But! And that's a large but! I'm not a fan of the -40 degrees. It's just too cold. Having to remember to wear as many layers as 6 samurai, is too much.
At least I found some delish new yarn. When I was visiting The Loop the other day, I stumbled upon Mimi from Lotus Yarns and boy is she a beauty! Yum.
This yarn is so soft and cozy. David's birthday is coming up in a week and I want to knit him a new hat. He has quite a few hats but he always wants more and he loves unique fibers - so this should be perfect.
It's quite a thin yarn - probably best suited for a lacy shawl that is incredibly soft and lightweight. That can be my next project with this yummy yarn.
I love the grey - most of David's hats are black or really dark grey. So to have a light grey will be a change. I always used to joke (but was mostly serious) that men's colors are:
- Black
- Dark Grey
- Dark Navy
I know some men are more adventurous but after selling yarn for over a decade, if you just pick one of the above colors, you will almost always have success.
When you pick a color (like 70's orange) that he once mentioned on a trip to your crazy Aunt Sally's in the middle of the summer, while the temperature was +45 and he was suffering from heatstroke etc . . .you get the idea - just resist! Resist the idea to knit your next present in bright magenta, 70's orange and babypoo brown. So tempting - I know! Just please resist. It will be a waste of your time.
And if you do have a man in your life that wants those awesome colors - then good on you! Knit away brave color soldier :) Knit away!
