a simple yarn

So, when 2 cones + 1 pattern does not equal a new jumper for me, it’s time to resort to ‘new math’ where 1+1=1 cool new yarn…

Remember these?

2 cones of aran weight tweed wool

plus
1 cool cabled jumper pattern from Debbie Bliss
But, this pattern requires her signature Kilcarra chunky-weight tweed yarn. Hmmmm…..don’t have that. Just 2 huge cones of the lighter aran-weight. Can’t justify purchase of more yarn. What to do?

By golly, it’s time for do-it-yerself chunky!

Taking one strand from each cone and knitting them together gives me not only a chunky weight wool (which matches the pattern gauge); but also by using the two different shades of red-ruby and deeper burgundy, I’m getting a very richly blended depth of colour (which of course does not show well in the pic). Yum! Can’t wait to start. Oh right…..must finish Christmas knitting….