Gentle reader,
Now, I’m writing this post to present my second Pierrot Yarns haul to you, and though it may look like I may be in the fledgling stages of a serious self-control problem, I assure you it’s not the case. Or at least, I can rationalize those niggling thoughts away for now…
A good part of this haul was on behalf of my dear friends, Judith and Jules. Their interest was piqued when I showed them the bounty of my first haul and we poured over the color card together ooohing and aaahing at the delicious little snippets of beautiful yarns. And so I ordered them each two cones of Irish Linen. Naturally, I had to throw in some goodies for myself and so I chose a ball of Pop Merino, three balls of Zakka Acrylic Namibuto which are for an amigurumi project I need to get started on, and a set of Hamanaka double-ended crochet hooks.
The Pop Merino is a lovely aran weight single spun 100% merino wool yarn. I had actually intended to buy the #6 color way, but accidentally ordered the #7 (this happens to me far more often that is humanly probable), but I’m not at all bothered, #7 is still a very nice color way.
The Irish Linen is absolutely gorgeous; it has a beautiful texture and the most amazing sheen to it. I’ll definitely follow up with Judith and Jules to see what they think of it.
Now, the Zakka Acrylic Namibuto is an insanely soft and squishy acrylic yarn that is somewhere between an 8 ply and a 10 ply. I’m sure some of you are turning your noses up at the very thought of acrylic yarn – I know, how reprehensible of me! – but hey, acrylic is awesome for amigurumi, especially if they’re intended for children to put their grubby, unforgiving little paws on them. I’m totes not a pink person, but I have to make a pig to test out a pattern I’ve written (the pig I made while writing the pattern was stolen! True story.) and I’ve been procrastinating like WHOAH. I was pleasantly surprised by how soft and fuzzy this yarn is, so it’ll be perfect for a little pig.
And as for the Hamanaka crochet hooks… well, I’ve not even used them yet and I’m completely obsessed with them. So obsessed in fact, that I became a bit snap-happy when I was photographing, and I felt that they deserve a collage of their own.
I’ll probably get started on that piggily using one of these and the Zakka. My fingers are itching to get started even as I type!
Fear not, gentle reader, this will be the last Pierrot haul for at least a while, so this blog isn’t in danger of becoming a Pierrot Super-Fan page (well, not yet…).
What online yarn companies do you like ordering from? Comment below!
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I ordered a couple of treats yesterday from Meadow Yarn http://www.meadowyarn.co.uk including another skein of Peace Fleece to go with the half I have left over from my dad’s socks.
Their site is really nice. I really want to get some of the Atomic crochet stitch markers. They’re such a good idea.
Oh I want to try the Irish Linen!
You’ll be back by the time I do another order, so we can make that happen. 😛
and what a haul it is! i really like rowan (obvs) and blue sky alpacas. they’re both really dreamy 🙂
Oh, I’m such a Rowan fan-boy! I love them! 😀 I haven’t tried Blue Sky Alpaca, though, so I should get onto that.
Hi, I came across you from Pip at Meet me at Mikes. I like buying from Bendigo Woolen Mills. Being in Australia international postage tends to be expensive so I like supporting more local companies, the prices are great and every few months they send out little sample cards of things which are great to have on hand for future orders. However, you are enticing me to take a closer look at Pierrot Yarns…
Hi Claire! So glad you stopped by! I bought my first swack of stuff from Bendigo Woolen Mills at the last Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show, and I loved it. I’ll definitely be buying more from there. 🙂
Those hooks! I cant stop looking at them! And the merino is really cool -__-
They -are- really cool! Before these I was a monogamous Clover Soft Touch crocheter, but these are just as comfortable and awesome. The only downside is they only have the Japanese sizes written on them, which will take me ages to memorize, so before I start a project, I have to google the sizes and convert them back, like a big nerd. 😛