squeal! joy! rapture! What is more fun to a knitter than getting new yarn? NOT MUCH. (Sure, there are the children and family, yay them we loves them, of course….) But new yarn! That makes me clap my hands and do little jumps up and down. Pretty! Soft! And pretty – gotta say it twice! Want to see?

Of course you do.

madelinetosh pashMINA people - colorway: mineral

You know I talk a lot about madelinetosh. I love her yarns, her deep and rich colors, the yarn bases themselves. So I’m a member of the yarn club, which means that in a 4 month period, I get three surprise packages. I know what kind of yarn I’ll get, I just don’t know the color. This time I got three skeins of pashmina (pashmina, people! merino, silk, and cashmere!) in this beautiful color she calls mineral. It’s yummy, and I can’t wait to have enough time to knit with it. What should I make?

Even though I don’t like Noro, I took one more chance because this was on sale. And boy am I glad I did – unlike the sock yarn, which might as well be made of straw, this one is s-o-f-t. Soft soft soft. It’s 45% silk, 45% mohair, and 10% wool. Soft wool. I got 2 skeins each of these gorgeous colors:

noro silk garden - nothing like silk garden sock!

like a pile of jewels.

And now let’s turn to KnitPicks. I promised Marnie a pair of socks; I’ve knit the other daughters a couple of pairs of socks each, so now it’s her turn. Felici is not just incredibly soft, it stands up to a lot of wear! My pair just might be my favorite socks — I definitely wear them when I need comfort. Marnie graduated from Smith College and knows her way around feminist thought, so why not pink!

Felici positively pink

Felici green vegetables anyone?

And one more from KnitPicks – Stroll Tonal, fingering weight. Two skeins of this golden beauty:

Golden Glow - a perfect name, right?

Why oh why do I have to waste all those hours in sleep? Think of all the knitting I could get done.