You are the place I most hate to love (or maybe love to hate... it's hard to tell). You tempt me mercilessly with yummy yarns at better prices than I can find elsewhere, making me feel like I must buy, and buy now, lest I lose the chance to use the yarn I want for the project I so desperately want to do. I try to resist your sumptuous temptations, and for the most part I succeed... at least in deluding myself that I can get what I desire at some nebulous "later" time. That is when you up the anti... by telling me the yarn I desire is RUNNING OUT. Sadly, I usually fall for this loudest of your siren songs.
Peruvian Sierra Aran in Italian Plum. It's a lovely, rich shade of purple , all nicely mottled in a way I can't seem to describe. I recommend clicking on the picture so you can see the bigger version. All the richness seems to have disappeared in the smaller image.
I knew as soon as I got the newsletter announcing this yarn would be coming that this is what I wanted to make Rogue out of. I watched as the yarn came up for sale, fearing that like so many that I liked, it would be gone in a heartbeat. It wasn't. But I remained vigilant. I checked it every day, usually multiple times a day, to make sure it hadn't fallen below that unknown 50+ mark. On the last day of the year, it finally did. I didn't get online until afternoon, and then when I checked... the number was 40. I quickly put together my order (I needed 20 balls to make sure that I had enough to lengthen it to fit my monkey arms and long body), and got it placed. It's a good thing I was able to check and buy when I did, because in the time it took me to place my order, someone else had already bough 11 other balls. There were only 9 left. It took a couple more days for it to completely run out, but I think that's only because there was no longer enough left for a full sweater... I think if I'd even had to wait a couple more hours before I got to check in that day, I wouldn't have been able to make my Rogue in the color I wanted. *PHEW!*
Or, I was suckered again... you be the judge.
Chianna seems to think it's alright stuff, though:
* Some days, couldn't you just bear hug your mail person? Yesterday, when this came, was one of those days.
Very, very pretty. :) I'm convinced Elann will put me in the poorhouse...but at least I'll have beautiful yarn to keep me company. :::grin:::
Posted by: Bron | January 09, 2006 at 06:31 AM
Love that color. Reminds me very much of the deep purple in the classic elite alpaca - lots of depth and richness.
I love the way you count your stitches. I couldn't even begin to try to track it, it would make my head hurt. ;)
Posted by: Marji | January 09, 2006 at 11:34 AM
I love how pictures of shibas always look HUGE when photographed. :)
Yay, yarn!
Posted by: Christy | January 09, 2006 at 01:02 PM
mmmm...your Rogue is going to be lovely!
Posted by: marianne | January 09, 2006 at 11:46 PM
Lovely yarn! Hope your Rogue will turn out beautifully!!
Posted by: Maus | January 10, 2006 at 05:36 AM
I just wanted to drop a note and say yes, I did see your scarf suggestion. What a cool scarf! Even if I don't use the Kureyon, I'm making that bad boy. It's too nifty not to.
Don't you LOVE those Peruvian colors from Elann, whatever the fiber? I had to have some of that for myself, too. Also, I totally understand the time crunch on ordering that lovely purple. The three colors I'd ordered in the Peruvian Highland wool are already gone.
Posted by: Laura | January 11, 2006 at 09:02 AM