Sep 16, 2012 (about 8 months ago)
And then some yarn stuff
One thing is sure I will never ever go to yarn store with people who don’t care about yarn. I don’t want to bore poor people and I like taking my time to check out the selection. Blergh.
Anyway I’ve been bit of a yarn hoarder in September. And I’m planning to get more when I’m visiting my friend next week in Jyväskylä. Titityy HERE I COME!
Noro Sekku (50% Cotton, 17% Nylon, 17% Wool, 16% Silk) I usually avoid striping yarns. I do like Noro though quite a lot, their colourways and texture of yarn are awesome. I’m aware that many actually hate the texture of Noro because it’s not exactly even but I think that’s the beauty of it. :P I have couple ideas for this: rectangle shawl or up to elbow arm warmers. I love making triangle shape shawls but stripes don’t usually work in those.
Malabrigo Lace (100% Merino) Colourway is called rather aptly Purple Mystery. Although blue mystery might be even more apt. It really looked violet when I bought it, but in day light it looks more blue which makes me bit sad. Also taking a photo that shows the true shade has been really difficult. It’s always either too blue or too purple, but I think photo below is fairly accurate. It will become Heaven Scent shawlette. I must mention one more thing! Malabrigo Lace is über soft!
Novita Impivaara (40% villa / 35% akryyli / 25% polyamidi) This one is for my awesome pal’s Elementary Watson Socks.
Gjestal Maija (85% Wool, 15% Nylon) I bought two skeins of this (just in case, but I barely needed one skein). I knit a little hat for my friend’s son. I have to admit that I didn’t really want to buy blue for baby boy but since Amelie likes blue I decided to forget for a moment colour and gender issues. :P Btw I can totally recommend Aviatrix pattern to everyone! It’s really easy and quick knit. :)
Drops Cotton Light (50% Polyester, 50% Cotton) Err I bought four skeins of this (two grey and two green) kind of accidentally, I was in bit of a hurry and didn’t read the label properly. I think if I had most likely I would have left the yarn in the basket. Anyway plan is to knit ITO - 50er Top, which is striped t-shirt. I was orginally going to buy 100% cotton or linen or blend of those. Oh well. I like the colours and yarn feels nice.
Gjestal Janne (85% Wool, 15% Nylon) Since people who I care about are in reproducing mood, I am going to knit couple more little hats, one orange and one green. I heard babies like strong colours hence I’ve been avoiding pastels.
Drops Alpaca (100% Alpaca) This was going to be for a cardigan. But I think I may stash it to wait when I start knitting Still Light-tunic. It depends on how my yarn hoarding in Jyväskylä goes. :P
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Your color choices roxxxx, yay delicous yarn! :D I WANT TO SEE ELBOW ARM WARMERS. :O
I agree with Melissa. I love your color choices. I don’t knit, but I cannot imagine anyone with a love for color not enjoying a Yarn Store. They sound like my idea of heaven. All of that color = bliss! :)
Tuo Purple Mystery vaikuttaa aivan täydelliseltä. Jouduin laittamaan muistiin. :) Juuri tuollainen sinisen ja violetin rajamailla kiikkuva sävy sytyttää!
@Neuloo Ja Purkautuu: Minut väri ajoi lähinnö hulluksi, toisessa valossa ihana ja toisessa vähän liian sininen. :P Huivia on kuitenkin tullut käytettyä. :)
Voin hyvin kuvitella. Rakastan tuota väriä ja tummansinistä pukeutumisessa, mutta kotiini en sinistä juuri kaipaa. Niinpä hyvin pulmallinen onkin eräs matonkude. Se pitäisi osata työstää sellaiseen huoneeseen, jonka valo saa värin taittumaan violettiin ja juuri siihen aikaan, kun olen kotona näkemässä :P