My postman (postlady, actually) was busy recently, delivering load after load of woolly goodness. Let's take a look at my haul.
This pretty thing...
is a mixture of alpaca, merino and mohair, with a tiny bit of synthetic thrown in for durability. It's very thin, somewhere between lace and fingering, and the jury is still out on whether it's scratchy or not. I bought it for next to nothing, together with this fiery baby:
It's just as thin, but less fancy - half wool, half synthetic. The best part?
I have plenty of both!
Seriously, that's a lot of yarn in there. Both red and cream clock some 350-400m per ball, so we're talking of kilometres of yarn here. Now, what to make? A shawl (or five)? A light sweater? Decisions, decisions... Maybe I'll ask my Puppy for help. She seems interested:
The second package is a belated birthday present from my Mum and I smile at the very thought of its contents. Look at this gorgeous mountain of sock yarn:
There's enough for 9 pairs in there. 9! Plain colours are destined to become Fireweeds - the pattern has been haunting me for almost a year now. One colour is chosen by and booked for my Other Half (guess which...) and one will become socks for my purple-loving sister. The rest? The rest is all mine, mine, my precioussssss. For now.
BTW, you may have noticed how I don't mention specific brand names when talking yarn. I do this on purpose. I don't mind sharing fibre content, weight and other details, but I have this thing against brands in general. If you recognise the make from the picture alone, good for you. If you don't, but you really really want to know, send me a quick email and I'll tell you. But I'll let people do their own advertising. Unless, of course, they persuade me otherwise :)
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