Handu's Silkkimerinohuivilanka (Silk and merino wool scarf yarn) waits to be weaved into a scarf |
- vaikka olen lankapaastolla, ostin kahden puserollisen verran lankoja (juu, kaksi arvokasta pussukkaa), koska ne langat olivat kerrassaan mahtavan houkuttelevia;
- vaikka olen (yhä) lankapaastolla, ostin lisäksi (juu, edellisten hankintojen päälle) lisää lankaa, koska himoitsen päästä taas kutomaan kangaspuilla ja vankistamaan kudontataitojani ja tarvitsin sopivaa loimilankaa lankakorin pohjalle unohtuneelle Handun Silkkimerinohuivilangalle.
Pertaining to the topic Embarrassing Confessions, I must report the following:
- although I'm on a yarn diet, I bought yarn for two pullovers (yes, not just one, but two precious bags), because the yarns in question were just so reallyreallyreally temptingly lovely;
- although I'm (still) on a yarn diet, I bought, in addition to the previous purchases (yes, you read it correctly, in addition), some more yarn because I'm just longing to weave and to strengthen my skills in that area, and I needed a matching yarn for the warp for weaving with the forgotten Handu's Silk and merino scarf yarn.
Hyvin menee heikkoluontoisella. Eihän minun pitänyt ostaa yhtään lisää lankaa, ei viime kuussa, ei tässä kuussa, eikä koko keväänä. Lankaa on vaikka lampaat söis, sanoisi minun mummivainaani.
Weak minds go strong. I wasn't supposed to buy any yarn, not last month, not this month, nor during the whole spring term. There's enough yarn to feed the sheep, would my late granny say.
Sarah Tweed by BC Garn shade nro 27 Gold |
But I must say that the payoff of a succumb is a stellar fulfillment! This pile of gold is a silk-wool mix called Sarah Tweed by BC Garn in shade number 27 Gold. The first touch gives an impression that the yarn would yield to something with a good drape but not completely numb and limber. My swatch is telling that the gauge will be around 18 sts / 10 cm with needles no 3.0 mm. Both the shade, the regal lustrousness, and the texture induce to an association with the Renaissance. I'm sketching a tunic that would have a scoop neckline, some sort of puff sleeves, and net stitch embellishements.
Riveting by Kolláge Yarns shade nro 7901 Storm Denim |
My other purchase is also a season's novelty: Riveting by Kolláge Yarns that has been produced of recycled blue jeans. My choice of shade was for number 7901 Storm Denim which is the exactly right shade of really old, faded and worndown blue jeans. My plan is to knit this into a classical, v-neck cabled cardigan. The yarn is quite expensive, so I need to be very careful with my pattern search.
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