This yarn is good enough to eat
This arrived in a lovely pink package this morning -
This is “Posh Yarn” which I won on their sale last Friday. My Sockret Pal is to blame for this latest yarn purchase. I knew nothing about Posh Yarn until she sent me a skein of it and so I checked their website and was gob-smacked! All there yarn is hand-dyed one of a kind which they put up for sale twice a week and once it’s gone, it’s gone - true one of a kind knitting.
This is three skeins of Lucia a 4ply sock yarn which is 30% cashmere, 70% merino and 1 skein of Saskia a 4ply sock yarn 20% cashmere, 20% silk and 60% cotton.
From the left Lucia “Fizz” (yellows & pinks), Lucia “Sweet Pea” (purples/blues/pink), Saskia “Heroine” (blue/pink/yellow/purple) and finally Lucia “Pop” (purple, green, yellow and a splash of bright orange)
One of my friends has been lusting after my blue & pink Shell Pattern Socks so I may knit her a pair in the “Sweet Pea” but I want to use at least one of these skeins for a lace scarf from the Victorian Lace book my Sockret Pal sent me.
Current Sock Knitting
This is the sock I am working on at the moment -
these are Bayerische - I mentioned some time ago that I really wanted to knit a pair of socks with little cables and here they are. One repeat completed! These are in Opal Uni in a lovely burnt orange colour…I think they may be a long-term knitting project
UFO update
On the UFO front, Chrissy (my Rowan All Seasons Cotton pullover) know has a complete back and front- hooray, progress! and Echo has the ends sewn in on the back and one sleeve.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:47 pm
The gorgeous posh yarn… how yummy that all looks. I am a little jealous… although I have been knitting with it all night so shouldn’t be!
February 1st, 2007 at 1:22 am
Your Bayerische socks are going to be gorgeous - I love twisted knit cables! Now I’m off to check your “Posh Yarn” link…..
February 1st, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Your blog is absolutely delightful! I can tell that I am going to enjoy being your swap partner for the upcoming scarf swap on swap bot. I see that you have a secret pal questionnaire, so I’ll consult that, but please feel free to let me know of your preferences for this swap. Do you want tea or chocolate? Colors for the scarf? What gauge yarn you’d prefer.
Looking forward to swapping and I’ll be a regular visitor to your blog. Just lovely.
Evelyn
February 5th, 2007 at 1:23 am
MMMMmmmm those posh yarn sock skeins are truly delicious. I’m on a diet so I’m thinking of everything in terms of FOOD and I’ll hear no more of chocolate, ta very much!
And your cable socks look like hard work but worth it! I’ve added your blog to my favourites. I found you on the sassy sock swop list of participants.