Shannon gave me Mooi. I am in love. 15% Bison, 15% cashmere, 70% bamboo, 100% drool! This is such a delicious yarn. I spent forever winding it into a very pretty ball, and then just holding it. I foresee a lacy, cobwebby doodad in it’s immediate future, however, it’s one of those skeins that is almost too scrumptious to actually knit or crochet. I won’t do anything until I have just the right project for it, and my thoughts are leaning towards some old-fashioned lace. I picked up a really old book of lace projects at YarnMarket in Columbus last year, it was discounted to all hell and old as dirt, but it has some lovely motifs in it, although they are all in the round. I see some major adaptations happening, then a lovely challenging project. 

Thanks Shannon. I can’t wait to get my teeth into this baby! 

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5 Responses to “Mooi, Mooi, Caliente!”

Marie Says:

Wow, I’m drooling just hearing about that yarn. Snaps to Shannon for sharing the bounty.

I know you’ll come up with something perfect for the yarn. (I too have a skein or two of the “almost too precious to work with” stuff, and I’ve restarted 3 different times.) Can’t wait to see what you do with it!

Shannon Says:

Hey, if I hadn’t gotten you one, too, you would’ve hunted me down and killed me, so really, I was just acting in self-preservation!

Amy Says:

Its early in the morning (for me) and I read what you were planning on making with the beautiful yarn. For some reason, I read: “I foresee a lacy, COWBOY doodad”. I wasn’t quite sure what kind of cowboys you had on television as a child over there across the pond, but ours didn’t wear lace :)

knitbrit Says:

Snort! And I so go to Brokeback Mountain - can you imagine Heath Ledger in Lacy Chaps?
“I’m fixing ter ‘ yo, ssk’ you?”
Hoot!!!!

Adrianne Says:

Think of all the motifs you could incorporate: horseshoes, hats, horseheads, split rail fences, cowboy boots, lassoes, and various brands. It’s an whole new realm of lace just waiting on the horizon.

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