Truth. Goodness. Beauty. Yarn
Normally I’m a protein fiber gal, all the way. Sit me in a pile of wool, alpaca, mohair and yak and I’m a happy camper. In fact, I frequently avoid plant fibers because they just…don’t act like wool. The lack of halo, heather, and sproing are all things I typically struggle with when knitting with …
This review should have been posted two months ago; but better late than never. Today I’m reviewing SweetGeorgia CashSilk Lace, the yarn I used in one of my samples for my Á Chloris shawl! Before I begin, full disclosure. This yarn and the next yarn I’ll be reviewing, SweetGeorgia Flaxen Silk DK, have acquired some …
Thank you everyone for your patience—because here, at last, is my review of Oasis Camel Silk Fingering from Expression Fiber Arts! This review has been on the back burner for almost six weeks now; Clair de Lune came out in early December, but my routine of reviewing the yarn in the next week or two …
It isn’t often that I get to review “personal” yarn; most of my personal projects are made out of old stash, clearance finds, or odds & ends. Come to think of it, this might be the first time I’ve ever done it—which is why I’m so stoked about bringing you this review of Osprey by …
At last, at last; it’s been almost three weeks since I was supposed to have written this yarn review. But here we are now, and it’s time to talk about Malabrigo Silkpaca! I was first introduced to Malabrigo early in my knitting journey, when one of my aunts gifted me 3 skeins of Mecha (I …
Last week I reviewed Miss Babs Woodbury and compared the experience of working with it to homemade cinnamon rolls; in today’s review I’m comparing Miss Babs Katahdin to pound cake. Before we proceed, you should know that pound cake is one of my favorite desserts. Just giving fair warning. This yarn represented quite a few …
Ever made cinnamon rolls? I’m not talking the kind that comes in a can (though I will most certainly eat that kind with relish); I mean from scratch, where you mix the dough and knead it and sprinkle on the cinnamon sugar with your own two hands. If you’ve ever done that, you’ll understand what …
First off, as P. G. Wodehouse would say, Kelbourne Woolens Andorra is the snake’s eyebrows. Let me elaborate. There are four—no, five—things that made this yarn seem like a good idea. First, Merino wool; softness. Second, Highland wool: sturdiness. Third, mohair: I don’t know exactly why, but it sounds nice. Fourth, 2ply: lofty, and gives …
From Kit Tyler dropping her ball of yarn under the settle in Wethersfield, MA to the knitted espionage of intrepid housewives in WWII, stories (both true and fictional) are what first drew me to knitting. Many of my favorites are from people and eras long past; but the story of Peace Fleece DK is one …