Recently I had a bit of a hard and tiring weekend dealing with teenaged relatives…and it left me with a bit of a weird mood.
On Sunday I was in a state that made me feel like doing a stint at yarn shopping (totally unneeded! Obviously).
So off I went, without the other half, to the LYS Loop in London.
They have a nice range of beautiful yarns, albeit rather expensive 😉
So this therapy session wasted a good deal of money. Luckily it doesn’t happen often!!!
Here”s a pic of the haul:
After filling up my basket with pretty yarns, I browsed through books and single patterns.
Loop’s Zabadoo shawl looks very nice – who knows what I will do with so many shawls…. if I knit it it will be with yarn from my collection as I dint fancy the colour combinations and really don’t need to spend £££ on a shawl!
At the shop they had a sample of the Oak Knot beanie knit in the very same shade as the one I was buying (like the one also pictured in the pattern) and the comfortable fit was perfect for my liking (I dislike tight beanies) and large head! So I grabbed that one too, because I yet don’t have enough patterns (lol)
And the skeins in details…
Eden Cottage Yarns Bowland DK in Yassop (British yarn):
La Bien Aimee Merino Singles in Sosu:
The Uncommon Thread BFL Light DK in Citrus Peel (orange) and Fern (green) – another British yarn:
Madeline Tosh Tosh DK in Deep (blue) and Patagonia (light blue):
Well, was adding yarn to my collection sensible? I don’t think so.
Did I feel better after the shopping “therapy”? Somewhat.
So maybe, while not rational, it was a good thing to do (one-off). My wallet tells me that it disagrees…
Next, some natural dyes and maybe new projects (or at least preparations for them)
I am envious; it’s been ages since I was last at Loop (or any other yarn shop). You’ve made some beautiful purchases. I have a thing for TUT’s citrus peel.
They;re quire local to me – luckily on the other hand I don’t get there that often (or my budget would suffer significantly).
I love those colours, not sure what to make with them though (other than the hat). I’ll have to check what people made on ravelry, perhaps there is a good idea to be found.
Have you knit with TUT in the past?
I saw you got beautiful yarns from Loop in the past and put them to good use 🙂
If I lived nearby I would be broke – from buying yarn at Loop, shoes from Spice and food from Ottolenghi! I’ve made three projects with TUT, each with a different base. I made Livvy (https://knitigatingcircumstances.com/2013/04/21/lush-livvy/) with their Lush Worsted. I used Citrus Peel in their silk merino base to make Laelia (https://knitigatingcircumstances.com/2015/10/20/laelia/), and I made a baby sweater, Mignon (https://knitigatingcircumstances.com/2017/08/29/kathy-bear-says-knit-another-one-for-the-baby/), in their BFL Light DK. This latter took one skein. I loved them all. I have always wanted to pair Citrus Peel with a good green, maybe in a cowl with strong motifs. I’ll eagerly watch what you do with them.
Thank you for the links! I remember the blue sweater but hadn’t seen the orange or baby ones – beautiful.
I loved the green and orange pairing, though I’m at loss for ideas on how to combine them in a useful piece of knitting….
PS Luckyly for my budget I haven’t yet discovered Spice or Ottolenghi!
I’m sure you will use your purchases wisely and with great beauty from what I have seen so far.A little shopping therapy can be seen as an Artist’s Date and quite inspiring. I had to drop by and see what you were doing. Thank you for your visit’s to my blog as well. I’ve been quite behind lately but catching up a bit.
Thank you for visiting!
I”ve been enjoying reading your interesting posts, I love the way you talk about life and relationships and feelings.
Have a lovely and peaceful weekend ❤
Thank you so much for your kind words. I just tell it like it is. 🙂 Appreciate you stopping by to read. Have a wonderfilled weekend as well.
It is hard on the wallet, but they are beautiful! It was a special one off. 😉
Thank you for the moral support 🙂
I have not had a chance to attend a yarn festival yet, so I’ll consider it as I had gone to one….
Have a lovely weekend!
Lol good way to look at it! You also have a good weekend!
Those blues…oh! I’m in love!
You have certainly found a beautiful selection of yarns. If you make things that are beautiful and wear them for years to come it will money well spent 🙂
Thank you for your support 🙂 You’re right that quality items can last longer and thus are not necessarily more expensive in the long term, plus they’re nicer to wear.
I will have to find some nice things to make with them 🙂