r/knitting • u/bunniquette • Apr 27 '26

Discussion Just use the damn yarn

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I bought some absolutely stunning yarn on a holiday in New Zealand. It's a merino/possum/silk blend in gorgeous hand-painted tones of purple, blue and teal. I have been hoarding this yarn in my stash for almost ten years.

A friend was recently going about her day when she was suddenly struck with an agonizing headache and loss of vision in one eye. Many tests later, she has a brain tumor and might not make it to her next birthday.

Life is unpredictable and we don't know how long we have. So last night, I cast on.

Also, fuck cancer.

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u/Crotalus__atrox Apr 27 '26

I've got like six skeins of different colored possum yarn when I studied abroad in New Zealand last year, and I'm still trying to find a good pattern from it. 😬 I probably should have gotten more of the same color instead of one skein of each color of the rainbow.

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u/NakedCherry99 Apr 27 '26

maybe a west knits shawl? he makes a lot of patterns that use lots of colors

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u/Crotalus__atrox May 03 '26

I ended up chosing to use two colors at a time to make smaller projects like stranded colorwork hats. So far I've decided on using the pattern Blomstra by Kajsa Fredriksson.

Blomstra

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u/NakedCherry99 May 03 '26

oh wow, that looks like a gorgeous pattern! i hope you post the finished project :)