Well, I received word that Dave received his Yarn Aboard box from me. It made its way from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Canada in a tad over a week. Dave wrote the coolest post about Yarn Aboard yesterday- he's so creative! Take a look.
Yesterday I got a cool surprise in the mail - an entire skein of the new Tofutsies yarn from SWTC! Now I don't have to knit up that tiny sample that they sent. Instead I can knit a pair of socks and see how the fiber performs. If you remember from my post a couple weeks ago, this is the soon-to-be-available sock yarn that is comprised of wool, cotton, Soysilk, and chitin (from crab shells). Pretty unique.
I just cast on, so there's really not too much to report yet (and no pics). What I did notice is that the yarn is thinner than I expected- more like Schaefer Anne than Fleece Artist, if you know what I mean. I thought that I would knit the first sock with US 0 needles, but since I want it to go quicker, I am instead casting on and knitting the cuff and leg with US 1 and then I will switch to US 0 so that I have a nice tight fabric for the foot. I figure since that's the part of the sock that will get the most wear, that I don't mind using such small needles on that part, to make sure the sock lasts.
A couple things I did notice right off the bat.... the center-pull skein actually had the yarn sticking out of the middle slightly. I didn't have to stick my finger in the ball and try to find the beginning. It was already visible. Very nice. And when I cast on, there was no separating of the plies. Everything stayed together nicely. And it's SOFT. OK, I think that is three things, so more than a couple. But anyway.
Can you believe it's December?? The weather here, until yesterday, has been downright warm. Hard to believe that there could be a White Christmas when I still have vines flowering in my yard.
Ooh, can't wait til that yarn comes in so I can add some to my stash!
It's 72 degrees here in south Georgia. Hard to think of it as almost winter! That's okay, the warmer temperatures are much easier on my hands and feet, and on my joints, than the temps where I lived in Idaho.
Posted by: Claire | December 01, 2006 at 12:36 PM
You sent him a great package! Glad the sock bag worked well for him!
Posted by: Leah | December 01, 2006 at 04:59 PM
Your package to Dave was awesome - and yes, he wrote a fabulous post about it... one of the most creative one's I've ever seen .
I hope you get your white christmas.. I think the winter storm that was here, and is now at Leah's MIGHT be heading your way too :-)
Posted by: Teyani | December 02, 2006 at 10:43 AM
Dave did do a great post and you put together a fabulous package!
Posted by: amanda | December 03, 2006 at 02:24 PM
Interesting - crab shells?? Amazing the stuff they get into yarn these days!!
The package is so great! It looks like he really enjoyed it!
Posted by: Stacey | December 04, 2006 at 10:40 AM