Now that we’ve purchased our subscription, I can let you all know that the sKNITches Cinema Club is open for enrollments for the period Jan-Apr.
You won’t be disappointed, here is my haul from the last club.
I recently bought some really gorgeous Perchance to Knit sock yarn that I can’t wait to knit up.
The first skein is called Columbia:
and the second is Peony:
I bought mine at the Loopy Ewe and each skein came with a matching crystal stitch marker, which I’ve cleaverly managed to obscure in my photos.
I’m taking the skein of Peony along on our travels and hopefully one of us will manage to get it knit up into something gorgeous.
Autumnal Colours.
It’s my newest obsession, just in time for a southern spring.
l-r: Trekking XXL, Pacapeds, Indie Dyer, Chewy Spaghetti, Fleece Artist, Numma Numma, Paigewood Farm, Austermann Step
The Yarn Yard.
Another wonderful Scottish dyer, this time based outside of Edinburgh, The Yarn Yard dyes all manner of beautiful yarns and fibres and also stocks nifty gifts and tools.
At this point, I feel I have to admit to already making a purchase of some yarn and fibre, which is winging it’s way to me as I type, but if I had an unlimited fibre budget, I’d be adding to my cart the 008 sock yarn, probably in Beautiful (100% BFL) or Caber (75% wool, 25% bamboo). I’m not really an understated, grey tones kind of girl, but something about this one really calls to me:
And some more gorgeous merino/tencel fibre in this yummy pink and black. Truth told, I can’t be 100% that I didn’t already buy this one, it’s right up my alley:
Old Maiden Aunt.
We’re off to Scotland tomorrow, which naturally means plenty of research into indie fibre artists we may encounter along the way.
One of the first I discovered was Old Maiden Aunt, based in Glasgow.
In an ideal world, I’d be buying up her Superwash Merino / Bamboo Sock in Neptune (drool):
While I was there, to save on shipping, I’d also throw in a skein of Superwash Merino Sock in Bumbleberry:
And one in Icarus, which strangely makes me think of Nick Cave:
If I weren’t about to embark on a delightful overseas jaunt, I’d be shelling out big time at the brand new Tactile Fiber Arts Store. I will confess to buying a skein of their gorgeous Merino-Tencel Fingering last week, I’m hoping it arrives before we leave next week so I can cast it on during one of our flights.
That said, if I had that mythical million dollars, I’d buy myself some Merino Tencel Roving in Thunderstorm:
And then some beautiful BFL roving in Kelp:
Shockingly, in all my years of spinning and fibre arts, I’ve never spun BFL. I think it’s about time I remedied that situation.
All images property of Tactile Fibre Arts, used with permission.
If I had endless reserves of cash, I’d buy up big at sKNITches.
I recently indulged in a few of skeins of Syncopation when they arrived at TLE. Three skeins, in fact, and I’m glad I did.
I bought Loopy’s Red Socks, a TLE exclusive:
Planetary:
Wildest Strawberry:
The best news, though? The sKNITches Cinema Sock Club has reopened for membership. I signed up quick sticks.
I just finished organising a group order over on the Aus Knitters Board on Ravelry and if I had a million dollars to spend getting my yarn on, I’d be ordering the following:
Apple Blossom in merino 2/6 (two skeins, to weave a scarf),
Flirt in merino 2/6 to make some gorgous socks (the electric blue slays me) for myself, and
Foliage in BFL sock to make my ma’s Christmas socks.
What would you buy if you had a spare million?
