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diy, fyberspates, knitting, koigu, malabrigo, natural yarns, wool, yarn
Last week was very happy for me – I got some new yarns to work on new knitting ideas. So today I had to organize my stash, because our tiny apartment is not a good place to storing them 🙂
There is a lot of Koigu KPPPM (fabulous colors, right?), some Koigu Kersti and a few skeins of new Koigu Bulky
I ordered some Malabrigo Alpaca Lace yarn for a special project:
When I started knitting years ago, I mainly bought cheap acrylics for knitting socks, hats and mittens. Partly because I didn’t have much money to spend on yarn, but most importantly I didn’t understand the difference between acrylics and high quality natural yarns.
Now I better spend on quality, because the knits fit better and last longer. Koigu has been my favorite for several years now, mostly because of their gorgeous hand painted colors. I also have a fantastic co-operation with them, I have designed two garments for their knitting magazine.
Malabrigo also has a special place in my yarn box, and some Fyberspates yarns just can’t be resisted 🙂
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It is a bit cruel of you to show us these piles of absolutely gorgeous yarn, that makes one’s mouth water;-) I have never tried Koigu, but Malabrigo and Fyberspates are really hard to resist.
Sorry Kirsten 🙂
I highly recommend trying Koigu. KPPPM have gorgeous colors (over 400 to choose from!) and Koigu Mori has a fantastic silky texture.
You are forgiven because of the lovely pattern for fingerless mitts, you have just released, but if I buy some Koigu yarn to knit them from, I’ll totally blame you;-)
Kristen, I’d be delighted to send you a skein of Koigu KPPPM if you wish to try the pattern and don’t mind sharing the photo later 🙂
If you like this idea, send your address to anniki@woolmint.com