In the olden days, when I was just a girl of 50 or so, it started getting to be sweater weather (and therefore, knitting weather) in September. Now it stays hot and humid through September, so I’m thrilled that October has finally rolled around. I’ve been wistfully eyeing all the sweaters I put away in the spring and promising them they’ll be back into rotation soon. Away go the tanks and short-sleeved tees without regret. I’m (always) ready for fall!
Another thing that has changed is that yarn manufacturers and wholesalers don’t seem to be bringing inventory in as early as they used to, and therefore, I can’t seem to get yarn as readily as I could in the days of yore. My sweater class is on tenterhooks – will we or won’t we get our yarn in time to start class this weekend? I still don’t know! I make a daily call and hope to know for sure tomorrow. Much of the beautiful wool and alpaca yarns that are sold here are made in Peru, and one of the suppliers said that ships from South America were forced to dock for 10 days while Florence made her way through the Atlantic. Now – true or false, or just a convenient hurricane, I don’t know, but it’s driving me a little crazy.
So, while I wait, I’ve had some very beautiful yarn from Uruguay to mess around with, so I shouldn’t be complaining. Manos del Uruguay Maxima is an extra-fine merino that is lovely for accessories – here is how my Interlude shawl turned out:
It’s huge and soft and very cozy. I don’t love my choice of greens to go together and wish I had transitioned to a rust but c’est la vie! It will be wonderful as an extra layer over a jacket or coat, or while sitting at the computer writing a blog post about how much I love yarn!
And I can’t stop playing around with all the colors of Fino Mini-Skeins that came in. I’m trying to decide what to do:
Four or five skeins
will make a small cowl that could be worn as a pretty accessory to any outfit:
Or combine a few mini-skeins with a luscious full skein from your stash,
and make:
Or find 12 minis in colors that you love
or bring in some leftovers from other projects and combine with a few minis to make
which Karen has made out of some old Koigu that she collected over the years and which would be very lovely in Fino. So much fun!
Classes will be revving up this month, and yarn from Lang, Berroco, Noro, and more will be hitting the floor. My favorite time of the year!
