Limari

Limari

Araucania
70% Wool, 20% Alpaka, 10% Silk
Gauge: 2.75 sts. per inch on US Needle Size: 11
100g = 73 yds
My Color: 569
Retail Price: $16.00


I walked into the yarn shop today and knew this had to come home with me. It is gorgeous. I quickly, and I mean quickly, knit up this swatch, thinking it was very much like Rowan Big Wool. Then when I searched for it at Araucania's own website, it wasn't even listed, it's so new. I finally found it at the distributor's site, Knitting Fever. There I found out it wasn't just wool, but also had my very favorite fiber, alpaca, along with silk! Who knew? I guess I could have read the ball band, but that would have been too easy. I enjoy a good sleuthing. So, if Rowan's colorways are a bit too bland for you, try this one on for size. It comes in a number of different hand-painted colors, which you can see at the Knitting Fever site linked to the Limari name.

Pomaire

Pomaire
Knitting Fever - Araucania
100% hand dyed pima cotton

154 yds per 100gm ball

5 sts per inch on US #7 needle

My Color: 9

My Source: The Knit Stop, Indianapolis, IN

Retail Price: $15.75

As I've said previously, I'm not a fan of cotton yarn, but this is yet another exception. Do I sense a trend? I don't know. But this was really nice to work with. It was soft and gooshy, like a good yarn should be. It did not split, as I had feared it might. The colors were gorgeous and it was fun to watch them change as I knit along.