4.03.2009

this post sponsored by the letters O, M, and G


Okay so I don't normally do this. But I found a new yarn that I love (I love it!) and I just can't keep it quiet anymore. It's Berroco's new yarn, Mica, which is a blend of silk, cotton, linen, and rayon. It gleams a little in the light, knits up nice and smooth, and is priced just right (only $8). Go out and buy some! Seriously! Or I will beat you to it.

I only have one partial skein because I bought it as an element for my waterfall vest. Since then I have been fantasizing about every possible application for more of it. Berroco offers some lovely pattern advice (some free) right here. I'm going to move on and stop gushing.....now.


But quickly...another funny comment about knitting goods. I usually knit in the round on Addi Turbo circulars, but I sprang for some Lantern Moon rosewood sock needles last year. They are very nice, smooth to knit with, etc etc, everything you'd expect from rosewood. Except they smell funny! It's kind of gross. Just FYI.

Anyway, it's a nice rainy day here in Michigan and this fosters great knitting/nesting instincts.

6 comments:

  1. Caitlin. This is Rory. I'm reading your blog because I made fun of it. My favorite part is that drawing of a cat with a mustache. Good work.

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  2. Also, there's a store called "Kniterary" in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. So don't be too proprietary about that pun.

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  3. first, thank you.

    second, it's not supposed to be a mustache, it's supposed to be whiskers....it's hard to get detail with a sharpie and poor artistic abilities!

    third, i know. i know.

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  4. That is super duper pretty yarn. I am kind of salivating over it. I need you here to give me confidence in my knitting, I want to use my magic loop but I'm scared to without you...

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  5. Oh, PS, in case you don't know who Uncontrollable Id is...CAN I COME OVER???!!

    That should be enough of a clue. If not, we can discuss Opitz and the fabulous grey dress that was a disaster for me but a tour-de-force for ou...

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  6. James could show you!!! You are a great knitter. As an update on my love affair with this yarn, I'm currently contemplating a very fashionable scarf/shawl out of it. I just have to justify the cost.

    Thanks for reading, you can always come over!!! =)

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