Tattva1 knits

On of the yarn stores in my area is having a big sale this week, with different things on sale every day.  They’re calling it “The Boss is Away Sale”. 

Today the sale was 40% off of sock yarns.

Panda Cotton.  Red.  Sorry for the shoddy picture, red is just so difficult, and it doesn’t help that I can’t control the sun.

Tofutsies.  Thought I’d give it a try.

Here’s the first of my unexpected finds.  Apparently, there’s a local lass names Andrea who hand-dyes yarn.  Her brand is Crafty in a Good Way.  This colorway is named Forest.  Sorry about the flash!

Here’s a better shot of the colors in the yarn.

Same brand, colorway Plaid.  Again, the camera wouldn’t behave and used flash on me.  The unflashed ones were just too awful, though.

These two yarns have a put-up of 560yds for 4oz.  And full price was only $15!  I bought the last two hanks in the store.

Finally, this is Rio de la Plata Merino Sock, Multicolor Ply. 

Isn’t that gorgeous?  The colors are very Easter Egg-y, but I just couldn’t pass it up. 

All of this yarn would have been over $80 retail, and I paid just under $50.  I feel pretty good right now!

I’m now a Loopy Groupie! (Which means I’m doing my part to put Sheri’s sweet and helpful children through college!)

Things were a little more organized in the bag when it arrived, before I pawed through it.  Firstly, there’s the tote, which is very cool and useful.  Then there’s the two samples of Soak wash, which I plan on trying soon — I’ve got two pairs of socks needing to be washed.  The Loopy Kisses aren’t visible in the picture because they’ve been in my kitchen since Friday.  I love using peppermints in my coffee in the morning.

My first Regia.  A gift of yarn for my Loopy Groupie induction.  If you click the picture, you can go to flickr and see the big version, which shows you that each ply is a different color.  I think this yarn will make a good, basic ribbed sock someday.

Wollmeise in Red Hot Chili.  I’m sorry if this disappeared out of your cart on the morning of the sneak-up, because it is pure gorgeousness.  You can’t see it in this picture, but there’s more yellow in the colorway.

I don’t know yarn terminology too well, but I love the way the base yarn is spun.  It’s not what i would call squishy or squashy like Koigu; I would hazard a guess and say that it’s tightly spun.  I would compare it to Jitterbug at this point, with the exception that the Wollmeise is a much thinner weight.  It’s probably the thinnest fingering weight I think I’ve seen.

I guess no one is ready to talk about Harry Potter yet.  I am practically bursting with a desire to discuss it with someone!