I lost my evening to yarn Pr0n (ETA link)

[abendgules]

...Kaffe Fassett, to be exact.

And just subjected my plastic to three new-to-me books, having slipped in a puddle of internet shopping. Whoops.

Kaffe Fassett has mad mad mad mad designs, that cost the earth if you bought the recommended yarns. They're labours of love. He was huge in the 1980s, when everyone was wearing shoulderpads with everything, and sweaters down to your knees were cool, not a blocking mistake.

I'm hoping to shamelessly use the patterns to make sweaters that I can afford, with yarns I already have (well, at least one).

I blame Ravelry; not only thousands of patterns, but real live evidence that real people make stuff, and love doing it.

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Kaffe Fasset

[larmer.livejournal.com]

I don't knit but Sharyl did and she bought his books back in the 80s and 90s. I liked to look through them just for the beautiful pictures.

[shaunacarrick.livejournal.com]

My knitting roommate says you not only had a foray into yarn pr0n but had a Stash Enhancement eXpedition. :-P

Enjoy!

(edited to correct the capitalization above)