Mystery Yarn
6 January 2012 · 5 Comments
I have a mystery yarn. Not a mystery yarn as in ‘I lost or threw away the tag, sure in the knowledge that I would remember the info’ (note to self, you will not remember). No, a different sort of mystery. I totally have the tag. But the tag does not seem to match up with any of the listings I can find online.
The brand is the Great Adirondack Yarn Company. Them I can find. It’s the base that’s tricky. The tag lists it as “ROSA 3/5.” It also says that it’s 100% merino superwash, that it’s 232 yards long, and that the colorway is mixed berries (number 1110). You’d think that would be plenty of info, but somehow I can’t seem to find any mention of Rosa or Rosa 3/5. Not on Adirondack’s page, nor on ravelry’s.
Anybody have any insight? Because I’m playing with a lovely skein of this stuff, and I want to give credit where credit is due when I list it.
5 Comments
Barb
January 6th, 2012 at 9:56 am
Perhaps it’s been discontinued? I made a Clapotis out of one of their yarns several years ago, and wanted to make another one, but they no longer carry the yarn I used for the original.
Hunter Hammersen
January 6th, 2012 at 10:40 am
Always possible, but I don’t think so. I bought it in late December, and I bought it at a yarn store that’s only a few months old, so I don’t think it is likely to be dusty old stock that’s been sitting around for years. At least I hope not…because I sort of love it!
Mariah
January 6th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
I was secretly hoping this was a post about getting to burn yarn for science. I really, really want to do that. However, the fiberartist in me can’t justify setting fire to fiber just for fun. I had hopes of getting to live vicariously through your blog post on this one.
As far as actually helping, can you call them and ask about it? Maybe it would score you more yarn?
sandy
January 26th, 2012 at 12:44 am
hi there, there is a store in maitland florida called sip and knit that just got that very color in today. she has other colors too, green, royal blue, a wine color, copper
she is in the phone book. the rosa is called candy apple
Hunter Hammersen
January 26th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Oh, how very helpful, thank you!
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