Hunting for Yarn

Ugh. That's all I can say at this point. You see, I can't wear wool. When I put it on, I get all itchy and I can't take it. Oddly enough, I can work with it just fine. I just can't wear it. Weird, huh? So, that leads me on a very painful hunt every time I want to start a new project I might want to wear.

My current shawl, Vernal Equinox Surprise, is done in 100% merino wool. Why? Well, probably because I couldn't think of a reason to ever wear it. lol So, I'm doing it for a wall hanging. At that moment, every option opened up to me and I could use wool. What's interesting, is that I am now planning on wearing it. Once. To a ball on May 5th. I figure I won't wear it for long and that will work. Then it's going up on the wall for decoration. I know. I'm weird. ;-)

However, I'm now looking at yarns for upcoming shawls with the idea of wearing them. Sheesh. That doesn't leave me with many choices. Well, when it comes to lace weight yarn, I have pretty much 1 choice. That choice is silk. Poor me, right? lol Well, unfortunately, it tends to be expensive and the array of colors isn't that big. You might be thinking, "Why can't you try alpaca or cashmere?" Well, I could. But those are hard to find, too. That and I'll admit I don't like the idea of having a "fuzzy" shawl. Both of those fibers tend to appear fuzzy when knitted. At least the yarn pictures appear that way. Not being near a true yarn shop makes it difficult to know for sure without dropping a pretty penny on them to order through the internet. Keep in mind that I'm a new knitter even if I have been knitting for around 12 years. This is my first foray into fancy yarns and good knitting needles.

The only thing keeping me from going insane in finding yarn at the moment is that the shawl I have picked out next uses a DK weight yarn. That, I have. I have the pattern, the needles, and the yarn. Talk about exciting. lol I'm going to be using a sugar cane yarn. Isn't that crazy? My friend and I recently decided to pick up unusual yarns to try. I hope it works nice. It's beautiful and fun to touch. Very silky.

I suppose that's all for now. If you have any recommendations for a good lace weight non-wool yarn, I'd love to hear them!