Back to Nonna's

We were in the neighborhood and Dave didn't object, so I snuck into Nonna's this afternoon - didn't have anything specific in mind to buy ... just wanted to buy more beautiful yarn! I bought 2 hanks of malabrigo silky merino - pretty! I am thinking of making Fetching fingerless gloves. This time I was smart enough to ask the owner to pop the hank on the swift for me - I now have 2 wonderfully wound balls of gorgeous yarn waiting to me made into something beautiful!

Trip to Nonna’s

I needed a treat last Thursday. I have been dreaming about fingering weight yarn that is not white or pastel and I know that a yarn store is the place I stand the best chance of finding it! It was so nice being surrounded by such lush yarns and the staff was fantastic! I picked up a hank of Ranco in blues/greens/purples, a ball of Debbie Bliss baby cashmerino in teal and Sirdar baby bamboo in waterbaby (and some size 3 bamboo 10” needles – I couldn’t resist the idea of knitting bamboo with bamboo – and my only other 3’s are looooong.) It wasn’t until I got home that I realized I should have asked them to wind a ball for me out of the Ranco. It’s my first hank and I was perplexed. But the good folks at ravelry talked me through it! I got advice from experienced knitters, a yarn shop employee and links to videos on youtube about how to wind your own balls. It worked out great!