Y2Knit

Jill and I attended TNNA (The National NeedleArts Association) Winter Show in San Diego last weekend. Unlike the last time we were in San Diego, the weather was beautiful. This was especially significant as I left very cold temperatures in MD.

Things we saw that we really liked? The top of my list is the yarn from Be Sweet with felted balls that you incorporate in the same manner as knitting with beads. I am obsessing about this so expect to see it in the shop soon. I also really liked the new Brown Sheep colors of Burly Spun, Lamb's Pride Worsted and Bulky. Beautiful redhead colors!

Of course, we ordered Malabrigo. Jill asked Tobias if I could have one hank of sock yarn and he threatened to cut off my hands! So I didn't get the hank I wanted to play with. I need these hands for knitting!

Kraemer yarns has a new yarn, Belfast, a lovely linen blend. They did not cut off our hands when they gave us some to swatch. We'll have that in the shop soon as well as knitting suggestions for it.

I ordered some yarn from Himalayan Yarns and am most interested in the yarn from nettles. We learned about the International Year of Natural Fibers (2009). More about all of this as we get organized and get yarn!

Our friend, Michael Golden from Ashland Sky, has an iPhone app that can be downloaded for 99 cents. It helps calculate stitch gauge. Look for KnitGauge at the iTunes store.

Going away and having all the yarn stimulation, I come home filled with ideas. While putting all the samples up in the shop on Wednesday, I also reorganized a bit. You'll now have new scenery upon entering (Pic #1), the Malabrigo is all grouped together (#2), and I've put a table out for my IYNF display(#3).

What's IYNF? Stay tuned or stop by for more info!