I love me some Yarn Garden. That's 5 balls of Reynolds Sunday Best in red, for a tank; a ball of Lana Grossa Meilenweit Cotton Stretch in cream, for some toe-up Nutkins; two balls of Meilenweit Seta/Cashmere in grey; a hank of Baruffa Cashwool in chocolate, for a shrug for Michelle (I don't want to hear a word about sensitivity to wool, girl, this stuff is like cashmere); and two balls of Galway worsted in grey and a ball of Ella Rae Classic in maroon melange (not purple, I assure you), for the Damask bag.You will note, not a yard of it is blue, green, or purple. I'm very proud. (I also bought a bunch of new clothes for the new job last week and none of those were blue or purple, and only one sweater was green - kermit the frog green, which that site said would look good on me and they were right! Never would have guessed.)
Attention please. Achtung: This is my new favorite yarn.
Lana Grossa Meilenweit Seta/Cashmere
Go. Buy. Seriously. I mean it. It's the same price as Koigu PPPM or Lorna's Laces, but it's a silk and cashmere blend and it is WASHABLE. Oh, merciful heavens. I want to knit bedsheets out of this stuff so I can sleep in it. It would make the world's best socks, but this stuff is not destined to be socks. What will it be? Hmmm....And finally, our mascot:
Sleepy squirrel napping in the sun
2 comments:
I love reading about your yarn choices, because I think we have similar tastes, but my experience with different brands is much more limited. Can you maybe tell me where you found that Lana Grossa Sock yarn from? I couldn't seem to find anywhere that sells it on the internet. Help? I'd love to try some for a present for my sister. Thanks so much!
http://alohaknitter.blogspot.com
yarn garden huh. i'm a ka-nitter and i've wondered where in the portland-metro to go get good yarn. i've been to yarn garden and get a bit overwhelmed... i suppose i could ask the nice folks who work there what i could use if i brought in a pattern. (i'm shy though...)
oh and the picture below with the yarn in plastic? i have a large shopping bag full of 'moda-dea dream' in pecan (discontinued color?!) waiting for me to make a wrap sweater... i have 2 baby blankets to make first.
love your blog!
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