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February 08, 2006
YARRRRRRRRN Ahoy!
[photo heavy post, sorta]
This Yarrrrrrn Weds is brought to you by me, of course, Roxanne at Knit-n-purl Zen and her incredible handpainted merino in Montego Green and the letters O, M and G.
You know the drill, click the pics for the full image. I will be changing my Olympic entry, I can wait no longer than Friday for this. And Roxanne, I *swoon* in your general direction. Tis gaaaaaaaaawgeous!!
OOOH almost forgot to mention, came across a blog today that was blogging about someone out there in knitbloggerland who didn't like it when people posted pics of their yarn because it was like showing off and crap.
It is the Anti-Yarrrrrnist! First this "person" (yes yes I AM offended, how dare one speak out against Yarrrrrrnogrophy) should have their needles and/or hooks confiscated then...okay will think of something else too. A pox on you anti-yarrrrrrnist! May a leigon of carpet beetles come to live with you! BAH! Now, on with the Yarrrrn.
Wonder how I could get a full time gig as a Yarrrrrrnogorpher.
Posted February 8, 2006 10:49 PM
Comments
That is some fabulous looking yarn. The colours are wonderful. I think the person who doesn't like yarn pics needs to learn to live vicariously through other bloggers!
Posted by: Lizz at February 8, 2006 11:43 PM
You do have an amazing eye for yarn, and I am always swept away by the "product shots" you include.
Posted by: Gina at February 9, 2006 12:00 AM
Oh, my heavens! That is some spectacularly lovely yarn. Those colors... droooooooool.
And seriously? Posting pictures of yarn is "showing off"? I vote that they are only allowed to work with ugly colored petroyarn from now on.
Pam
Posted by: Trillian42 at February 9, 2006 12:48 AM
Well, maybe they should be cursed to a special circle of Hell where you have to knit with Red Heart for all eternity...
Posted by: elizabeth at February 9, 2006 01:06 AM
Wow, you really take great pictures!! I need to hire YOU to take all my pictures...they don't look like yours!! I'm glad you got your yarn!! Can't wait to see what you do with it...I was like a proud Mama whe it came out of the dye bath...said "oh baby, you look great!!"...LOL And WHO in their right mind would not like a little yarnography? I liveeeeeee for the yarn photos...all of them!
Posted by: Roxanne at February 9, 2006 01:57 AM
Ah, Zib, I aspire one day to be as great a yarrrnographer as you are. What's up with the anti-yarnite? Should we have a day of anger? Should we...should we...oh, forget it...
Posted by: Erica at February 9, 2006 03:14 AM
On second thought, in protest of the anti-yarnite, I shall immediately post my OWN yarrrn pr0n.
Posted by: Erica at February 9, 2006 03:15 AM
Luscious. Just luscious.
Posted by: Wendy at February 9, 2006 03:35 AM
Showing off??? What a strange thing to say! I LOVE PHOTOS OF YARN!!!!!!!!!!! Yours are great and I am curious if you use special lighting and cameras!?? Lisa
Posted by: Lisa at February 9, 2006 04:09 AM
Love the handpainted merino. And seriously, you MUST keep the yarnogrophy coming--you have a talent for making me drool over pics of yarn.
Posted by: amanda at February 9, 2006 01:27 PM
Holy cats! That's some good lookin' yarn!
Posted by: Kris at February 9, 2006 01:35 PM
HA! I love yarn porn! It's like having a trusted friend tell me what to buy. Seriously. I buy most of my yarn online, so blog reviews are super important to me. And bloggers always take better photos than the 2"x2"s yarn co. sites have for yarn. BRING ON THE YARNOGRAPHY!
Posted by: Lelah at February 9, 2006 03:06 PM
These are the BEST - those pictures make me want to quit my job and just lay in a pile of fiber. Drunk on yarn and color- that is all there is to it.
wonderful~ thank you for sharing. Aren't Roxanne's colors great. I am patiently awaiting her next batch of sock yarn...mmmmerino
Posted by: NessieNoodle at February 9, 2006 06:50 PM
Seriously... if you don't like pictures of yarn, WHY do you read knitblogs? All projects have to start somewhere, and they're all (okay... 99%+ of them) made out of... wait for it... YARN!
That attitude just doesn't make ANY sense.
Posted by: Leisel at February 9, 2006 06:57 PM
Well you know how it is. If there's nothing to bitch about their lives aren't complete.
But back to you being a full time yarrrrrnogropher... You need some models because I have some naughty, naughty Koigu here at the house. ;)
Posted by: Lisa P at February 9, 2006 07:43 PM
Oh wow, thank you ladies. I try to get the camera to capture what it is I see in a yarn.
Lisa, no, no special things. Photos come right off the camera and are resized, I shoot with a high quality level so I can have room to crop when need be. I do use photoshop for cropping and compressing the file size so images are viewable. I should post another Giving Good Yarnography post come to think of it. Lot of cool tips have come up since the last one.
I wound the first hank earlier. The sheen on it is INCREDIBLE. I knit a 9 st. wide swatch, usually do micro ones when confirming needle size hunches. I can't WAIT to CO!
Ancora mille grazie!
Posted by: zib at February 9, 2006 08:30 PM
It just goes to show you: Whether you're posting pictures of God or yarn, someone is bound to be offended...
But not me. Beautiful!
Posted by: sisiggy at February 10, 2006 12:43 AM
Yarnography! Ha! What a great phrase. I love yarn porn :) keep it comin'!
Posted by: Jillian at February 10, 2006 05:20 AM
For the love of Mike, some people need to get a flippin' life. I LOOOOVE your yarn porn. Pretty shiny things.
Posted by: Mare at February 10, 2006 06:23 PM
Beautiful yarn! I'm making a stole in something with similar colors, and it's fascinating to watch the variations. It would be great if you'd post some more tips on photography -- after the Olympics, though, right?
p.s. Here's an article from the Washington Post you might like --
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/09/AR2006020901432.html?nav=hcmodule
Posted by: Debbie at February 10, 2006 06:51 PM
Okay, due to the fact that those are my FAVORITE colors, I think I just had a yarngasm! Ahhhhh. I need a smoke.... ;-)
Seriously, though -- just gorgeous!
-Mary
(http://marysvirginwool.blogspot.com/)
Posted by: Mary at February 17, 2006 02:08 AM
