Monday, 28 March 2011

A Tale of Two Yarns - 2KCBWDAY1


A Tale of Two Yarns – 2KCBWDAY1
Part of any fibre enthusiast’s hobby is an appreciation of yarn. Choose two yarns that you have either used, are in your stash or which you yearn after and capture what it is you love or loathe about them.

It is so difficult to choose only two yarns to write about. I love all my yarn from my stash and there  is much more out there that I'd love to own but I decided to write about two brands of yarn that I am particularly fond of. 
1. Araucania yarns. I love them! Especially the colorful ones. I can never resist them... For each of these skeins I have a project in mind, I just don't have enough time to start. Meantime, I keep stashing more... My favourite of Araucania yarns is Toconao and Ranco and, recently, Ulmo.



2. Rowan yarns. Ok, maybe I'm not very original with this choice but I really love working with Rowan yarns. It's always a source of big pleasure. I believe that quality of Rowan yarns is really great and I've never been disappointed with the finished projects. I'm just about to start Shalom cardigan with Rowan Cocoon. 
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12 comments:

  1. Chrissy28 March 2011 at 13:18

    I have become a big fan of Auracania. I love the yarn and the colours. I keep getting tempted by http://www.celticove.com as they always seem to have a massive sale on Auracania yarns. If only I weren't trying to destash, I would go crazy on there.

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  2. Kasia28 March 2011 at 13:42

    Chrissy: this is where I usually get my Araucania from, the prices are so affordable and the choice is so big plus they sometimes give you 20% off as well. I just cannot resist this kind of temptation...

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  3. Andi28 March 2011 at 14:10

    I love looking at all the Araucania, but I'm terrible with multicolored yarn so I just end up admiring the skeins without ever buying them.

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  4. Naomi28 March 2011 at 14:58

    oh I knitted a shalom with coccoon! At first I really didn't like it, but now I wear it a lot (msotly at home!) but I love the things I knitted for the children with coccoon.

    Auracania looks like a potential new addiction...

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  5. sylviesgarden28 March 2011 at 15:07

    Wow, the Araucania looks fabulous. I'd never heard of it before so thank you for sharing. I need to find a magic money tree to feed my yarn addiction.
    x

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  6. Lilysunshine28 March 2011 at 15:20

    Lovely, lovely Araucania!
    Your blog post reminded me that I've got 2 skeins of the Ranco in my stash that I should think about making something with. :)

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  7. Kim28 March 2011 at 16:29

    Oh goodness, that's a lot of pretty yarn up there! So colourful!! :D

    Much love,
    Kim

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  8. abipolz28 March 2011 at 17:48

    I also love Arucania. I have been able to find it at Tuesday Morning (USA) on sale for over 50% off - a nice deal!

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  9. agirlinwinter28 March 2011 at 19:59

    Love those photo mosaics of yarn you've made, so colourful and pretty. I've got a couple of skeins of Araucania Ranco in my stash.

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  10. CrochetBlogger29 March 2011 at 03:26

    Love your post for Knit and Crochet Blog Week (which I'm also participating in this year!) I hadn't heard about the Araucania until today and I'm definitely interested in it. I actually have one that looks similar to it - it's from Argentina and doesn't have a brand on it but I definitely enjoy it!

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  11. Unknown29 March 2011 at 12:24

    All your yarn looks delicious! I love rowan yarn too, have never met one I didn't like except maybe kidsilk haze, and even that grew on me in the end. Wool Cotton and Felted Tweed are my complete favourites..

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  12. Anonymous30 March 2011 at 06:15

    Oh my, if that wasn't yarn porn I don't know what is! So many beautiful yarns!

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