…yet Surly has so much more!! We were asked about the yarn we bought at our various knitting venues and I thought I would share a little of it today. Every time I think I’ve got it all in the picture, I find another bag! So this isn’t all of it, but most of it. 🙂
Pictures cannot really capture the depth and beauty of the colors and sheen. I was very much sucked into the vortex by color.
1 – Sun Valley Fibers Merino-Cashmere-Silk 75/15/10 (400 yds) — from left to right my colors are Kent, Plum Crazy, and Strut Your Stuff. Wow. Just stunning. I am thinking of using this trio for the “Color Affection” du jour: Happy Street.
2 – Tess Designer Yarns Cascade Silk (100% silk) — no color name but a beautiful denimy blue. I see this with beads in my own Sweet Dreams (like Sally’s).
3 – Fiesta’s La Boheme in color 153 Sugar Cane — I L-O-V-E this yarn for cowls. They add a pop of color and style to my otherwise drab wardrobe!!
4 – Persimmon Tree Farm 100% Fine Mohair 550 yds — this very small producer caught my eye with a yarn that glowed copper. Stunning color. Will probably make Imagine When because it takes slightly more yardage than you get in a typical fingering skein (500 yds).
5 – Knit Circus Greatest of Ease Sock in color Fire Bird (460 yds) — another small dyer and stunning color. Generous yardage, too! She also has pairs of matching half skeins for making socks!
6 – The Grinning Gargoyle Seda Sock Merino/Silk 50/50 430 yds — another indie dyer. I bought her yarn last year for my Color Affection and had to go back for more! The two colors have no designated projects as yet. The real show stopper was her 100% mink laceweight. It was flying off the shelves!!
My knitting basket runneth over! And there is more that will be revealed along the way. I am in love with everything I bought. I guess it is better than gambling away my mortgage or other unproductive activities! 😉
PS: Twinsetellen asks, “I keep telling myself it is a less expensive addiction than drugs or gambling. It is, isn’t it?” Hmmm. Not sure. 😉
I love your yarn colors. I would have fallen hard for those too.
Comment by leah — May 11, 2013 @ 5:03 pm
Gorgeous- every last one!
Comment by Kathy W. — May 11, 2013 @ 8:20 pm
I keep telling myself it is a less expensive addiction than drugs or gambling. It is, isn’t it?
Comment by twinsetellen — May 11, 2013 @ 11:25 pm
I lovingly refer to my stash as my 401K. I keep adding to it so I will always have something to knit in retirement.
Comment by Kaye Reynolds — May 13, 2013 @ 9:40 pm
I bought two skeins of lace-weight at Persimmon Tree because the grey gleamed like silver.
Comment by Wendy — May 14, 2013 @ 11:02 am
Saw you both at Maryland Sheep and Wool. A thrill! I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to disturb your enjoyment of the event.
Comment by Paula — May 15, 2013 @ 9:08 am