Mr. Aitch surprised me with my own Advent/Christmas Wishes calendar.
What could it be?
Hmmm…from Paintbox Yarns.*
Day 1…
10 grams (31 yards) of Soft Camel DK yarn. How sweet!
*I received no compensation from Paintbox Yarns.
My Advent calendar
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Stash busting again
Ten years ago I received this yarn as a Christmas gift from someone in my office. She knew I wanted to try felting and this yarn is great (so I’ve heard) for felting.
I bought a new winter coat this year and it’s not my usual red or green. It’s called Marigold (source).
Anyway I need a new hat and purse to go with this unusual (for me) color.
My green and blue hat just doesn’t look that good with this golden-yellow.
Nor does my Ruby and Charcoal purse I made several years ago. Plus it’s just too small!
After swatching the Lopi and holding it against my skin, it’s too scratchy for a hat but it will make a perfect purse. I only have 320 yards so I hope I have enough for something felted that won’t be too small.
And it’s only one color. It’s a BIG no-no to mix different brands of yarn when felting so if I want another color, I’ll either have to dye this or find it in a different color…and since that yarn is discontinued, finding some might be difficult.
No specific pattern yet for the purse. Any suggestions?
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New LYS
I don’t know if you remember that the one and only local yarn store (LYS) closed last year. The nearest one after that was 75 miles away. I bought some great yarn at great prices but one can only knit from stash if one has the right yarn for the project.
I’m on a yarn diet but I did need to buy some yarn for a special project and though I tried to use some from my stash, the yarn wasn’t the right yarn for the project.
Now there’s NEW local yarn store! Frostburg Fiber Depot is 20 miles away but that’s better than 75 miles.
The husband of one of the co-owners raises alpacas and so it’s a win-win-win for her, him and yarn lovers.
I only found out about this new yarn store when I received a gift certificate from there earlier this year. While running some errands last week, I decided to check out the store and use my certificate for some yarn for the special project.
I found the special yarn and some Cascade 220 in yellow to knit myself something to go with my new winter coat which, by the way, is yellow!
That’s when I discovered they carry Malabrigo yarn! I have one hank of Malabrigo that a blog friend gifted me a few years ago when I commented on her blog about never having seen, touched, squished, or smelled said goodness. It’s beautiful but the wrong color. And now I can find more and it’s only 20 miles away!
I couldn’t wait for better light as I wanted to get knitting right away!
Special project… And more true to life colors.
It is such a treat to knit with this yarn. I’m in love. ❤
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Pumpkin hat part two
Another one.
Red Heart with Love (worsted weight) in Mango,unknown acrylic yarn in a bright green using Drops Extra pattern 0-966.
Since the with Love yarn is worsted and the pattern calls for a DK weight, I used size 5 (US) needles on this hat and made it a bit larger using the 90 stitch directions even though the first hat I made followed the 96 stitch directions. The larger needles and fewer stitches resulted in a larger hat.
Two down, one more to go!
Knitting In Flashes 