Tuesday 8 January 2008

Swimming in Yarn

Oh do i ever wish i had the camera. I just put the one i got for christmas in for repairs. :( The reason i need a camera is to show off the piles and piles of yarn the i recently bought. I put in a big order at Bendi which didn't come till today and meanwhile finally made it to the Back Room at the factory shop and went a little nuts on the way back from confest.

I Have:
lilac cotton
harmony stretchy wool/cotton/lycra in wisteria (lots), mauve (lots), blue(200g), pink(200g) and pale gray green (200g)
8 ply baby wool (lots) in Raspberry which is incredibly soft and will be absolutely perfect for the Leticia Cardigan (see below)
Dusty pink/mauve 10 ply aran for a January Fishtrap Aran from EZ's Almanac made for Dad (7x200g balls)
5x200g balls mauve alpaca for my Lift an Separate wrap cardigan from Big Girl Knits
3x200g balls graphite rustic wool for my Melba vest
Some random complementary colours of wool for the December Lights Tam in Interweave nits Holiday edition 2007
10 balls burgundy sock wool, Jo has already stolen 2. (with permission)
2 balls blue/grey tweed lace weight baby alpaca from my Tea Swap partner
Cone of 2-ply wool in red and a cone of 3 ply in aqua for random lace making
A big bag of blended black/grey/white superwash sliver from Bendi all ready to spin.
A random bag of 5-ply wool in dk plum
Lots of 8-ply wool with 2 blue plies and 1 varigated pink ply spun into a three ply yarn. Very pretty and perfect for some EZ garter stitch work, i reckon. Maybe i could try a tomten jacket this has inspired me.

It may only be the 8th day of January but i really don't think i'll need to buy any more yarn this year!

The only thing wrong now is that i'm still waiting for my Joan McGowan Michael patterns :( Oh well they'll be here soon.

Till then i have plenty to knit and a 2-year old nephew to play with.