Sock yarn choices
Remember when there was only one or two companies with sock yarn? Now there are hundreds. Do you have a favorite and why? -Color? -wash-ability? -Fiber content? -other? Tell me more ….
sock yarn
Get it fast, while it lasts…
Well. We are technically closed on Wednesdays but I am here anyway. I usually crank up the radio and open the back door, sing off key if I want to and generally get a lot done. Sometimes, as was the case today, someone will call and beg to be let in, as this is the only day …
I SAW IT FIRST!!
Fresh off the UPS truck and in my hot little hands- and Lea-Ann isn’t even here to see it. This is the newest sock yarn from Mountain Colors- a superwash/nylon blend sans mohair. It’s been on order for quite some time. I have fondled it and smelled it (I must admit I was a bit …
While I was away
This is what happens when I’m gone for a week …. This is the new Opal sock yarn that came in while I was on vacation. Notice anything odd about it? Like that it has already been opened and very obviously ooohed and aaahed over? 🙂 Seems that when I miss UFO night everyone goes …
Hippie Penguin Fibers, as promised
I promised them by Monday, and here they are! Each yarn is pictured below, with the colors listed (from left to right) beside each picture. We have only what is pictured, so this is how it’s going to work. Check here for color availability, order online and then reply to the confirmation email letting us know what color you …
Starry is here!
I just (and I mean JUST) finished checking in Starry, the newest from Dream in Color. The base of this sock weight yarn is Smooshy; so you know it is… well, smooshy and because it is Dream in Color you know the colors are fabulous. I can see shawls and scarves in this, maybe a …
Snack Pack 5
The Tofutsies Snack Pack, that is. (we’re really not trying to make you hungry with all this talk of “Yummy” and “Snack Packs”- honest!) Fifteen new colors of Tofutsies goodness just waiting to become a pair of socks or a baby sweater. Ooooh, or a shawl!  Not all fifteen colors are in the picture; you’ll have …
Yummy – no, not the food, the sock yarn!
When a sock yarn comes in that is named Yummy, I must do the tests to see if it lives up to its name. Feel – wonderful! Color – beautiful! Pot dyed. Care — Washable Superwash. Appearance — The twist looks lovely to work with, reminding me of Interlacements Tiny Toes, another lovely yarn.  The specs: Manufacturer/Distributor: …