Tag Archives: yarn

“In Hartford, Hereford, and Hampshire…

Posted on August 31, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

…hurricanes hardly ever happen.”  But I live on the upper East Coast of the US, so they do.  I’ve been a little taken up with hurricane preparation and the return to normal, so it’s been a bit since I blogged. … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse of Comfort, Part 2

Posted on August 23, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

After my seemingly endless sojourn in Sockland, I just completed a shawl in five days.  This feat was aided by two 3-hour drives and about 10 hours of time spent sitting and listening to a speaker at a conference.  The … Continue reading →

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Admit it – you would have done it too.

Posted on August 12, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

Today, through the power of connectivity, I bought Wollmeise while sitting on the toilet. You read that right, folks.  I bought Wollmeise while engaged in quite antisocial bodily functions, about which I will say no more, so it’s safe to … Continue reading →

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Ich muss die Wollmeise Garn gehaben!

Posted on July 4, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

Wollmeise: the word that makes sock yarn aficionados sigh and glaze over with longing. What’s the deal here? Color.  Color is the deal, my friends.  Saturated, amazing, creative color. Need I really say more? Now, I just need to actually … Continue reading →

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WOLLMEISE!!

Posted on June 30, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

Whew!  I just caught a Wollmeise update at The Loopy Ewe!!  I just so happened to catch the mention on Twitter (which didn’t send a text to my phone, oddly, until well after the fact).  My first couple of choices … Continue reading →

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Slip sliding away…

Posted on June 20, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

…time seems to be slip sliding away from me, and it’s over a week since I posted.  Oops.  Well, I was away for three of those days, but the rest is my fault.  I finished a project and am eager to … Continue reading →

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Color me exclusive, limited time only!

Posted on May 31, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

As if we need more enticement to buy sock yarn, there seems to have been an explosion lately of “limited edition” hand-dyed yarns from the larger dyers.  Some companies have paired with shops to offer “exclusive” colorways (Lorna’s Laces with … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse of Comfort

Posted on March 25, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

This arrived in my mailbox today.  It’s a skein of Three Irish Girls McClellan Fingering in the colorway Glimpse.  This is a very special colorway.  The amazing Sharon the Yarnista created this colorway in honor of a mutual online friend … Continue reading →

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Nudibranchs!

Posted on March 22, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

This is totally fun: A Good Yarn  (https://www.agoodyarnsarasota.com), a yarn shop in Florida, has commissioned yarn colorways based on photographs of sea life.  Three Irish Girls made a colorway based on this  photo of Dusky Nembrotha Nudibranchs. How cool is … Continue reading →

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No, don’t throw me in that cashmere patch!

Posted on March 16, 2011 by The International Knitter of Mystery

I don’t know about you, but I have noticed a rise in the number of cashmere-blend hand-dyed sock yarns recently.  As far as I can tell, this falls into the category of Good Things, especially since, for the most part, … Continue reading →

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