I am SO impressed with ShiBuiKnits.  The Icosa Ball pattern is the second pattern I have purchased from them and it is as outstanding as the first pattern I purchased.  They have a unique way of explaining how to do advanced techniques.  When I say unique, I mean that in a positive way. I have never seen any other pattern written as well as these are.

Equally impressive is their Silk Cloud yarn.  I read about it on Knitter’s Review and I had to try it for myself.  Knitter’s Review explained that it appears to be even lighter in weight than Rowan KidSilk Haze, and I agree.    Colorways shown in photo:  Orchard, Wisteria & Breeze.

I found all of the above at www.knit-purl.com.  They have fantastic service and they carry yarn lines that most online companies do not.

I have been on a real mohair kick the last few weeks, but I don’t have a specific project in mind for any of them yet.  Last blog post I received a gorgeous brushed mohair from Danette Taylor.  I loved it so much, I ordered another one in her Neon colorway (below).  She was nice enough to include a sample of her Loopy Mohair in the same colorway.  Her Loopy Mohair is MUCH nicer than the other boucle mohairs I have.

She accepts special orders and has quite a bit in stock on her site:  http://danettetaylororiginalyarns.com/

When Laura Bryant from Prism was in town, I did not do a lot of purchasing “damage” while she was here.  My LYS still has her yarns left from her trunk show until the end of the month, and they scream at me every time I walk in the store.  This week the Kashmir yelled so loud I took it home just to shut it up.  I have no idea what I am going to do with only two skeins of it, but I’ll figure it out. It is GORGEOUS and soft beyond belief.

I made my first Baby garment last week.  I do not have a baby to make it for, but at least I have it ready for a gift in the future.  I purchased it because it was SO cute in the picture, it only took one skein and it was something different to do.  I also needed an interesting project to start and finish quickly as my other projects are so large they will take months to complete.  It is Colinette’s Spoiled Rotten Baby jacket in Popsicle.  The photo I saw of it had the colors pooling much better than mine did and it was MUCH better looking in that photo than mine turned out to be.  I still need to embellish it to try and make it a bit more interesting.