[Knitting] Stash Enhancement! :-)

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So, you know. I got yarn. I didn't pay for all of it, and what I did pay for was cheap, cheap, cheap.


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Amazing Wool from The Knitting Goddess! Two skeins of sock wool for samples, and one skein of cashmere, just for fun. Yummm.

Here's another photo of them all together -- because they're just so pretty! Joy, aka The Knitting Goddess, also included a beautiful silver goddess stitch marker.

Blue Faced Leicester Sock Wool, in colour Lime

Cashmere Lace Wool in colourway Autumn

Blue Faced Leicester Sock Wool in colour Brown Owl (I think this one is my favourite!)

Personal stash enhancement, delivered in one day from MCA Two skeins of Sirdar Crofter DK, a self-patterning acrylic/cotton/wool blend, in colour Bracken. I think this will be made into something for a certain special baby.

Two Skeins of Sirdar 'Crofter' in colourway Bracken I love these colours, particularly the interplay of green and purple. I am thinking of a wee cardigan.

Three Skeins of Wendy 'Happy' in Scorpio and Taurus Wendy 'Happy' is a bamboo/nylon blend that Aunty Marion introduced me to. I found a few skeins of it at a Hobby Lobby last weekend, but knew there must be more colours. My favourite is still the Scorpio (that's the bluey greeny one), but the Taurus (and not just because it's my astrological sign) is a close second. Alas, the Aries and Libra colourways leave quite a bit to be desired and are not as interesting as the fabulous Arieses and Libras I know. Capricorn was nice, but I think my sister the Capricorn will prefer the Scorpio — which is why I got two of those! These yarns were very inexpensive. Because I spend so much time (and, OK, money) in IKL, it's easy for me to forget that there are very good wools out there in every bit as good fibre blends as the more expensive stuff.

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