Even though all that yarn that I order gets knit up & put straight into the shop, it still feels like opening up the best present when I get my shipments! I’ve been using EatSleepKnit.com lately & I really recommend them! Quick shipments, easy payment, & you get a neat little scratch card with every purchase, where you can win a skein of yarn, a mitten kit, or a credit to the store.

As for Madelinetosh, I cannot get over how gorgeous their yarn is. They use silky soft merino wool with a springy ply, & handpaint it in layers. I’m completely obsessed. They even give their colourways clever & pretty names; some of the skeins I ordered recently include Stovepipe, Nebula, & Betty Draper’s Blues.

Of course, I dove right in (after my classmates finished their oohs & ahhs — it’s so nice to be understood, haha) & have started another seed stitch cowl for the S&B shop. This colour makes me think of mermaid scales!