Sock Yarn Doesn’t Count!
This past Friday I had the pleasure of visiting with some relatives of mine that I have not been able to see for several years. They live out of state and I simply haven’t had much of an opportunity to travel down their way. When I heard that they were going to be in my area of California, I jumped on the chance to spend some time with them. We all enjoyed a pleasant lunch together and then whiled away the afternoon catching up. It was, overall, a most agreeable gathering and I hope to do it again sooner than later.
On my way home, I decided to stop off at Purlescence Yarns in Sunnyvale. I was interested in seeing what brands and models of spinning wheels they had available for sale and I also wanted to inspect their selection of spinning fiber. They also have a large offering of yarns that I cannot get at my LYS of choice, so I spent forty-five minutes or so browsing the shelves. In the end, I end I walked out with four skeins of sock yarn and two ounces of roving. I know I said I wasn’t going to buy any more yarn, but everyone knows that sock yarn doesn’t count.
I selected three different sock yarns that I have been wanting to try for quite a while. The two skeins on the left are Louet Gems in a lovely burgundy hue (the picture makes them look redder than they really are). The middle skein is Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock Lightweight in Dreidel. Dreidel is one of their Christmas colorways and my personal favorite in that line. The store had a lot of other colorways that I would have loved to have taken home with me, but it just wasn’t in the budget. This one appealed to me most. The one on the far right is Dream in Color Smooshy in the Gothic Rose colorway. This skein really lives up to it’s name – it is incredibly soft and very squishy. I was also impressed with the generous yardage (a whopping 450 yards).
The spinning fiber was two ounces of Pagewood Farms in “Really Red.” Most of the batches of the same colorway were a (mostly) solid bright red and then I happened to chance upon one that was quite variegated. I picked that one because it was quite lovely and appealing. I plan to spin these two ounces into a laceweight, but that will have to wait until I learn to control my drafting a bit better on the spindle.
My mother-in-law’s Christmas scarf is now off the needles. No pictures until I get it blocked, though. I still need to start my father-in-law’s scarf and the hubbo’s sweater. I think I have enough time to get everything done if I don’t procrastinate too long.
