendous amount of Sheep Shop Sheep One that I picked up at 40% off. I frogged the swatches, and quickly realized that a good straightening was in order. Into the bath!

After squeezing the hanks and whacking them on the side of the tub, the fiber relaxed quite a bit. Contrast Wool Ease. I applied the same treatment, and while the frogged fiber did fluff up a bit, the kinks seemed to be unresolved. I didn't think that acrylic blends had memory. I hope tough love (seed stitch) will adjust its attitude.

Regarding my article accepted in Nature, thank you all for sharing in my joy. I did in fact go in search of celebratory yarn. No doubt you will be disappointed when I unveil it.

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Comments

[IHateToast]

oh my, ramen noodles of love!

i'm behind. you're in nature? that's, like, dooood, one step away from cosmo! sure, you need to step away from science and delve into deeper topics like the 5-minute orgasm while shopping for the perfect gift for his mother, but dooood!!!! you're almost there.

i just wanted to get "cosmo" somewhere on your blog. i think your blood pressure needed cranking. don't worry. karma will get me. i'll walk around with t.p. stuck to my shoe. it always happens.

[heather]

funny - I saw "brains" too when looking at this picture (especially the green). Glad you got some celebratory yarn - as long as it makes you happy, that is what is important.

[Dorothy]

They look so nice in the bath though.

Acrylic might not have memory as per say, but it can warp. I bet seed stitch would hide it quite well though.

[colleen]

Hmmm, maybe a little warm water would erase Wool Ease's memory. Great photo!

[Rebecca H.]

How I love Sheep Shop yarn. Mmmm. So what *have* you decided to do with them?

[Danielle]

Those look like technicolor brains! They'll make a good afghan.