Yakima

This pretty new Yakima from Plymouth is really cool!

It's a single ply fingering weight yarn with some lovely dark halo action happening thanks to the 15% yak content. Several folks on Ravelry are making a Belmina lace cowl/kerchief sort of thing.

I think I would try holding this yarn together with some mohair to pump up the dark halo affect.

I love this combo. It would make a nice Oslo hat too, perhaps? Any excuse to knit another hat.

Merino Yak

This rich and pretty raspberry Merino Yak sock yarn needs to be in my sock yarn stash. This yarn is so sophisticated and fancy. I love the grey and greens and blues, too.

This yarn is great for socks, but I'm also finding some other lovely things on Ravelry, too. The colors play so nicely together.

Pic borrowed from Rav pattern page

Pic borrowed from Rav pattern page

Pic borrowed from Rav pattern page

Pic borrowed from Rav pattern page

Now that I've seen all of these lovely projects, I need to go back to the shop and take some of this Merino Yak home with me.

Incan Spice

Take a look at this pretty new yarn from Plymouth! Incan Spice is a wool/alpaca/silk/yak blend...quite the combination! The silk gives it a really pretty luster, the alpaca and yak create an amazing halo, and the merino gives it some strength.

Plymouth has released a few patterns for this yarn, a fairisle hat and a simple lace cowl. That hat requires three colors, and the cowl is worked up with just one ball!

 

The colors are really rich and beautiful, and there is a cute little yak on the label. What more could you want?