Champagne Wishes and Koigu Dreams
Ooooh, ahhhhh....Koigu. Yum. My lust for it began when a knitting friend brought 5 balls of it to our s&b to begin work on Charlotte's Web, ya know, the shawl EVERYONE who is ANYONE is making :-)
It's springy and soft, and enchantingly beautiful. Every little fleck of color harmonizes with the surrounding colors and makes for a gorgeous symphony of color.
But there's a few problems with Koigu. For one, since everyone who is anyone is making Charlotte's Web (which requires 5 balls) it's becoming hard to find. This is bothersome! For another, none of my LYS's carry it, so I am forced to order it online. The problem with this is the old 'monitor shows colors differently' problem. I see a colorway on one site and it looks gorgeous and then I see it on another site and it looks hideous. Well, who do I believe?? When I get it after having paid is it going to be gorgeous or hideous???
So I've been looking at sites where you can see all the colorways on one page so you can kind of see if they look good together. I figure if the colors are distorted they're all distorted in the same way....so they'll look good even if they're not exactly what I'm expecting. No dice. Out of every 4 colors 2 are completely out of stock (unless you want brown....and who does?)
So I thought, well, I'm not really a 'riotous combination of colors' kind of gal anyway. Maybe it would look even more pretty in just one colorway. Then I could get away with one less ball, making it a little less expensive. So I selected a colorway that looked beautiful on all 3 sites that had a swatch of it. Good so far. Then I tried to order. D'oh!!! They only had 2 balls at one site, the other was out completely, and the other doesn't order directly online, you need to call them. And they're in Michigan. And I'm at work. And I don't know if they want long distance charges to Michigan on the work phone.
So I've been foiled again! I've spent so many hours obsessing about the damn stuff I'm starting to dream about it. Why can't they just up production? I mean, the point of making yarn is so people will buy it, so let's keep up with the demand here! And why can't the LYSs in my area get on the ball and start carrying it? Hmmmm?
Well, fine. Nobody listens to me anyway :-)
It's springy and soft, and enchantingly beautiful. Every little fleck of color harmonizes with the surrounding colors and makes for a gorgeous symphony of color.
But there's a few problems with Koigu. For one, since everyone who is anyone is making Charlotte's Web (which requires 5 balls) it's becoming hard to find. This is bothersome! For another, none of my LYS's carry it, so I am forced to order it online. The problem with this is the old 'monitor shows colors differently' problem. I see a colorway on one site and it looks gorgeous and then I see it on another site and it looks hideous. Well, who do I believe?? When I get it after having paid is it going to be gorgeous or hideous???
So I've been looking at sites where you can see all the colorways on one page so you can kind of see if they look good together. I figure if the colors are distorted they're all distorted in the same way....so they'll look good even if they're not exactly what I'm expecting. No dice. Out of every 4 colors 2 are completely out of stock (unless you want brown....and who does?)
So I thought, well, I'm not really a 'riotous combination of colors' kind of gal anyway. Maybe it would look even more pretty in just one colorway. Then I could get away with one less ball, making it a little less expensive. So I selected a colorway that looked beautiful on all 3 sites that had a swatch of it. Good so far. Then I tried to order. D'oh!!! They only had 2 balls at one site, the other was out completely, and the other doesn't order directly online, you need to call them. And they're in Michigan. And I'm at work. And I don't know if they want long distance charges to Michigan on the work phone.
So I've been foiled again! I've spent so many hours obsessing about the damn stuff I'm starting to dream about it. Why can't they just up production? I mean, the point of making yarn is so people will buy it, so let's keep up with the demand here! And why can't the LYSs in my area get on the ball and start carrying it? Hmmmm?
Well, fine. Nobody listens to me anyway :-)
posted by knittykat @ 7:25 AM
3 Comments:
At 5:38 PM,
InspiredDreamer said…
Awwwwww... I listen to you. (even when I don't really understand all your "knitspeak") :)
At 7:46 AM,
knittykat said…
Too bad you're not in charge of Koigu production :-) :-) And any time you need a definition just ask.
At 1:20 PM,
knittykat said…
Koigu is a brand that makes a yarn called Koigu Painter's Palette Premium Merino (KPPPM). It is a sock-weight yarn and it is a soft, springy merino wool. Each batch is handpainted--meaning they squirt dye on it in small batches, making beautiful colorways. It is wildly popular right now due in part to the Charlotte's Web lace shawl pattern. Since everyone in Netville is making one, it seems, it is very difficult to find the yarn from some online suppliers! But I found it!
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