Archives for the 'stash' Category
Coffee Swap
I have a backlog of things to blog about, but my coffee swap goodies take priority. I got lucky with my coffee swap partner, Suzanne — my package is fantastic!
It contained nearly two pounds of Alaska coffee (Silverhook Kodiak and Greatland Coffee Glacier Breakfast Blend), two hanks of beautiful hand-dyed yarn from Rabbit [...]
Half Off Lorna’s Laces
…and Malabrigo and some Debbie Bliss and basically everything left in stock over at Knit2Purl2. The Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock was what did me in though – there were so many colorways I wanted, I had to pass up Malabrigo and Lion & Lamb to keep my order within $10 of my original limit.
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Laceweight Doubled
Remember the laceweight Malabrigo I mentioned picking up at A Mano on Wedesday? The two hanks somehow doubled this afternoon….
On the left are the two from Wednesday – Damask and Paris Night. On the right are the two from today – Marine and Pearl. They were hard to photograph together accurately – [...]
My First Contest
As you may have heard elsewhere in LA-knitblogland, the Black Sheep Knittery sale has continued and grown. Everything is now 75% off – single skeins are 75% off and bags already marked down to 50% are an additional 50% off. I went this morning, came home with a very large and heavy garbage [...]
Green & Rowan
First, a little green for Earth Day (details to come):
But the main attraction of today’s post is the stash enhancement! Yesterday I finally made it to the Black Sheep Knittery’s seemingly neverending 50% off sale. I was a little disappointed by the remaining selection, but that was probably a good thing. I [...]
Stash Enhancement Failure and Success
Last night I decided make the trek to Hollywood to check out the Black Sheep Knittery’s 50% off everything sale. As expected, it took me about an hour to drive the 10 or so miles to get there. What I didn’t expect was having absolutely no luck finding a parking space in the [...]
YSA
Yarn sale announcement! The online Knit Happens store is having a great sale on all their yarn. Thanks to Dim Sum Knitting Mary for the heads up, I just ordered some Lorna’s Laces, Cherry Tree Hill, Noro, and Koigu that I didn’t really need but will certainly enjoy.
Yarn Details
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1. Silk Garden
Little Knits had two colorways of Silk Garden on closeout, and I loved this colorway (243). The package arrived just a few hours before I left for my trip, and I was very tempted to bring some along to start another Lady [...]
stash enhancement previews
Silk Garden waiting at home:
Big box in Northampton:
Contents of the box:
Webs haul:
Hub Mills haul:
Three Tweeds
Which one will become a sweater first?
Top: Rowan Yorkshire Tweed 4ply
Middle: Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed
Bottom: Rowan Yorkshire Tweed DK
I’m betting on the middle. I’m not sure if I’m ready for a sweater in the fine gauge of the 4ply, and I’ve had more than my fair share of pink lately.
Whichever [...]