Purler Bear's Yarn Emporium

Well, here it is, my first official blog entry. I thought I'd start with some knitting content, as the purpose of this blog is to have a record of my knitting progress.

I went on a bit of a yarn crawl this past weekend with Misstea. It was wonderful! I was in search of some laceweight yarn to make Juno. I love a nice deep red, and this is what I have in mind for Juno, but, alas, no red for me. I was hoping something would jump off a shelf and inspire me. Misstea has challenged me to knit this with her, and it will be my first try at lace knitting. I think it will be a lot of fun! I can't wait!

While I didn't find what I set out for on our little yarn crawl, I didn't come home empty handed. I really loaded up on the sock yarn! I took pictures of what I bought, so let's see if I can post them!

I picked this up at Wolsley Wardrobe. It's Hacho Colour #306, 100% Merino Wool from Peru. I see socks for mom. I hope she doesn't mind handwashing....



I also picked up some with myself in mind. This is Hacho Colour #308. I love it!

Next up are a couple of sock yarns I picked up from Ram Wool. These are both by Arequipa. These are superwash, so maybe a little better for gift giving... But I love the colours so much, they may just be more socks for me!

And last but not least (for the sock yarn, that is) I have a ball of Opal in a nice chocolate brown. Have I mentioned how much I love brown?

That concludes the sock yarn portion of my purchases! I also managed to pick up 5 skeins of Noro Silk Garden that has told me it would like to be a Clapotis. I look forward to starting that as soon as I finish my Wicked sweater!

Not bad for one afternoon and two little yarn shops? I think so. Our little yarn crawl ended at this wonderful little coffee shop in Wolsley where Misstea and I were able to knit and visit while surrounded by books! It was a great visit, and I'm looking forward to many more!

Whew... how's that for a first post?