I recently finished a shawl I made with Baa La Jolla. It was so lovely to knit with. And it's lovely to wear, too, so light and soft and elegant-feeling. It cost $32 at my local yarn shop.

I immediately started a pair of socks with Knot Picks Chroma Fingering that I got in their clearance sale for $6. It's... not as lovely to knit with. It's fuzzy and uneven and prone to splitting.

I'm so angry at the universe about this. Why is good yarn so much BETTER? All I want is yarn that's virtually free but makes me feel like a duchess. Is that so wrong?