- From Nan's Needleworks: Noro King in two colorways with nondescript names
- From Happy Ewe: Wooly Wonka Arianrhod in Spice; and a pair of 60" cables for my Knit Picks interchangeables
- From Gauge (yes, I had to come back again for more!): Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in Lichen and Nekkid
- From Yarnorama: Rowan Fine Tweed in Monsal Dale, Beresford, and Leyburn; and a mystery silk noil wool fingering weight yarn on a cone
- From WC Mercantile: Sport weight alpaca with angelina from Bluebonnet Hills Alpaca Ranch; and two skeins of sport weight sari silk yarn
First of all, I want to apologize for the different look of the numbers in this graphic. I had to recreate it on another computer to make sure I could post today. It irks me, especially since my day job is about documentation standards. But anyway...
What are my plans for these? Or, to put it another way, how did I rationalize buying them all? Well, the Noro was just such an intriguing texture, made up of microfiber, silk, mohair, and wool. And I love projects that stripe alternating colorways of Noro, so I'm thinking a simple triangle shawl switching the yarn every right side row.
What are my plans for these? Or, to put it another way, how did I rationalize buying them all? Well, the Noro was just such an intriguing texture, made up of microfiber, silk, mohair, and wool. And I love projects that stripe alternating colorways of Noro, so I'm thinking a simple triangle shawl switching the yarn every right side row.
The Wooly Wonka I just love, and this store is one of only four I think that has it in stock. There were so many gorgeous colors, and fibers as well as yarn, but I really liked the chocolate-y-ness of this one. And then I remembered that I have some really cute cupcake buttons, which seems only right for a yarn from Wooly Wonka. Oh, and the interchangeables are to aid me in turning the Wonderland mini skeins from last week into a Mini Mania scarf.
For the next few, I have a very good excuse: good deals! The Hazel Knits and Rowan were the special 25% off featured yarns for their respective stores. I'm thinking of dyeing the Nekkid colorway of the Hazel Knits at some point, possibly after I've knitted whatever it is going to be. The Rowan will probably actually be used to make the pattern provided by Susan at the store:
Color work and bobbles! I wear fingerless mitts every day in my freezing cold office, so these will make me smile as I'm working hard at the keyboard.
WC Mercantile wasn't technically part of the Crawl, but they advertised in the passport, offering a discount for participants, and once we were at Yarnorama we were halfway there anyway. I love the stuff they bring to Yellow Rose Fiber Fiesta every year, so this was my excuse to buy the exact alpaca yarn I coveted there last time. Plus some sari silk just for the heck of it.
Whew! Now it's back to real life. Except that in two weeks we're planning a trip to Houston to meet up with another Raveler at another yarn store, and then after that it's Kid 'N Ewe Fiber Festival. I just love fall, don't you? The good news is that while we were driving I made great progress on my Christmas knitting, so I can finish that up soon and get started on some of these new additions to my queue.
Ah, I know what you mean about Noro... it's hard to resist! Bought some Kureyon awhile back and still can't decide what to make. Sounds like you are having fun yarn shopping!
ReplyDeleteAlthough dyeing would be cool, as soon as I saw that lichen with the white I thought "I hope she uses those two colorways together!". That sort of acid green with cream/white is one my favorite color combos,
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