I received this beautiful skein of yarn from my swap partner for the South African Christmas Swap. I do love the colours SO much, these are my colours, (know what I mean?) When I see them, my heart skips a beat. I have kept this skein safely in its box and haven’t dared take it out until I found a project worthy of it. Do you ever feel this way, that some yarns are just too gorgeous and wonderful to be knitted up into a project? That they should be kept somewhere special for you to look at when needing a yarn fix. That the perfect project has to be found for it or all will be lost? This is how I feel about this particular skein of Hartlam yarn.
After much thought and going back and forth, I decided that it would have to be a cowl. I am busy with the design now, thinking up stitches and pattern techniques in my mind. This yarn reminds me of the beauty that we have here in the Drakensburg mountains, where there are precious forest glades hidden away among valleys. It will be a pattern reflecting this thought process.
The journey of this Forest Glade Cowl has already begun, I have balled the skein and cast on, oh the excitement!
Joining with Ginny for the Yarn Along.
that yarn is lovely. i feel that way about some yarns and fabrics. i want the project to be perfect to accent the loveliness of the yarn or fabric.
Beautiful yarn. Reminds me of our visits to the beach in Florida. Or a mermaid’s tail. I definitely know what you mean – I have some handspun from a friend that is still waiting for the perfect project. It deserves nothing less! Happy knitting and Happy New Year!
Beautiful yarn. Reminds me of our visits to the beach in Florida. Or a mermaid’s tail. I definitely know what you mean – I have some handspun from a friend that is still waiting for the perfect project. It deserves nothing less! Happy knitting and Happy New Year!
Beautiful yarn. Reminds me of our visits to the beach in Florida. Or a mermaid’s tail. I definitely know what you mean – I have some handspun from a friend that is still waiting for the perfect project. It deserves nothing less! Happy knitting and Happy New Year!
Can’t wait to see the finished cowl. I know it will be gorgeous!
Beautiful yarn. Is it local?
Hi Stel,
Yes they are, they are called Hartlam and the colourway is Turtle Bay here is the link:
http://www.hartlam.com/ Their yarn is fabulous!
yes, I have felt that way for many of my skeins. I love a basket of yarn to look at, it makes me happy. I think the cowl you invent is going to be lovely!! You had a wonderful swap partner
Thank you Karen, I did have a wonderful swap partner:)
Gorgeous yarn. Enjoy knitting and wearing your cowl!
The yarn is gorgeous and your photography is also gorgeous! Thank you for visiting and commenting at What We Do!
Blue, teal, and turquoise are my colors. I bought a very expensive skein of laceweight 100% cashmere at my lys. Even though I have a pattern for a neckwarmer specifically for this yarn, I just take it out of its plastic bag and hold it for a while, rubbing it against my cheek to feel its softness. If my husband is around, I rub it against his cheek and force him to admit it is beautiful and soft despite his dismay at the price tag.
So pretty! I love variegated yarn. Enjoy your knitting. :0)
Your yarn is in my favorite yarn colors too! I see them together, and I can’t resist. I also have the same colors with purple added. I have trouble picking out a pattern because I want to make it memorial, so it takes me forever to decide. Now I’ll have a moment with my stash…….
Oooooh! Those are “my colors” too! I always choose the blues and greens. I look forward to seeing the finished cowl, to see how the colors move… blessings to you today!
Oh yes, I so know what you mean. Those are my colors!!!! I can’t wait to see what you do with it. Whatever it is, with those colors, it’ll be stunning!
Thank you Linda, I thought I was the only one who had yarn just to look at! I have a skein of yarn that I was gifted and I hope one day to be skilled enough to knit with it.
Love your yarn and yes, those colors are so you, just beautiful.
That is very beautiful yarn – I just love it! I’ll bet it’ll make the prettiest cowl on the block
Enjoy!
Oh my goodness – that yarn is *so* lovely! I cannot wait to see how it comes out… xo
Happy new year, Linda! I love those colors, too, and often think of them as “my colors.” I love your thought process behind the colors and the cowl.
Thank you Stacy, you too!
What lovely yarn! I would love to see the pattern of the cowl.