Foolish Love
We are all so excited about the first in-store appearance by Linda Niemayer, founder of Blue Sky Alpacas! But I have a secret, and it’s this: I’m more excited about their newest yarn, Extra. I am thrilled to have Linda here, along with her Destination Collection garments, which I can’t wait to see, and the swatching bar, and all the yummy stuff that comes along with a store event. But…I fondled a swatch of Extra today in my favorite pea-greeny color (Marsh, if you’re interested) and I can’t stop thinking about all the patterns I could use this yarn to knit and knit and knit.
Extra is a luscious blend of baby alpaca and fine merino wool, and comes in big 200+ yard hanks that knit at a worsted gauge of 4-5 stitches to the inch on size 7-9 needles. You could make a cabled cowl with a hank and a bit, or a scarf and a matching hat with 2 skeins. Extra’s construction is nicely twisty without being fuzzy or loose; you’d be able to see every stitch and cables or textures would stand out beautifully.
I think the first pattern I’d knit, just to have something on the needles, would be the lovely Cane Bay Wrap, which would knit up in a flash and serve as a great present for the upcoming winter holidays.
Has you had a foolish love for a fantasy yarn? What was it?
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