Stashing
It’s been a while since I went to Nonna’s Yarn Cafe, and today–since Denville was having a sidewalk sale and everything in the store was 30% off–seemed like a good day.
What did I come home with? Eighteen skeins of this luscious stuff. Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk DK in "Vanilla." (Unfortunately, there’s not really much going on at the "official" website.) I’d never even heard of this yarn (where have I been), but oh, my word, this is just . . . wow. The specs? 75% extra fine merino, 20% silk, 5% cashmere. 116m/127yd to a 50g skein. 22 st/28 rows to 4"/10cm.
Did I mention that this stuff was soft? Because, it really is. And the knitted swatch and the scarf on display at the store looked just fabulous. Really crisp stitch definition, and a great sheen (without being actually shiny). It’s made up of 6 strands of 2-ply threads, and looks like it should wear pretty well for a yarn made up of merino, silk, and cashmere. (I pried one of the ends apart just to be able to tell you that.)
And, um, did I mention that it was soft?? Even softer to the touch than the Debbie Bliss Cashmerino they had in the store? I can just tell already that it’s going to be a treat to knit with.
To your next question, no, I do not know what I’m going to make with it. Except that it will be a sweater of some kind, with cables or lace or something to show off that stitch definition. Because, just . . . wow.
You’ll note that I did not sound this excited about either of those other two DK yarn purchases this month. The Elann Peruvian Highland Silk or the Reynolds Soft Sea Wool from Webs. Not because they weren’t both lovely. (And, believe me, if the Reynolds hadn’t been so NOT the color I wanted, I would have gushed over that, too. I definitely plan on trying that yarn some time.) They were both perfectly nice yarns, but . . . well . . . they’re going back. They just can’t compete!
‘Cause, you know, I kind of like this new stuff…. Now I just need to find a pattern worthy of it. Any ideas? Something like a cardigan, perhaps, with cables, or maybe lace? I’ll go off to browse Ravelry, but…
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Sublime sounds lush. That will be a great yarn to knit. I love off white/vanilla yarns.
I think it is a UK yarn. I had seen it on UK websites months before I saw it in the US. It is very soft and yummy. Hmm, sadly, I have no suggestions. Is the sale still going on tomorrow?
i knit a scarf out of the aran weight this past spring - it was soooo wonderful to knit with, i swear it knits itself. unfortunately, i can’t think of any pattern suggestions, but i’m sure you’ll have fun with it.
It looks like little clouds…
Uhhhh is this yarn soft? LOL I actually saw a really beautiful mock turtleneck sweather with a cable pattern in one of the new magazines this month. It was made with yarn of this color and and I wanted to knit it right away. Unfortunately, at the moment I can’t think of the magazine I saw it in because I didn’t purchase it. I will get back to you on it though.
It will tell you what it wants to be, you’ll spy that perfect pattern and know right away! It is beautiful!
Morrigan?
Full of cables.
Oh, that stuff looks squishy soft!
Softer than Cashmerino! That must be soft. What a bargain you got too! I was away this weekend or I would have ended up at Nonna’s. I haven’t been there in a long long time. Cables would be amazing.
Yummy stuff! You might want to look at the various Lavold design books, her three Vikikng knit books have some lovely cabled sweaters. Inspired Cable Knits by Fiona Ellis also might have something that would work with that weight yarn.