Monday Yarn

Three cheers for Monday yarn!

What do we have this week?

Kaalund Yarns "Classic Two" in Wine

I'm thinking about making Ene's Scarf or maybe one of Knitspot.com's lovely shawls with this laceweight.

Lanas Puras Melosa Worsted in "Passion".

This one is earmarked for a design already. I love this color! The camera can't do it justice, the color is so saturated and juicy looking.

Monday Yarn Goodness

I know I've said it before, but there is nothing like Monday yarn goodness - especially on such a rainy, nasty, cold NYC day.

This was an especially special "care package" from the lovely girls at One Planet. I don't even know what to work on first!

First up, some goodies from Lanas Puras:

Fingering weight Melosa in American Beauty for a secret project for OP

Clarissa in Granite for my very own Daytrip Cardigan


Then we have some Black Pearl Cashmere for another secret OP project (mmm, cashmere)

Digging deeper we have some Flaxen in Sangria by Handmaiden for a new neoknits pattern

And saving the best for last, some Swiss Mountain Cashmere! Sorry Seasilk - I know you were my new favorite, but you're going to have to move it on over for some silky cashmere goodness. It really doesn't get any better than this. Seriously. Don't believe me, read Clara Parks review here. If you're on a yarn diet, you might not want to read the review unless you are no where near a yarn store, Nova Scotia, or a computer connected to the internet. You have been warned!

Monday Yarn

What could be better to brighten up a dreary Monday than yarn? Not much.

Last week, I fell in love with Teva Durham's new pattern book from Tahki Stacy Charles. It just so happened that I had a gift certifcate from kpixie left over from Christmas too. Christmas? Yes, Christmas. Keep in mind, I haven't been doing much "me" knitting lately!

So my package arrived today (with an autographed copy of the pattern book, none the less). I ordered a kit for the Slip Stitch Jacket, it's rated "experienced". That makes me so happy, you have no idea! Now if I could just get these secret projects out of the way, I could start! If deadlines make for some purposeful knitting, adding a project that is actually for me is like dangling a tasty carrot at the finish line.

I am also dying to make the Rib Leaf Cardigan, but one at a time, one at a time.