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Fall is on its way…

Another day, another stash acquisition! Mmm, that’s right, I’m stashing for Fall projects now…

Little Knits is closing out their Cascade yarns, so I broke down and bought a pack of Cascade 220 for my St. Brigid… It was wonderfully priced at $4 something per skein. Funny, Cascade 220 isn’t sold at any of the LYSs in Vancouver, but it is available in the middle of nowhere. These availability issues, I just don’t understand. Anyway, here’s the colour I picked… plum. I originally wanted something heathered looking, but decided to go with this nice solid colour…

Also as a result of Wendy’s needle quest, I found myself ordering ebony needles from Susanne in Germany. I bought a set of 2.5, 3.0 and 3.25 mm Holz & Stein ebony circulars that I’ll be using for my fall Fair Isle projects. Yay.

On a quick detour after a client meeting Richmond, I picked up last fall’s Japanese knitting magazine called “News Style of Heirloom Knitting”. Very cute patterns throughout — there are at least three projects in each traditional knitting style: Fair Isle colourwork, Aran knitting, and Shetland lace. Beautiful and inspirational photos of knitted colour swatches… it just seems to exude the luxury of time. Ah, to be able to sit and slowly decide on colourways or textures…

Anne at SheEweKnits has the new Jamieson’s Shetland Heather Aran in stock, so I’ll be ordering the yarn for the DH’s Na Craga sweater. I’m excited to use this yarn and pattern — it was kind of a jaw-dropping experience when I first opened “Aran Knitting” and I’ve been dreaming about it ever since.

And finally, I have a bunch more stuff on order: the multitude of yarns for the Rowan 38 cover vest, Rebecca 30 magazine, the new RYC Classic pattern books, a Schacht Dizzy Gauge (I can’t believe this thing is $16), and a yarn meter. I think my wallet is tired now.