It's been way too long since I've had a post with a picture in it.* And there almost wasn't one today, since I got home from work much later than I expected last night. I decided to look at bad lighting as an opportunity to play with my camera and my "daylight" fluorescent bulbs. I think it kind of has a late night, artsy sort of effect. The colors are pretty good, just a little darker than they would be in real life.
This lovely yarn is part of the treasures I took home from shopping at the Renegade Craft Fair that happened on nearby Division Street two weekends ago. While Renegade mostly seems to suffer from an overabundance of T-shirt and eclectic jewelry vendors, buried here and there are booths that a knitty girl can appreciate. While I have been known to give in to the occasional artsy screenprint T-shirt vendor, my favorite booth had to have been that of Kitchen Sink Dyeworks. I thought her color palettes were lovely and complex. Most of them had a soft, watercolor quality that makes you want to pull them out of your knitting basket on a quiet, rainy afternoon.
The bottom skein is "Luxe Merino Fine" in "Cary" which is 80% wool, 10% cashmere and 10% nylon (a perfect sock blend, if you ask me). My eyes were immediately drawn to the soft blues, purples and greys. This yarn is not destined to marinade in my stash for very long. Once I can find it a few more friends, I'll be booking it on a long trip across the water.
The top skein is "Merino Bamboo" in Leona. It is composed of 60% superwash merino, 30% bamboo and 10% nylon. I've been wanting to try a bamboo blend yarn, and I thought this one was absolutely beautiful in a bit beyond pastel versions of fall colors: rose, lilac and gold are the primary hues in the skein. It will make something lovely when its time comes. She claims that her method of dyeing prevents pooling and striping. -- and the samples she had in the booth seemed to bear that out -- so I'm thinking it will be time to dig out my pattern book and look for something fun to go with with it... a twisted stitch pattern, maybe?
And, speaking of knitting, it's time for me to get back to that, now isn't it. Maybe tonight is the time for Z's second Zebra striper sleeve to get cast on....
* And I'm particularly excited about posting pictures now, because my blog posts are in a wider column and my pictures can be about 100 pixels wider.
This lovely yarn is part of the treasures I took home from shopping at the Renegade Craft Fair that happened on nearby Division Street two weekends ago. While Renegade mostly seems to suffer from an overabundance of T-shirt and eclectic jewelry vendors, buried here and there are booths that a knitty girl can appreciate. While I have been known to give in to the occasional artsy screenprint T-shirt vendor, my favorite booth had to have been that of Kitchen Sink Dyeworks. I thought her color palettes were lovely and complex. Most of them had a soft, watercolor quality that makes you want to pull them out of your knitting basket on a quiet, rainy afternoon.
The bottom skein is "Luxe Merino Fine" in "Cary" which is 80% wool, 10% cashmere and 10% nylon (a perfect sock blend, if you ask me). My eyes were immediately drawn to the soft blues, purples and greys. This yarn is not destined to marinade in my stash for very long. Once I can find it a few more friends, I'll be booking it on a long trip across the water.
The top skein is "Merino Bamboo" in Leona. It is composed of 60% superwash merino, 30% bamboo and 10% nylon. I've been wanting to try a bamboo blend yarn, and I thought this one was absolutely beautiful in a bit beyond pastel versions of fall colors: rose, lilac and gold are the primary hues in the skein. It will make something lovely when its time comes. She claims that her method of dyeing prevents pooling and striping. -- and the samples she had in the booth seemed to bear that out -- so I'm thinking it will be time to dig out my pattern book and look for something fun to go with with it... a twisted stitch pattern, maybe?
And, speaking of knitting, it's time for me to get back to that, now isn't it. Maybe tonight is the time for Z's second Zebra striper sleeve to get cast on....
* And I'm particularly excited about posting pictures now, because my blog posts are in a wider column and my pictures can be about 100 pixels wider.
Hmmm... yarn .... It does look particularly edible in that photo!
I like the new look of the blog - all round cleaner and neater looking.
Thanks! I'm pretty pleased with it, too. I tend to be on the "simpler is better" side of the page design equation -- so it's nice to get feedback that I moved in that direction.
Very nice! I love both of those colors.
I don't know that much about photography, but for me the sweet spot seems to be late afternoon sunshine. Of course, that only really works in the summer. About now the late afternoon sunshine is gone by the time I leave the office!
I feel exactly the same way about taking pictures in the late afternoon... and have exactly the same problem with getting home to it as the fall days get shorter!
I think you'll find the bamboo / merino blend quite durable. The nylon gives it just enough elasticity to keep its shape.
Enjoy!