Tonalita, Tonalita, Men Have Named You

Tonalita
Trendsetter Yarns
52% Wool, 48% Acrylic
50 gr = +/- 100 yards
Gauge: 4.5sts = 1" on US #9 needles
Non-Felting
My Color: 2348 Sunset
Retail price: $7.95


This is really a beautiful yarn, very soft and nice to work with. I enjoyed the changing colors, and the way the solids melded together as a strand of each was spun together, then changed to the next color singularly. I was surprised to learn that a yarn this soft had acrylic in it, but that may, indeed, be part of what makes it so soft. Unfortunately for you felters out there, it's also what makes it unfeltable. It's against-the-skin-soft, though, so it would be great for a scarf, sweater, hat, or even mittens.

Another Coco I Am Not

Arusha
Curious Creek Fibers
50% Silk ~ 50% Merino Wool 2-ply
Spun in Switzerland ~ Hand-painted in the USA
100 g. = 138 yds. ~ 125 m.
Gauge: 3-3.5 st. / inch on US #11-13
My Color: Anemone

Merinos Otto Shadow
Baruffa (distributed by Trendsetter)
100% EXTRA FINE MERINO WOOL 8 PLY
50gr. = 99 yds
Gauge: 5 sts=1" on US #8 needles
My Color: 1775 Rose Blossom


This swatch is a few different attempts at a Chanel-looking fabric. The bright colored yarn is the Arusha, while the more subtle color is the Otto Shadow. The light color of the Otto disappears in the bottom of the swatch, while the two-row slipped stitches of the middle part are a bit too long for my taste. I'm more partial to the top of the swatch, where I only slipped the stitches on one row. The Otto yarn is SO nice a soft, and very, very springy. I really loved it. The Arusha is so very beautiful. Their colors are amazing. I don't know why this yarn doesn't just walk right out of the store on a daily basis. People don't know what they're missing.

And the Emmy Goes to...

Trendsetter Yarns

for Emmy

50% Polyamid, 50% Poly

50 gr = - +/- 65 yards

Gauge: 3sts = 1" on US #13 needles

My color: 12

My source: The Knit Stop, Indianapolis, IN

Retail price: $16.00

If you need a little bling in your life, this might be just the same. Shown here crocheted in a Granny Square pattern, it is equally sparkly knitted in openwork. Just the thing for a glitzy party.