yarn porn

As promised, photos of my new yarn. They're all there except for one skein of Cotton Fleece which I swatched to almost nothing. I'm into cotton right now. Now, keep in mind that I did not pay full price for a single one of these skeins. In fact, they were all $1 - $2 skeins except for the mauve silk, which I got 50% off. Well worth it, I think.


Reynolds Mandalay 100% silk, 2 skeins
98 yards/skein, color #39
I love this silk. It's beautiful, rough feeling, and a nice neutral colorway. I think if i have enough, this will make either a scarf or a mobius cowl. Not sure yet...


Tahki Yarns Shannon 100% wool, 1 skein
92 yards, color #19
They had a whole stack of this stuff and I really love the colors together. I used self control, bought one skein to swatch and see what i thought. I loved it, but didn't buy more, mostly because it is getting warmer out and I don't really need another wool sweater now. Besides, it would be a purely impulsive purchase, and I have plenty of 'planned 'sweaters that need yarn. So... the rest of this skein is destined to be fingerless gloves for friends, I think.



Marks & Kattens Higgin's, 45% cotton 45% acrylic 10% viscose
90 meters/skein, color #1442 (6 skeins), color #1340 (3 skeins)
Cotton... I'm loving cotton. Green is not really my shade (sometimes it makes my skin look yellow), but I'm thinking this might be enough for a summery little tank or something. Especially if I stripe it with the white. Or it can be gifted to one of my friends who can actually wear green.


Classic Elite Studio, 70% viscose 30% linen, 1 skein
108 yards, color #5816
I love the way this stuff feels and looks. Jennifer is making a shell out of it and it looks lovely knit up. I don't know what to do with one skein, but it's a good way to try out a new yarn.


Bertagna Filati fashion stile, 50% merino 50% acrylic, 1 skein
84 meters, color #2892
This stuff is cool... it's three dimensional, blue with yellow and red strands running through it, not twisted with it... it doesn't knit up as exciting as it looks in the skein though. Not sure what to use it for, but it was only $1.00.


Mystery Skein, 100% wool, 1 skein
Yeah... I lost the tag for this already. I feel dumb...

And, the crowning glory purchase:


Filatura De Crosa Luxury, 100% silk, 8 skeins
160 yards/skein, color #25
I LOVE THIS YARN. It's beautiful, the perfect color, the perfect texture. It knits up like a dream, so shiny, smooth and with beautiful drape. It was not cheap, but at 50% off, it was significantly cheaper than it should have been and the only time silk has ever been in my price range. I'm using this to make the Cami from Last Minute Knitted gifts. It's mine, ALL MINE!

And lastly, on my final afternoon in Memphis, Jennifer and I had some time to kill. So we went shopping for fabric and I made this while watching the last episodes of season 4 of the Gilmore Girls:


I should note here that I used to work in the costume shop in college. Sewing is really my first 'craft.' As a kid, I was a big handsewer, and to this day I prefer hand sewing to machine sewing (this skirt was most definitely made by machine!). I also don't use patterns -- this skirt was of my own concoction, kind of created as I went along. Add to that the bonus challenge of not having a tape measure... it was a lot of fun. I've been wanting to join the "Sew? I Knit" sew-along, but felt guilty. Because really, it's more like "Knit? I sew!" for me...

P.S. It took so long to load these pictures, I now have more to say. I finshed the Hourglass Sweater last night. It needs a steam blocking and then I'm sticking it in the mail tomorrow. It's a surprise for my friend Melissa, who is a hard working lawyer in NYC. Hopefully this will make her smile. Pictures to come tomorrow.