Fiber Therapy
Gosh by golly do I like getting packages from friends in the mail. As always, I am stunned and delighted by the pretty things that Emma found to share with me!
A Host Of Earthly Delights from Emma
Starting from the top (and working around clockwise) ... two balls of Yorkshire Tweed Aran, one ball in "Wild Plum" and one ball in "Hero", one of Jamieson's wonderful pattern books, a beautiful skein of Artisan NZ Merino Lace Weight yarn in the "Grape" colorway along with a scarf pattern that is making me wish it was still fall! Two skeins of some smashing Opal Royal sock yarn with lovely sparkly bits, and last, but not least, some Colinette Skye in Fresco (a color I couldn't find on the Colinette website, but the picture is pretty true to life!)
The Yorkshire Tweed is much softer to the touch than I ever would have guessed it would be and the colors are very rich. 'Twould be lovely Roguey yarn methinks. And after I finish with my lace jacket, I might not be able to stop myself from knitting up a scarf in the Artisan NZ yarn. I am in love with lace weight yarn these days and this yarn is delightfully soft and deliciously colored. I was so disappointed when it disappeared from KnitPicks before I could get some. Emma must have been reading my mind once again!
I now have quite a wonderful bit of Skye in my collection. I am thinking that it would make the beginnings of a colorful and wonderful swatch afghan.
And speaking of wonderful and colorful... what could be more wonderful and colorful than a Colinette shade card?
More Color Than You Can Shake a Stick At!
This shade card is like a rainbow explosion on my desk. Rich color every where. It's the sort of thing you want to hang on your wall for inspiration. It also has a sample of the new Enigma yarn. Will I need some of that someday? Oh, yes!
Finally, have a look at this...
Dreaming of Jamieson's for Fall
It is a gorgeous sweater project from the Jamieson's book. Emma saw it and thought it might work well for me. Lovely cables and an interesting shaped neckline. How could I resist? I'm thinking it could be my first project for fall. Perhaps in green? Hmmmm...
Thank you so much, Emma, for all your thoughtful and lovely selections!
(Now, you'll all have to excuse me while I go off and fondle my new fibery toys... and have dreams of Technicolor sheep)
Ooh...such a wonderful box of yarn goodies. Emma really came through! She has such fab taste. Now, can I come over and eyeball your new yarn in person?
Great minds think alike, I got the shetland yarn to make the very same Jamieson's celtic cardigan, in a lilac colour!
May I ask for advice? I am using Kid Silk Haze to knit the Birch shawl. I'm fine with the slipppery, cobweb-like nature of this yarn but I'm having trouble snagging both stitches to k2tbl. What needle is pointy enough for this yarn?
Thanks for the temptation to buy Bergamo!
Which Jamiesons book is that? I love that sweater!!!
Colinette shade cards are fab, I can stare at mine for ages thinking about how pretty it is, and how nice things would look in some of the colours!
I love that opal yarn, I made myself some socks out of it (my first toes up) and wear them constantly, not scratchy at all!
That is a wonderful sweater - I think it will need to go on my list. I second Wendy - what Jamieson's book is it?
It's the first book by Jamieson's -- Jamieson's Shetland Knitting. There are a number of nice designs in there. I'm not very fond of the Fair Isles (the colors aren't really matched to my palette), but I love the hoodie sweatshirt (very simple) and the Kimono sweater and the Pickpocket sweater. It's a very nice book!