New yarn! New yarn!

At our last knitting guild meeting, Mary (one of the members) proposed a great idea. For our December meeting, we're going to do a scarf exchange. We're free to do any type we want...warm, novelty, whatever...just something that you would like to receive as a gift...so no ugly yarn de-stashing.


So...after D finished raking the leaves/chatting with our new neighbours, I went to my favourite local yarn enabler store, Weathered Wool. It's a little shop run by Chris, the woman who created the knitting guild. She has it in her house in the country...how cool is that? You can sit at her table in there, knit and have a coffee or tea. I picked up two skeins of Art Yarns Supermerino colour 114 for the scarf. It's a beautiful mix of purples and golds. It reminds me of pansies, or crocuses. I'll probably do a simple 2x2 rib pattern.

I also picked up yarn to make myself Fiber Trends' Felted Clogs. My feet are always freezing in the winter, and I just loved the pairs that Chris had in her shop. She made her oldest son a pair using Cascade 220. She used the green and blue Quattro for the body of the slipper, and royal blue for the sole and cuff. I picked up two skeins of Cascade Quattro 9440 for the body,and one skein of 9474 for the sole and cuff. Aaah...new slippers...maybe I'll have to get some new pyjamas to match...