Wednesday, September 24, 2014

STASH ENHANCEMENT


You know how animals gather up as much food as they can before Winter and the cold days arrive? Well I sort of have been doing the same with wool lately ;) Planning for Christmas presents, Fall cardigans, comfy sweaters and socks of course!! I kind of feel like Molly Weasley right now, but she's awesome so it's quite OK! 

Speaking of Harry Potter, can you believe I finally got into Hogwarts?? Very, very excited about it!! More seriously, the very sweet and cool ladies behind the Oh! Loops yarn are doing a massive Harry Potter Knit Along on their Ravelry Group and of course I had to join in the fun and get some of their gorgeous yarn!! That skein on the top picture is the Gilderoy Lockhart colorway, and below you can see the light pink one (Expelliarmus) and the red/pink one Dudley!) Their Etsy shop is empty right now but I believe an update is planned for the 1st of October! I can see pink socks in the not so distant future! (my Hermione's everyday socks are almost done by the way!!)



Even though it is still quite hot here in Paris, I have a few sweaters ideas already in my mind and so got some
Knit By Numbers yarn by John Arbon at my LYS. That yarn you guys!! It is gorgeous, crazy soft, the colors are BEAUTIFUL and as if that wasn't enough, it is quite cheap!! (10£ per skein in the UK).  I got 4 skeins in the prettiest light blue to make a Coronis sweater! I haven't bought the contrasting yarn yet because I cannot make up my mind about it! What do you think? Dark blue and yellow? Grey? Pink? 
SO many possibilities!! Fall is the best!



PS: clearly I love to knit more than to read this week, but that doesn't stop my from joining Ginny for the Yarn Along! Click through if you're in the mood to see pretty things ;)

12 comments:

  1. Totally delicious post.. Love the yarn!! Stopping by via Ginny..

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  2. yummy new yarns! grey would make a great contrast color for your sweater, i think.

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  3. You have such a beautiful variety in your stash!!!!
    Love the hand dyed yarn, pretty color way- off to check out their shop.
    Happy Knitting :)

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  4. Oh dear. I'm drooling a little over that first skein. Wonderful colours.

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  5. I'm going to click through. I can't resist..

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  6. Wow, love the yarns and the pretty hues. We have had cooler weather but the hotness is seeping back in, I'm hoping it's short lived!!

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  7. Beautiful, beautiful colors! I can not wait to see your projects with them!

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  8. Oh my goodness, you are making me want to find the knitting needles and head out for some of this glorious wool ...

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  9. Beautiful yarn and beautiful pictures! :)

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