Yipes!
It's only days away now. Artillery specs were posted last week. The rest should all e-arrive on Saturday.
I've spent a goodly portion of this past week swatching and re-swatching my stash yarns to see if any would work. Alas, no. While I have some DK weight sock yarns, none gave me the requisite 25 st/in in anything resembling a nice, cohesive fabric. All were loosey-goosey and not at all war-worthy. The organizer used Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino...but ugh, just not me. BORING.
So, off to the LYS today, where loverly, purple hair bearing Abbey shook her head over the too loose swatches and immediately pointed me to the answer. Lana Grossa Cool Wool 2000. 100 % non-felting buttery merino...in the most fabulous fall colorway ever:
Swatched up perfecto too. Bang on stitch and row gauge. Fabulously sproingy. Lovin' it. And then I looked up and out the window:
...and all the colors in the yarn were there, right there. I almost fell over. Sometimes things just click.
2 comments:
Gorgeous!!! I love those colors!
Great blog! I just found it. I grew up in St. Paul, but now am in San Diego. I visited Borealis Yarns this spring when I was visiting family. What a geat LYS. The sock wars sound fun. Good luck!
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