(Yes, that's right...I'm way behind the power curve on that one!)
For $20 plus S&H I received 11 pairs of knitting needles and two balls of cashmere blend yarn.
Which leads to the second first: my first package to ever arrive from China!
(Gotta love those cool customs stickers all over the outside!)
The needles I purchased came with an unexpected bonus:
Each package contained a yarn needle and needle sizer in addition to the 16" circulars!
I decided I needed some 16" needles in a variety of sizes for all the hats I've become interested in doing. Since there is not a 16" size option for my KnitPicks Options set, this seemed a reasonable thing to try. (After all, just the needles were only $12 for 11 sets! Hard to beat!)
The good news is that the needles are light weight, the joins are very smooth and the cord does not twist. I really like them!! They are sized according to the British method so that the package marked Size 16 is really a U.S. 000. That would be great for working colorwork hats in fine yarn!
I also purchased this yarn, (which lead to the title of this post)
The color of the photo is a tad deceiving. It's a very lovely, and vibrant cherry red.
The problem is that it turns out to be more like a fingering weight than a DK or sport weight. I have started no less than four seperate projects with this yarn (it feels wonderful!) and have frogged them all.
I'm afraid I'm at a loss as to what to use this yarn for.
Any suggestions?
Happy Knitting!
ps...I added a button on the side so you can keep track of our progress in geocaching. It should update each time we find another cache.
3 comments:
What a fun package. I think you are quite brave to use needles that lack the familiar American labeling. I love cherry yarn. Have you thought about a fingering-weight scarf? I'm liking Le Petite Pont by Carrie Sullivan.
And I love your new photo. Such a beautiful winter picture.
a vest or just for the heck of it snood?
Cool link on your geocaching!
So funny that you are just now purchasing from Ebay but also wise because Ebay causes people (me) to spend money, money, money. -- I'm happy the China purchase turned out well for you because I've always been afraid to order Ebay purchases from Asia. -- The yarn is really pretty. I like also the Gathered Scarf, it would make a really nice fingerweight cowl.
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