A Meme!

Hi, I'm busy knitting on my Sock Wars socks. There was a slight mishap, and I spent a good portion of last night recovering from it, but the battle continues. More info later, but I need every moment I can get to knit. In the mean time, I typed up this meme last week so you can enjoy it now.

Hey, I've finally gotten tagged for the yarn meme, and I'm doing it! Thanks, Sarah!

Using the top 100 yarns on Ravelry (by number of projects):
Bold the ones you’ve used and would use again;
Cross out the ones you’ve used and would not use again;
and Italicize the ones you’ve never tried, but would like to.

Add comments as desired, and then pass the meme along to 5 knitters/crocheters. Link back to this post and to the person who tagged you.

1. Cascade 220 Wool - I so totally love this yarn. It's my bread-and-butter go-to for worsted weight solid colors. I have a whole bin in my yarn closet devoted to leftovers of it.
2. Patons Classic Wool Merino - I think I used this in some of my swatches for the Master Knitter program. As far as I can remember, it was perfectly useful wool.
3. Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted - Yum! This yarn is soft and lovely and felts beautifully. The only drawback is that it pills something fierce. The tiger hat and mittens that I made for Julie last year got pilly even though the mitts are felted.
4. Noro Kureyon - Yep. I made a pair of mittens out of some, and it too felts great. Love the long stripey color repeats, too. My LYS of choice no longer carries it because of troubles with the distributor, so it's unlikely that I'll be buying any again soon, though.
5. Caron Simply Soft - Nope. Yuck.
6. Lily Sugar’n Cream Solid
7. Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Worsted - Nothing better for the felted clogs, baby!
8. Red Heart Ltd. Super Saver Solids
9. Lion Brand Wool-Ease Solid - I know I've at least purchased this for community ed class students - no wait! I think I knit a sample doll jacket out of it for said class. I remember it being kind of splitty. Not something I would knit an actual garment in.
10. Noro Silk Garden - yep! A sweater I knit on my LK-150 machine. I wear it all the time.
11. Koigu Painter’s Palette Premium Merino (KPPPM) - yes, too many times to count. Socks, baby hats, babushkas...and I have an entire box of "Koigu Bits" in my yarn closet for a future scraps project.
12. Knit Picks Wool of the Andes
13. Lion Brand Homespun
14. Lion Brand Cotton-Ease
15. Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock Multi - I think so. I think there was a pair of socks somewhere in the deep distant past. I also think that may have been my first pair of socks with a blown-out heel. One of my many pairs of socks that never made it into Ravelry.
16. Manos del Uruguay 100% Wool
17. Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky - what would I knit with bulky wool?
18. Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran - I can't remember what this yarn is like off the top of my head, but I'm sure if I had a pile of it, I'd eventually knit something with it.
19. Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock - Lightweight
20. Plymouth Encore Worsted - this makes for good baby things when you're giving to someone who wants to machine wash and dry. Is nice and soft, holds up forever.
21. Cascade 220 Heathers - I'm sure I have some mixed in with my solids leftovers...
22. Lily Sugar’n Cream Ombres & Prints - Yes, a baby blanket of all things before I knew any better. I haven't heard how it held up, or if they even used it.
23. Zitron Trekking (XXL) - yes, there is some in the blankie, and I think I made some socks for a friend out of it too. There's some in my stash.
24. Patons SWS (Soy Wool Stripes)
25. Rowan Kidsilk Haze - this yarn has been so popular, I wouldn't mind trying something lacy in it. I have to wonder why my friend Sarah had it crossed out on her list.
26. Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino - sure, why not?
27. Pisgah Yarn & Dyeing Co., Inc. Peaches & Creme Ombres
28. Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece
29. Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock - Mediumweight - I've got two skeins in my stash, one of which is secretly cast on with a toe. It is yummy!
30. Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick - I can not think of a time when I've willingly knit with bulky yarn, and I'm sure as heck not going to do so with that stuff if I can help it - maybe as a visual aid while teaching a class? (oops, haven't actually used that one!)
31. Pisgah Yarn & Dyeing Co., Inc. Peaches & Creme Solids
32. Cascade 220 Superwash
33. Berroco Ultra Alpaca
34. Knit Picks Swish Superwash
35. Knit Picks Essential
36. Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Solid - not in a million years, Vanna! (oops, haven't actually used that one either!)
37. Colinette Jitterbug - I've fondled this many times in yarn stores, but the three skeins necessary for a pair of socks keeps putting me off. And we don't carry it at my preferred LYS.
38. Lion Brand Lion Wool Solid
39. Knit Picks Shine Sport
40. Dale of Norway/Dalegarn Baby Ull
41. Lion Brand Microspun
42. Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Merino
43. Knit Picks Palette
44. South West Trading Company TOFUtsies - I'm not sure why this yarn doesn't interest me. I don't think it has enough sproing, maybe.
45. Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool - in the stash, waiting for some love.
46. Mission Falls 1824 Wool - my first sweater was made out of this. It would have been great if I hadn't used it at a gauge that made it all floppy-drapey-netlike.
47. Rowan RYC Cashsoft DK
48. Red Heart Ltd. Super Saver Multis/Ombres Haven't actually used this one, but also wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole.
49. Rowan Felted Tweed
50. Rowan Calmer - I'm not normally a cotton-knitter because it hurts my hands - would really like to try it after reading its praises in No Sheep for You.

51. Lion Brand Wool-Ease Heather
52. Knit Picks Merino Style
53. Garnstudio Drops Alpaca
54. Claudia Hand Painted Yarns Fingering - very nice stuff. I knit the adult version of my quilted hat out of it.
55. Knit Picks Andean Silk
56. Red Heart Ltd. Soft Yarn Solids
57. Elann Peruvian Highland Wool
58. Tahki Cotton Classic
59. Dream in Color Smooshy - in the stash, waiting for the perfect moment
60. Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton
61. Dream in Color Classy
62. Rowan Big Wool
63. Peace Fleece Worsted
64. Caron Simply Soft Brites
65. Plymouth Galway Worsted
66. Karabella Aurora 8
67. Rowan Wool Cotton
68. Blue Sky Alpacas Organic Cotton
69. Knit Picks Shine Worsted
70. Brown Sheep Wildfoote Luxury Sock I don't have a good reason why, but I simply do not like this yarn.
71. Lion Brand Fun Fur Solid
72. Misti International Misti Alpaca Chunky
73. Handmaiden Fine Yarn Sea Silk
74. Mountain Colors Bearfoot
75. Lion Brand Jiffy Solid
76. Knit Picks Shadow
77. Bernat Softee Chunky Solids & Marls
78. Austermann Step - I know some of this was in the blankie, and I'm pretty sure I have some in stash.
79. Bernat Cottontots Solid
80. Cascade Ecological Wool
81. Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud
82. Patons Shetland Chunky
83. Lion Brand Wool-Ease Chunky
84. Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted
85. Malabrigo Yarn Lace- have some in stash, haven't heard it calling yet.
86. Bernat Satin Solids
87. Lily Sugar’n Cream Stripes
88. Knit Picks Gloss
89. Lion Brand Magic Stripes
90. Blue Sky Alpacas Alpaca Silk
91. Cascade 220 Quatro
92. Rowan All Seasons Cotton
93. Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock Solid
94. JaggerSpun Zephyr Wool-Silk 2/18
95. Novita 7 Veljestä
96. Rowan Kid Classic
97. Mission Falls 1824 Cotton
98. Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted Multi
99. Cascade Fixation Spray Dyed/Effects I hate the feel of the spandex in this yarn.
100. Patons Kroy Socks 4-Ply These socks were made with either the 3-or 4- ply. I can't remember. It's fine, but I can think of nicer solid sock yarns I'd rather use.

Whew! That's a lot of work. I'm not very good at memes, and I can't bring myself to tag anyone else. So if you haven't done this yet and would like to, TAG! you're it.