Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Opal Luna, author of the new Fiber Magick. Labeling a person as a yarn snob may seem derogatory, but most of the yarn snobs I know actually wear the label with pride. A Yarn Snob is someone who will not waste their time, talent, and effort on a lesser made, usually man-made, material. There seems to be more knitters in this group than crocheters and I completely understand. If I were to spend $15 on a pattern for a gossamer bat winged shawl that calls for 100% mohair and size 3 knitting needles I would not be using the yarn I found at the thrift store in a bag marked "3 bucks." But I would save that thrift store yarn for when I pulled out my