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I love the yarn I used, which surprises me a little. Good grief! I am Such a yarn snob these days! I was in Hobby Lobby recently and picked up a skein of Yarnbee Rustic Romantic in the Pumpkin Spice colorway. I just absolutely love the color! It's not quite orange, yellow, gold or brown. It's somehow a mixture of all four. And it's surprisingly soft. The yarn is a mixture of acrylic and hemp. I've never knit with hemp before and I'm not a fan of acrylic anything, but I'm actually thinking of going back and buying a sweater's quantity of this yarn.
But first, I better knit a second boot cuff.
I think acrylics have come a long way in recent years. I still prefer to knit with natural fibers, but sometimes a wool/acrylic or cotton/acrylic blend makes the most sense for a gift.
ReplyDeleteYou're looking a little lopsided there - better get crackin' on that other cuff!
ReplyDeleteThe cuff looks great. I knit some boot cuffs several years back and I recently re-discovered them. I don't think I've ever used them!
ReplyDeleteI like the cuff! I used Yarnbee to make a pair of mittens and I love them. Very soft and pretty color too. And...when they get soaked through while snow shoveling I can throw them in the dryer! Acrylic yarn today is NOT our Grandma's acrylic yarn. :-)
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
I vaguely recall knitting leg warmers for my daughter but not the cuffs. That would have saved a lot of knitting time :)
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo for the half finish! I keep telling myself I need a pair of those. I need to raid the handspun bin and find a pattern.
ReplyDeleteDoes it say something about my brain right now that I didn't notice you only had 1 on!!! LOL Love the color.
ReplyDeleteI am working hard to overcome my yarn snobbishness. Seems there are a lot more options out there in the stores now than what I remember - colors and fibers. Love that (first!) cuff!!
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