<div dir="ltr">I look forward to doing just that :-)</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 9:40 AM, VM Brasseur <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:linuxconfau@vmbrasseur.com" target="_blank">linuxconfau@vmbrasseur.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I saw possum/merino in a LYS in CBD Hobart last time I was there, but even with the currency exchange discount it wasn't lower cost than I could find here at home. It was still very pettable, though. :)<br>
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Instead I ended up with a skein of Tasmanian merino superwash from a local dyer. It's been a really nice yarn to work with so far, and it was good to support the local wool industry in a little way.<br>
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> On Jan 6, 2017, at 07:49, Cat Allman via Chat <<a href="mailto:chat@lists.lca2017.linux.org.au">chat@lists.lca2017.linux.org.<wbr>au</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Yes, please!<br>
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> Can one buy possum/marino yarn in Tasmania or if that just a New Zealand thing?<br>
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> On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 12:36 AM, Jill Rowling <<a href="mailto:jillr@speleonics.com.au">jillr@speleonics.com.au</a>> wrote:<br>
> I'll be bringing along my project, too.<br>
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> Also some Marlyn Alpaca yarn if anyone wants to see it.<br>
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> - Jill Rowling<br>
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> Quoting Kristine Howard <<a href="mailto:kris.howard@gmail.com">kris.howard@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
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> > I'll be bringing along my own project for the BoF. Just frogged it and<br>
> > started over, so I need to focus on that for a while. Happy to do any yarn<br>
> > store excursions too...<br>
> ><br>
> > And incidentally, if people haven't realised yet, there are TWO<br>
> > knitting-related talks at LCA this year. I'm doing one as part of WOOTConf<br>
> > on Monday (<a href="https://linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/120/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linux.conf.au/<wbr>schedule/presentation/120/</a>), and then Nat<br>
> > Dudley's doing one at the main conf on Wednesday (<br>
> > <a href="https://linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/80/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linux.conf.au/<wbr>schedule/presentation/80/</a>).<br>
> ><br>
> > I for one totally plan on knitting throughout Nat's talk! :)<br>
> ><br>
> > K<br>
> ><br>
> > On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 6:24 AM, Cat Allman via Chat <<br>
> > <a href="mailto:chat@lists.lca2017.linux.org.au">chat@lists.lca2017.linux.org.<wbr>au</a>> wrote:<br>
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> > > I'm not interested in the project - but how about a trip to a local yarn<br>
> > > store? :-)<br>
> > ><br>
> > > On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 9:01 AM, VM Brasseur <<a href="mailto:linuxconfau@vmbrasseur.com">linuxconfau@vmbrasseur.com</a>><br>
> > > wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > >> It looks like there's already a Wool BoF planned [0] (thanks, Katie!).<br>
> > >> Would anyone be interested in doing this RPG-formatted Mystery<br>
> > Knit-Along<br>
> > >> during it/LCA?<br>
> > >><br>
> > >> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/yarn-quest-2017---" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.ravelry.com/<wbr>patterns/library/yarn-quest-<wbr>2017---</a><br>
> > >> heroes-of-yarnia-rpg-mkal<br>
> > >><br>
> > >> I confess, I'm looking for excuses to do this rather than the next<br>
> > >> project I have in my queue. Who wants to put the pressure in peer<br>
> > pressure?<br>
> > >><br>
> > >> --V<br>
> > >><br>
> > >> [0] <a href="https://linux.conf.au/wiki/conference/birds_of_a_feather_ses" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linux.conf.au/wiki/<wbr>conference/birds_of_a_feather_<wbr>ses</a><br>
> > >> sions/wool_bof/<br>
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