I bought this in Santa Fe at The Santa Fe School of Weaving and got to speak with the shop owner, Miriam. I can't imagine meeting a nicer Local Yarn Shop owner. I went into two other shops while we were in Santa Fe and was not at all impressed. Her shop is quaint but packed to the hilt with yarn. I happened to be there during a trunk show and of course bought way too much yarn.
I don't even remember who makes this now because I lost the label but it is a Super Bulky weight and about 160 yards. My original plan was the make a felted scarf out of it and I began knitting while still in Santa Fe to make a loose-knit scarf on big needles that I would eventually felt. Because of the color, the felting idea (also known as "fulling") and a few stories involving poo on our trip this was going to be my Full of Sh*t Scarf. I changed my mind and back into the stash it went.
Fast forward a few months and I found this little beauty, Bitty Bump on Ravelry. Perfect! I loved the pattern at first sight and then remembered I had this whole skein of super bulky brown yarn in my stash already. 100% wool that's meant for felting is probably not the best choice but it made for a beautiful sweater.
Funny how my AG hair brush is in this picture yet I CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE! Oh well, back to the knitting.
Almost finished
Close-up of stitch detail
I hope to post some action shots soon. The problem is little Bitsy moves too fast for me to get decent ones when she has it on :)
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