I take it from my searching on the internet that Plymouth doesn’t make Silk Merino anymore. Does anyone know about this yarn? I’ve been wanting to make this…

for Nate for some time. (Here’s the link). It calls for Plymouth’s Silk Merino. Unfortunately, the gauge given in the pattern is over a ribbed stitch, so I’m going to have to do some swatching to find out what weight of yarn we’re talking about, unless someone out there can help me….

I don’t have much to report. I’ve finished two skeins worth of Noro on the Shoalwater Shawl. I have stopped and taken it off the needles to see if I want to continue. It just isn’t working up the way I want. This pattern is one of the few I’ve ever seen where I wanted EXACTLY what was pictured. Usually when I see a pattern, there are any number of changes I want to make. But this one is different. I want it exact, and I can’t have it. It kills me. So I’m trying to find a happy compromise, and I’m just not sure if Noro’s Silk Garden is it.

So I guess I have another yarn question- can anyone suggest a good yarn, fingering through DK weight, that has long bands of varying blues? That is hopefully not too expensive? If not, I may just have to try my hand at dyeing after all. Now where did I put that book?

The other option would be to buy a bunch of blue rovings and spin it myself. I actually really like this option. If only I had a spinning wheel. But you don’t want to hear about that again. That reminds me… my consolation prize (the juicer) is due to arrive via UPS today. There’s some happy news!