Since learning to knit last year, I have found a new appreciation for knitwear and yarn. The shift came nearly three months after I learned my first stitch and had only experienced knitting with acrylic yarn. That was, of course, until I squished my first skein of silk-blend yarn. I was hooked! It is like having only eaten a Hershey bar then trying chocolate truffles fresh from Belgium or some such place. There is no looking back now.
Going with the chocolate analogy, it stands to reason that handspun and/or hand-dyed yarns would be even better! That brings me to the luxuriously delicious yarns I am currently adoring. All are from Hedgehog Fibres. Prices start at $30 for 100g (200m). Priced for special projects (like a shawl or baby hat/sweater) or if you want to give your favorite knitter or crocheter a very thoughtful gift, pair with a pattern.
Of course, I will still enjoy working with acrylic and there are fine points for the fiber, but I have really learned that certain projects demand special fibers – and some luxury fibers create special projects that may have otherwise been rather ordinary.
Hedgehog Fibres. L-R: (Top Row) Meadow Cashmere/Silk Worsted, Malachite Silk Singles, Bronzed Lead Silk Singles; (Bottom Row) Drift Away Merino/Bamboo/Silk Fingering, Signal Cashmere/Silk Worsted, Shell Silk/Merino Worsted
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Oooh I adore hedgehog fibres but still haven’t bought anything from there. The prices are still just a little out of my league.
Prices now start at $23 per 100g hank, which at the current exchange rate is about €16.30.