I was just the oh-so-happy-and-grateful recipient of a package from a 5***** person on Ravelry -- all the way from Norway. The world is truly small.
And I'm even more grateful when I saw the state of the package:
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Showing posts with label wool. Show all posts
11 July, 2008
Mail call ... via Ravelry
I was just the oh-so-happy-and-grateful recipient of a package from a 5***** person on Ravelry -- all the way from Norway. The world is truly small.
And I'm even more grateful when I saw the state of the package:
Swatching can be fun
when you know you are really not going to knit the project right away.
This 50% goat down/50% wool is by Taiga yarns, but not available in the US. The local store is woefully low on stock, but I wanted to swatch it up before I bought more.
It's lovely -- and reminds me of the older Orenburg (goat down also) shawls with the wisps of goat hair that poke through. It's thick and warm (can't figure out why it is labeled "fingering") and you wouldn't want to work on it in an unairconditioned room at the moment! I'm definitely going to go back and see what other colors are left, including the black. This yarn would make great mittens, too!
This 50% goat down/50% wool is by Taiga yarns, but not available in the US. The local store is woefully low on stock, but I wanted to swatch it up before I bought more.
It's lovely -- and reminds me of the older Orenburg (goat down also) shawls with the wisps of goat hair that poke through. It's thick and warm (can't figure out why it is labeled "fingering") and you wouldn't want to work on it in an unairconditioned room at the moment! I'm definitely going to go back and see what other colors are left, including the black. This yarn would make great mittens, too!
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