Karla's List

My turn to list some of my favorite yarns. (Deb says I can only pick 2 per week or the readers might get bored.) I really only knit lace these days so my favorites are all in the fingering to lace weight category.

Anything by Fleece Artist. (So what, I cheated a little.) I especially like the Sea Wool for shawls. You can see one of my favorite lace shawls in the shop. The colors are fantastic and the hand is very nice.

I also love the Blue Sky Alpaca Silk (50% Alpaca/ 50% Silk) and the Classic Elite Alpaca Sox (60% Alpaca/20% Merino/20% Nylon). I really like the sheen and drape of silk blend yarns.

Karla

LYS Tour projects?

So, I'm at the doctor's office today and the woman behind the counter whips out her knitting bag and a skein of Fleece Artist Wool Silk that she bought on the tour and asks me what she should make with it and what needle size she should get and etc., etc., etc. So this gets this other woman sitting in the waiting room in a lather and she wants to talk about the holy cross book marks she's crocheting and if we sell such-n-such thread.... But then the nurse comes out and saves me by telling me that it's time to pee in the cup. Whew! And all I wanted to do was catch up on my People magazine reading (even if it is 3 years old)!

If any of our readers/customers/friends/strangers have completed or are working on any of the LYS Tour free patterns, we would love to hear about it and post pictures! I know there are some of you out there because I've seen you working on them in the shop! Also, if anyone has had a chance to make anything from "Charmed Knits" yet, we would love to borrow it for the July Knit Nite for our Harry Potter display.

Speaking of the shop pattern, we should be getting more Suri Blue in before the end of the month and VC is ordering more of the Sea Silk. (Come to me, my precious.....) Oh, sorry, I was channeling Golem there.

Deb

One down, one to go

I finished one of my Yarn Pirate socks and have cast on the second. (see "Our First Blog" for a photo) I don't know about you but if I don't cast on that second sock right away..... Anway, it looks great! (I'll load up a picture tomorrow - no camera today.)

I decided to make yesterday a "finish-what-you've-started" day and put the finishing touches on two other projects I had in the works. One is a beautiful Stretto Poncho from our pals at Fleece Artist and the other is a cute little crocheted bunny baby hat out of Dreambaby DK. I'll have them both in the shop by Tuesday and I'll load up some photos. Fun stuff!