Yarn Yarn Yarn
OK, time to show the yarn.
Sock yarn, some Regia, Austermann Step, Lana Grossa Cotton, and Online Supersocke Cotton. I rarely go into a yarn shop, almost all my shopping is done online. So I am not usually tempted by random balls of sock yarn. I usually buy with more purpose, but these things just kept falling into my basket.
My mom and I made a daytrip to The Woollen Earth. What a delightful shop, it's in the middle of nowhere, and it's just a tiny store, but it's jam packed with gorgeous yarn. I bought these two skeins of Celestial Merino there. One in Sugar Maple and the other in Seashell.
I also bought these at The Woollen Earth, Hempathy and Misti Alpaca Cotton Silk. I have lacy summer tops in mind for these.
Impulse buys, my first Zephyr which I have been wanting to try for ages, and some locally spun alpaca. The alpaca's name was Ricco, and his yarn is heavenly soft.
And last, a lot of Briggs and Little Regal and Heritage. It's Briggs and Little's 150th anniversary and when you buy 2 skeins of their yarn you can buy one of the Heritage for a 1.50. I indulged and now have enough for 3 sweaters. The Heritage is in the process of being swatched up for a Central Park Hoodie.
And now I think my stash has reached it's peak capacity. There will be a bit more restraint shown by Mrs. Knittypants over the next little while, before she drowns in her own yarn. Except for the last week of September, I know I am going to buy yarn that week. But otherwise, I am planning to either knit from my stash or only buy yarn if I plan to knit it immediately, like it comes in the door and goes on the needles. No more feeding the stash for a while, no sir.
Love how you arranged the photos by color... :) how is the B&L yarn? Scratchy? What would you compare it to?
Posted by: stacey | July 25, 2007 at 05:13 AM
I just want to touch it all.
Posted by: Sarah | July 25, 2007 at 05:30 AM
I was there when you bought this yarn... I still think an intervention may be in order.
Posted by: Arlis | July 25, 2007 at 11:45 AM
Wow, beautiful yarnage there! Enjoy knitting it!
Posted by: Zonda | July 25, 2007 at 08:24 PM
The handspun alpaca is so fun! I love it when I know the name of the animal my yarn came from... makes it so much more individual.
Posted by: Sourire11 | July 26, 2007 at 09:18 AM
Gorgeous yarns, the Elsebath Lavold in the deeper pink is beautiful, I can't wait to see what you make.
Posted by: Rain | July 26, 2007 at 10:53 AM