| Yarn porn | 2/9/2006 |
Why?
Because I just opened the packages of my drapes, and they're LINEN! (Who knew I could get 100% linen for that el-cheapo price?) Linen is nice, but the care tag says "DO NOT TUMBLE DRY", and I was just heading down to the dryer with those puppies, and now I'm thinking "Do I just take a chance and tumble out the creases? Or do I spend an hour ironing the eleventy thousand square metres of taupe linen?"
And that's where I'm stuck right now.
Well, that, and I'm stuck on the phone. So here's some yarn porn. (What's the deal with pr0n? Is it to stump the text-crawlers and nanny-filters? I'm so behind on my lingo)
This is some of the stuff I snagged at my LYS on Sunday afternoon. Seriously, I walked into that store to buy a SINGLE set of circular needles.
OK, I wish you could reach out and touch this stuff. The 'soft tweed' is wool and silk, and the 'soft lux' is merino and angora with a metallic twist through it. Like petting a bunny, I tell you.
Ah, Elsebeth Lavold yarn. I've never had any, but by golly, it's enough to make you want to get naked and roll around in it. That angora? Great yardage, and $7-something? A steal. And the Silky Wool? 175m on a skein, and it was seven bucks. For wool and SILK! (and may I just add that those were the prices BEFORE my 15% member discount!)
Kelly picked out the silvery skein. They had it knit up into a scarf, and she fell in love. It's the most expensive yarn I bought that day. But really, $8.50 was less than if I'd taken her to McDonald's, and the yarn will last longer. The fluffy Tingle yarn on the left was an impulse purchase. It was in the bargain bin. I couldn't resist. I have NO idea what I'll do with it. Maybe a single row in a funky scarf for next Christmas' boutique.
Baby Merino! Who knew that 100% wool could be SO soft! And it's machine washable. I'll be making a blanket out of this, too. Maybe if I'm just a whiz-bang knitter during the Olympics, I'll pop out TWO blankies. Goodness knows I've got enough pregnant friends right now
Kelly and I loved the baby rainbow colours on these skeins. And the price point was sweet, too. I bet that'd knit up in a heartbeat into an uber-soft baby blankie.
Two words: Kid. Mohair!
Like a cloud, people!
And this. THIS! This is my Olympic Event. Cashmere and microfibre, and it feels like baby-skin when you pet it. The colours aren't QUITE exact. The blue on the left is really more grey-green. But oh! Oh! The softness!
See, this is the other swatch:
You can't really even see the intricate textured brocade pattern, although I'm loving on the colour of the yarn, and the feel of it. Maybe I'll find a less fiddly pattern, and knit that up for Ken. A plainer gansey, rather than the brocade textured Guernsey with cables that I was going to do.
FYI, the yarn knit up to 21st/4inches over the brocade pattern on 4.5mm needles.
(yeah, like you really needed to know that)
Sigh.
Back to the draperies. I think I'm going to stick them in the dryer, and just watch them like a hawk.
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