Question
In October, I had the husband order me some rather expensive yarn as a Christmas gift. The yarn arrived and he wrapped it up.
I received it on Christmas day, but did not open the clear bags the four large skeins came in until today. When I did, I discovered two skeins were of a cool tone and two skeins were in a more acid tone of the same colorway.
Now, I know with hand painted yarns there is going to be some variation and I usually alternate skeins every two rows to even out the colors, shades, and tones; however, when I did a test pattern of these two colors, I see stripes.
What do you think?
So, I have to use the yarn I have. The colors are too different for me to use the acid skeins for the sleeves and the pretty cool tone for most of the body. I really do no like the stripes at all.
I could use, I suppose, two skeins for one project and the other two skeins for another project, but these are expensive and I would have to spend quite a bit to acquire more yarn to make this cardigan.
The seller is someone I have done quite a bit of business with and I have not yet decided whether to say anything to her because I am not sure whether I am just being too picky about the whole damn thing. All I know is that I am terribly disappointed.
Again, any thoughts?
I received it on Christmas day, but did not open the clear bags the four large skeins came in until today. When I did, I discovered two skeins were of a cool tone and two skeins were in a more acid tone of the same colorway.
Now, I know with hand painted yarns there is going to be some variation and I usually alternate skeins every two rows to even out the colors, shades, and tones; however, when I did a test pattern of these two colors, I see stripes.
What do you think?
This really makes me unhappy, but I have no decided what, if anything, I am going to do about it.
I need three and a quarter of the four skeins to make this:
So, I have to use the yarn I have. The colors are too different for me to use the acid skeins for the sleeves and the pretty cool tone for most of the body. I really do no like the stripes at all.
I could use, I suppose, two skeins for one project and the other two skeins for another project, but these are expensive and I would have to spend quite a bit to acquire more yarn to make this cardigan.
The seller is someone I have done quite a bit of business with and I have not yet decided whether to say anything to her because I am not sure whether I am just being too picky about the whole damn thing. All I know is that I am terribly disappointed.
Again, any thoughts?
Comments
Thank you!
I am confident the seller will understand and especially since she knows you are not merely being particular.
Still...GORGEOUS color...
Since the seller is someone you do a lot of business with I'm sure she/he must know what happens when Feisty isn't happy!! *S*
I sent an email and am awaiting a response.
We shall see.
; )
That is my next sweater too. However, I need to do a lot more work on the treadmill before I will allow myself to knit a sweater again. It is supposed to be incentive. ;)
The seller was most helpful. I packaged up all four skeins and sent them back to her, she will return four that match up the most when she gets her next shipment in.
Yay!