Friday, March 02, 2007

A Little Impulsivity

As predicted, here is my impulsive and unnecessary yarn purchase from yesterday...


Not too bad, eh? I got the Cathay to swatch for a shawl, specifically Tuscany from No Sheep For You and I think it would work. It's soft with a nice drape but I do want another color... olive I think. The Micro Bamboo was just because it was new... and in the middle of the table... and soft... and cheap... and totally unnecessary.

When I was cleaning out my stash, I came across a dozen balls of GGH Samoa that I had purchased from Supercrafty at one point.

Anyway, I thought I'd give it a go for IK's Cable Down Raglan which I've been drooling over for a while now. It's very much like Karabella Aurora 8 in gauge and weight except that it's a nice, squishy cotton blend which might make the sweater more weather appropriate... plus it was in my s-t-a-s-h!! I did a gauge swatch to check for gauge and popping cables and I think it will work. (As you can see, I clearly have moderate patience at best for knitting up swatches)

Next thing I knew, the Micro Bamboo above swatched nicely for a sweater I've been planning to knit. But then after the praises for Dale of Norway's Svale (the yarn the pattern calls for) over at Knit & Tonic, I figured I should grab a ball of Svale for swatching to see what I might be missing which led to impulsive and (arguably) unnecessary purchase #2...

Yeah, I know, It's more than I need for a swatch... But, after feeling it knit up in the store I was sold... or, I guess, it was sold. It's intended for "Peek-a-Boo" from Inspired Cable Knits.

The K1C2 Wick is for a sock pattern from No Sheep For You. (Come on, it was in my favorite blues and greens. How could I resist?)

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5 comments:

Wendy said...

My word: you have even less restraint than I do. That Svale. I don't have any idea what to do with it. Any ideas?

Tammy said...

LOL - It is good stuff. I'm going to knit Peek-a-Boo from Inspired Cable Knits. I agree that it would make a nice shawl... or summer tank?

Charity said...

Look at all the good stuff! I'm hoping admiring yours will keep me from needing to get my own.... although seeing all these new yarns (to me) does make me want to feel them in person....

Love the almost swatching! :0)

Laura said...

Oh how nice to be able to see it and feel it before buying! I'm vicariously shopping for yarn through you!

amanda said...

oooh...love that pink Cathay stuff. have fun with all the new goodies!