Intentions

I had intended to have a post full of photos for you about my sombrero/vogue hat. Intentions! Ha! Instead, I’ve been cleaning up the home office to convert it to a guest-room;
I’ve helped a woman push her broken car out of the road then gave her the gas can from my Turkish bizarre of a car trunk;
I’ve baby-sat my mom’s guard dog overnight during a storm;
I’ve been eating lots of junk food;
I’ve been researching how to make a roman shade for my bedroom window;
I’ve been listening to a new album from the contemporary folk group Sometymes Why, and

I’ve bought new yarn.

New yarn? Internet, I know you’re thinking, “It’s about time!” I couldn’t agree with you more.

Alice’s parents live in Montana and raise angora goats. Said goats were recently sheared, their wool was spun, plied, and/or dyed. The new yarn just arrived here in Alabama. Its warm, mohair-wool fibers are just in time for hot and humid August.

Alice brought a tote bag full of one-of-a-kind hanks to Skanky Knitting tonight. Based on her recommendation, I chose the undyed, unbleached, natural color yarn. I’d always assumed that undyed wool was a creamy color, but as you can see in the photo below, this wool is a neutral gray. Alice claims it’ll take dye quite well, so if I start feeling frisky, I may just have a go with some pigment and a crock pot. (Find more yarn details in my Ravelry stash.)

What should I knit with this beautiful yarn? I need to finish my Peacock Shawl first, but this mohair-wool blend will be my next lace project OTN.