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This is one of those things where I've done plenty of googling, but I'd like "real people's suggestions" to go with gathered information.

So, for those of you who've knitted a blanket (I'm most likely going with a variation on Moderne Log Cabin Blanket) - what kind of yarn did you use? Given my local knitting shop runs heavy to acrylic and baby-pastels, it seems likely I'll have to order some, so I'm looking for solid advice before I get out the debit card.

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Date: 2010-08-12 04:48 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] pinesandmaples
Knitpicks is really dodgy about their sources. Anyone who is dodgy about their sources in the fiber world is hiding something.

Also, since you live in the UK, have you given much thought to Colinette yarns? I want to make one of their throw kits (probably AbFab throw in Meadow), but that doesn't seem to be your style here.

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Date: 2010-08-12 05:03 pm (UTC)
pinesandmaples: Text only; reads "Not everything will be okay, but some things will." (knitting: isn't yarn fantastic?)
From: [personal profile] pinesandmaples
AH! Well, they're British. So the prices shouldn't make you sob quite as loudly as they make Yanks sob.

And another delicious British store is The Yarn Yard, but her website isn't awesome. Her yarn, however, is. I've actually imported it because it's that nice.

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