Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Luxury yarn in the stash...


Lace-weight yarn on size 1 needles.

Yes, I have some luxury yarn that I purchased last June when I went to the Wool Market in Estes Park, Colorado.  It's been patiently waiting for me to pick it up and get started on a Lizard Scarf, which is designed to take exactly one ball of this fabulous yarn: Qiviuk.  It was purchased from Windy Valley Muskox in Alaska.  This ball is 45% Qiviuk, 45% Extrafine Merino Wool, and 10% Mulberry Silk.  Ohhhh, so soft.  And...it was on sale, so I thought it was a great way to get a little Qiviuk in the knitting diet.  I've cast on, and have started the first few rows of this lacy scarf. 


5 comments:

  1. SO patient and so very pretty. It will work up to show the lace so beautifully in one shade of a color. Great choice

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  2. And that will be warm even though it is lacey.

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  3. I've wanted to try qiviuk, but the price has always driven me away. I've heard it keeps you very warm!

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  4. Oooooh, I can't wait to see this in person.

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  5. Very pretty! Wish I were close enough to touch it as I've heard it's really soft. Nice job diving into the stash!!!

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