‘If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft, and from thy slender store two loaves alone to thee are left, Sell one, and with the dole buy yarn hyacinths to feed thy soul’
-a Persian poet circa 1194
I did it. Blue Sky Alpaca ‘Royal’ (limited edition) in that shade – that deliciously indescribable shade that you see spilling from my new silk crocheted bag. For me, good yarn satisfies all cravings. It may sound like blasphemy, but I’ll take it over dark chocolate in a New York minute!
And now many kudos and much appreciation to the people that made the pattern available to Patty, so that she could make this bag for me. The Purl Bee (purlsoho.com) and Whit’s Knits Crocheted Stash Basket.
Did you see those Lantern Moon needles? I learned how to knit on circulars and vowed never to succumb to the siren sounds of imported wooden knitting needles. But I tried these when no one was looking. Helplessly hooked …
