WoolWeenies Club

[Cataboo]

I was pretty tempted by those. I had an ibex green polo shirt arrive today & some ibex knee warmers, so that might be today's wool fix.

I was cleaning and hanging things up earlier and noticed that I have 2 ibex carries, 2 ibex vertigos, 2 ibex mollie's, 1 ibex switchback full zip, 3 ibex switchback pullovers, 2 icebreaker ravens, 2 icebreaker allstars, 1 ibex cinch, 1 icebreaker jetter, 1 smartwool route, at least 4 icelandic design wools..... 3 ibex shak zip necks, 1 hooded shak.

And erm. an ibex neve, ibex cirque jacket, and.... I'm not getting into any of the rest of the sweaters.

And there's only 1 of me.

I have serious shopping issues.

[Biciclista]

yes, Catriona, I would agree with you. I would love to have what you have but I just can't seem to spend the money.
I guess I'm too cheap. The few pieces I have, I love.

[Cataboo]

Oh - I didn't pay anywhere near full price for any of it. Which is how I end up with multiples. However, if something's 70% off - then I buy a couple since I'm unlikely to find it again. And it becomes very easy to rationalize why I need two of them.

[Biciclista]

you've got to let me/us know when any of this stuff is 70% off.

[Cataboo]

Will do.

[Crankin]

Thanks, Catriona. I just bought my black full zip Shak! My husband works near an REI, so he will pick it up there.

OK, no more wool for me, except for the micro weight long underwear I need.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I was pretty tempted by those. I had an ibex green polo shirt arrive today & some ibex knee warmers, so that might be today's wool fix.

I was cleaning and hanging things up earlier and noticed that I have 2 ibex carries, 2 ibex vertigos, 2 ibex mollie's, 1 ibex switchback full zip, 3 ibex switchback pullovers, 2 icebreaker ravens, 2 icebreaker allstars, 1 ibex cinch, 1 icebreaker jetter, 1 smartwool route, at least 4 icelandic design wools..... 3 ibex shak zip necks, 1 hooded shak.

And erm. an ibex neve, ibex cirque jacket, and.... I'm not getting into any of the rest of the sweaters.

And there's only 1 of me.

I have serious shopping issues.

Not bad for starters.

[fidlfreek]

Hey, I bought some SmartWool glove liners last month and LOVE them. Super super warm and soft. But they are starting to ravel out at the thumb! OH NO!!!!!! Has this happened to anybody else???

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Just last night I darned a big unravel spot in my wonderful old cashmere wool glove liners. I think it's fairly common to have wool gloves start coming apart in one spot or another. They are not as tightly woven as heavy socks. Either ask Smartwool or the store to replace them, or else just get used to darning little holes and loose seams in wool. I'm kind of used to darning little wool holes and unraveled seams spots at this point. The trick is to get them when they are just starting. Use a single thread so it's less bulky, and don't pull the wool together so much as to pucker it needlessly.

[fidlfreek]

I am handy with a needle. Do I just use normal cotton thread? What about the knots?

[Cataboo]

Not bad for starters.

Don't encourage me I'm working on returning to a sane amount of clothing and divesting of all the stuff I don't need.

[Natasha]

REI has marked their Ibex and Icebreaker stuff down even further. A full zip shak for less than $60 and a Carrie Hoody for a little over $63. A food variety of icebreaker too.

[Natasha]

That should read a good variety of Icebreaker. I guess the REI 15% discount ends tonight, on top of the lower prices.

[Cataboo]

Despite my previous post about divesting, I have to indulge.

[Cataboo]

I'm sitting on my hands and forcing myself to look at my credit card balance from christmas shopping and other indulgances... not to mention the previous list of wool I've posted.

Self restraint is winning. sort of.