Some Ideas for You

Sally and I spent a lovely morning unpacking boxes on Friday.

We unpacked loads of yarn from Blue Sky Alpacas and Spud & Chloe.  I have lots of ideas for these yarns.  Above and below we have a beautiful color range of Sport Weight and Melange from Blue Sky Alpacas.  These are essentially the same yarn, but the Melange has a little more depth of color with a subtle heathered look.

Would someone please make the Short Row Sweater from The Purl Bee?

Photo from The Purl Bee

A free pattern, five or six skeins of Sport Weight or Melange, and some serious short row action, and you will have a beautiful and unusual little layer.  Look at the back.  Wouldn't this be perfect over a long-sleeved tee shirt?  Must make.

Photo from The Purl Bee

We also received more Worsted Hand Dyes.  This yarn is squishy and ohsosoft.  It's a merino/alpaca blend, sure to please even the most sensitive skin.  The structure of the yarn is interesting, too.  It is very round, so cables and textured stitches really pop.  We love it for the Diezel Seedie Ribbie Beanie from Tante Sophie.  Just one skein will make a hat for almost any head size.

Photo from Tante Sophie

Photo from Tante Sophie

One of our knitters (Hi, Mary!) was in on Sunday collecting yarn to make another Diezel Beanie, because her first was, uh, commandeered by her sister.  She chose a skein of the Worsted Hand Dyes and a complementary skein of Brushed Suri to hold together to soften the look of the hat.  I might need to blatantly rip that idea off and make one for myself.

Our Spud & Chloe shelves are full again, too.  They've released some new bright colors of Outer for the spring, including Wave (blue) and Giggle (purple).  Spud & Chloe has great pattern support for their yarns, and the Buga Baby Bunting continues to stand as my favorite Outer pattern.

Photo from Spud & Chloe

There's a great Double Garter Cowl freebie on their blog, too.  Looks pretty easy, and you'll only need two skeins.

Photo from Spud Says!

Finally, the Sweater is back.  This yarn is such a great balance of organic cotton and superwash wool.  I have had the Twister Cowl on my repeat list since I made one two years back in a different yarn.  I need to make one in Sweater next.

Photo from Spud Says!

This stuff is great for sweaters (duh) since it's machine washable.  There are grand plans around here to make Shellseeker from Pipibird.

Photo from Pipibird's Ravelry Shop

I have a deep love of stripes, and this looks like it might be the most comfy sweatshirt-replacing handknit ever.  It has a pocket.  And stripes.  Did you see the stripes?

So many ideas, so little time!  Please help me satisfy my creative needs and knit some of these great patterns in these fabulous yarns.  Thank you.