Blocking, and Up Next

Sorry to clog Zimmermania with a basically knitting-less post, but you all don't mind a little yarn porn, do you? It's all in the name of my last and next EZ knits:

First, my Norwegian Mittens (from KA) are done and blocking, and will be ready to show off in a day or so. A sneak preview:


Next: I posted a little while ago about choosing colors at Knitpicks for my niece's Icelandic Pullover, from The Opinionated Knitter. Well, the Wool of the Andes arrived, and the colors weren't bad but the yarn was too lightweight, in my opinion, for such a rustic sweater. Then I ordered some Sierra, and the weight was better (and it was indeed soft), but the colors were a little bleh - much duller than they appeared in the catalog.

Then came Rhinebeck. And an hour and a half in the incredible Morehouse Farm store. And who sidled up to me but this amazing purple colorway the offer in their 3-strand merino (and her cousins, cream, avocado, and grey):


The colors at Morehouse leave many other yarns in the dust. And Knitpicks is great for an everyday yarn, but at its price point, it just can't compete. So, the kid is spoiled. That's not news to me :) She'll develop a taste for fine yarns at a young age, just like her Auntie Jess!