If I have been quiet, and continue to be, I apologize, but Casa Driggs in in the midst of major upheaval. We are quite suddenly moving to Virginia! It is a move for the best of reasons (hello, shiny new job for my husband!), but as moves are expensive at best, I am having a big sale to try and raise some extra money. All patterns in my Ravelry store are 20% off until we land, or January 15, whichever is later!
But the thing I'm really falling behind on is reviewing yarn and giving you cool previews of the next pattern in my book. It will be a Chocolate Sweater, worked in this lovely yarn:
Mountain Colors Weaver's Wool. This stuff actually comes in two put ups, a one pound skein, and Weavers Wool Quarters, which as the name implies is a mere quarter pound (4 oz).
I got the big skein, if you will remember, which was really cool because I geeked out on the idea of making a sweater without ever having to join a new piece of yarn. But it was really NOT COOL because, even with extreme modifications, my ball winder won't hold nearly that much yarn. If you also remember the cocoon-shaped, paper towel tube centered monstrosity of a ball I got that first skein into, let me tell you, it is not fun to work with. Seriously, yarn popping off all over the place! So in all honesty, if you get the big put up, just cut the dang yarn. If I was really careful I could get half of a skein onto my ball winder at a time, and that isn't bad at all. Or just buy the smaller put up. The cost seems to be about the same per yard.
Weaver's Wool is, as the name implies, 100% wool, at about a DK weight. It is the same as
Mountain Colors 4/8's Wool, but a lighter weight. It is smooth, round, and easy to work with (no splitting here!). Of course, as with most small company yarn, the real draw is the colors, which are all beautiful. Most LYS around here carry at least some Mountain Colors yarn, and I've yet to see a colorway that I didn't like.
