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Tue, 2008-02-12 15:24 — scottly

I found another yarn that makes my eyes roll back into my head and shiver with delight. A lot of people have mentioned Cascade 220 but the Cascade 220 Tweed is worth its own converstation. Its wonderful to work with, feels great up against your skin, the wool paranoids can't tell its wool and I love the colors. I'm Lutheran and can't help but get turned on by earth tones and the Cascade 220 Tweed in the deep olive and ruddy brown (don't know the official names) are gorgeous. The lys lady turned me on to it and I'm so happy she did. So if you've never used it, I highly recommend it.

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Mon, 2008-02-18 23:16 — WMarksII
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Cascade just came out with

Cascade just came out with some awesome hand-dyed (or made to look so) colorways that are really hot. There's even a couple of "earthy" choices for your Lutherans...you guys crack me up.

Wed, 2008-02-13 08:47 — scottly
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Note to self: This group is

Note to self: This group is easily distracted from main topic by incidental humor and other digressions.

Wed, 2008-02-13 10:31 — albert
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Nous?

Nous?

Wed, 2008-02-13 10:47 — MMario
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Oh, what vile columny, to

Oh, what vile columny, to suggst we are easily distr...

hey!- aren't the colours on that yarn striking?

Wed, 2008-02-13 13:38 — BuduR
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oh they're beauti...... Hey!

oh they're beauti......
Hey! did you hear the one about the monk, the priest and the hooker?

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Wed, 2008-02-13 08:04 — MMario
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hmmmm . . . denominations by

hmmmm . . .
denominations by colour reference?

Earth Tones - Lutheran
Jewel tones - Espiscopalian
What selections for Methodists or Baptists?
Quakers traditionally would be blacks and grays....
Scientologists would probably be self-striping.

MMario - ambiguity is cultivated, it doesn't happen in a vacuum!
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Wed, 2008-02-13 13:37 — BuduR
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Hahahaha you're killin' me

Hahahaha you're killin' me here! self-striping, omg.

Personally I would have thought Earth Tones for Pagans/wiccans
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Wed, 2008-02-13 08:19 — scottly
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"Scientologists would

"Scientologists would probably be self-striping."
LOL.

I wish I were knitting now.

Tue, 2008-02-12 22:08 — PeterMark
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I'm with Tom H. I don't get

I'm with Tom H. I don't get the Lutheran reference. I was raised Lutheran and I don't get it. My father and my grandfather and two of my great grandfathers were all Lutheran clergy and I still don't get it. It's kind of interesting to ponder though. Makes me think of Garrison Keillor.

Wed, 2008-02-13 08:15 — scottly
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You got it, its totaly a

You got it, its totaly a Garison Keillor reference. But I am really Lutheran and I really do like earth tones, hmmm.

Scott
I wish I were knitting now.

Wed, 2008-02-13 04:18 — albert
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As I understand it, Martin

As I understand it, Martin Luther denuded the churches of all ornamentation except the bare Cross, leaving them rather "colorless".
Get it?

Wed, 2008-02-13 05:54 — knitmaniac

He must have been kin to

He must have been kin to Oliver Cromwell, who did the same thing in England.

Wed, 2008-02-13 11:42 — TwistedStitch

Ahhhhahahahahaha---(I really

Ahhhhahahahahaha---(I really get irritated with "LOL") THIS is a brilliant line (and observation!) (still giggling) you just made my day - - - THANKS!!

Wed, 2008-02-13 16:26 — knitmaniac

Glad to be of service.

Glad to be of service.

Tue, 2008-02-12 21:01 — V
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Love Cascade 220. I love the

Love Cascade 220. I love the heathers myself.

Tue, 2008-02-12 19:14 — albert
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Lead me not into temptation!

Lead me not into temptation!

Tue, 2008-02-12 18:41 — TomH
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Lutheran earth tones ???

Lutheran earth tones ???