Since this is a late Thursday Thirteen (and Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!), I’ve decided to buck what’s probably this Thursday’s usual line (what I’m thankful for) and do something else, instead. Something that’s been on my mind ever since I started holiday shopping online, hunting for the perfect yarn for a new-knitter friend.

(Okay, so I ended up with 14. Sue me…)

Thirteen Yarns I Just Love

1. Linus, by Elann ~ Okay, I haven’t touched it (like most of these yarns) but it /sounds/ lovely. Especially for the price.
2. Peruvian Baby Silk, by Elann ~ Another I haven’t touched, but come on - alpaca AND silk? Oh yes, oh yes. Bring it on.
3. Shepherd Sock, by Lorna’s Laces ~ Have 2 skeins of this in a solid color (from the Yarn Aboard! swap!) Love it, though I have not yet knitted anything with it. *lol* But look at the colors! Oh look… River, Purple Iris, Shadow, Mineshaft, Black Purl, Daffodil, Glenwood… I could go on and on forever.
4. Silk Rhapsody, by Artyarns ~ I am in love. But not with the price. Hoobaby, this is expensive! But oh how I want some… RH101, RH 139, RH143, RH144 being my favorites… so far.
5. Kureyon, by Noro ~ It’s yarn. It’s colorful. It’s JAPANESE! Gimme! I especially love 55, 40, 149, 150, 148, 170, 164… *runs out of air*
6. Baby Cashmerino, by Debbie Bliss ~ Who wouldn’t want some of this soft squishy stuff?
7. Haiku, by Alchemy Yarns ~ Silk + Mohair = Luxury! I want some of this. Maybe to go along with some Silk Purse by the same company? Yes!
8. KPM & KPPPM, by Koigu ~ Yay, lovely fingering weight yarn good for all sorts of things! And billions of colors.
9. Rare Comfort Kid Mohair, by Jo Sharp ~ Beautiful. Kid mohair + polyamide + wool. Would make a terrific scarf, as seen in Interweave’s Holiday Gifts 2006! I LOVE the tea/herb names of the yarns! Gimme some Iced Tea, Zinger, Earl Grey, and Darjeeling, please!
10. Silky Tweed, by Elsebeth Lavold ~ Soft and sweet yarn. Felt some up last week at the yarn store, and liked it! This was the yarn my original branching out scarf was supposed to have been made out of.
11. Heaven, by Fiesta ~ Love most of what Fiesta does (I posted a while back on La Boheme, which I still drool over to this day). Heaven is a rather bulky mohair. The skeins look like rabbits!
12. Colonia 140, by Handpaintedyarn.com ~ Love their yarn! Cheap, beautiful, unique. Loro Barranquero bc is an intriguing colorway…
13. Rock Star, by Tilli Thomas ~ 100% Silk, with beads! Pricey, but it’d make an incredible scarf, don’t you think?
14. Karaoke, by South West Trading ~ Soysilk and wool - color changes sort of like Kureyon, though slightly more gradual - and oh so goreous!

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2 Comments »

1. I’m not a crafty soul, so I can’t appreciate this list with the same enthusiasm you do…but some of those combinations sound so incredibly soft!! (Me being the ginormous geek that I am, I wonder how a Whovian scarf knitted out of Karaoke yarn would feel and look.) I wish I had craft-talent.

   My assistant just thinks, “…cat toys…”

   Comment by Laughing Muse — November 24, 2006 @ 2:56 pm

2. Wow. These look delicious. Wish I knew how to knit!

   Comment by Norma — December 21, 2006 @ 2:40 pm

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