Your mission, should you choose to accept it.
Hey, fiber nuts (of the yarn variety, that is). I have a quest for you.
I very much want to knit the Maple Leaf Knit Shawl as a gift. I want to knit it for a few reasons. First, it’s a beautiful pattern. Second, it’s an interesting pattern. Third, I happen to have a whole lot of Canadian family-by-proxy, so this would make a wonderful gift for one of them.
I don’t have a lot of money at the moment, but I do have a $100 gift certificate for Jimmy Beans Wool.I’ve been looking and looking until my eyes are crossed, but I can’t seem to find the perfect yarn. This is where you come in.
If you feel like it, browse through JBW, and find me a yarn that meets these criteria:
- Appropriate color for the shawl (so, a red-based tone; not apposed to variegated, but would prefer tonal)
- Yardage of roughly 1,000 yards
- Coming in as close to $100 as possible
I promise pictures of the project along the way, and may even consider a knitted gift to the person who helps me find the yarn I ultimately pick.