Playing Favorites
I’m in the middle of the best part of book making. The part where I’ve chatted with some of my very favorite people in the yarn industry, they’ve graciously agreed to let me experiment with their beautiful yarns, they’ve mailed them to me, and I get to play with them. This tray of yarn is sitting on my desk right now.
These will be the socks for the book after next, and I love each and every one of them. Starting at the top left, there’s Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Buckingham Fountain, and right under it is Mrs. Crosby Train Case in Boston Fern. At the top right is Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Mediumweight in Mermaid Tears (the winner of today’s round of best yarn name of the day). On the bottom, working left to right, there’s Bare Naked Wools Ghillie Sport DK in Cream, The Uncommon Thread Lush Twist in Tea Smoked, Quince & Co Finch in Iceland, and Shibui Staccato in Caffeine.
You can see I’ve already broken in to many of them to get started swatching (um, I may possibly have three of the sock patterns for these written already), and I’m having a delightful time. This book is going to be ridiculously fun.
Love love love your books and patterns, so looking forward to the next and the one after next!
Awww, thank you! This pile of yarn here should be for part of a whole new series, and I’m SO geeky excited about it. It’s kind of ridiculous, but I’m totally not stopping.
Absolutely love those colors! Can’t wait to see what you make!
I love the change in color palette.
So there are some exceptions of course, but it really seems like I pick colors like these in the summer, and I pick brighter colors in the winter. I seriously think it’s based on what outside looks like. These are more what I’m drawn to in my home/clothes though, and I’m happy to be playing with them in yarn.
I am a HUGE fan of Ghillie. It softens so nicely after soaking and wears better than anything else I have ever used. I can not wait to see what you design for it. Lucky us!
Speaking of tears, the Iceland is so beautiful it makes me want to cry. : )
Oh, and up close? It’s AMAZING…it’s like one ply is a little darker and maybe even a tiny bit fuzzier than the the rest. When you knit it up it gives a tremendous depth to the fabric. Absolutely love it.