Latvian Yarn and Book!

I thought I would share my yarn stash with you. I found some beautiful mohair yarn in pastel colors and plan to make a spring scarf/neck wrap out of it. My friend, Gita, was making one with some pink mohair and it was beautiful. I tried to start it on the plane on the way home from Latvia but I don't work well with fussy yarn on the go. This project will have to wait until I can sit down and concentrate on it. The name on the yarn is Kiddy and is made in Italy. It is 70% mohair and 30% nylon. I'll be using 5mm needles with it.

I also found some beautiful burnt orange yarn for Marissa. The name is Morbidone and it is a Merinos Extra Superwash. The label says pure new wool. She'll have enough to make a scarf with it. I saw a sample in the store and it looks like it will knit very nicely. The store owner suggested doubling the yarn and using 4.5 mm or 5 mm needles.

Lastly, I found a book on Latvian Mitten patterns. I love the different mittens on the cover! There are directions in it to make the special edge on mittens but it looks complicated. There wasn't time for me to learn how to do the Latvian cast on while we were in Latvia. But, Kristine, our exchange student from Latvia knows the secret. She promised to come over one of these days to show me how to do it. Maybe I'll have some knitting time after my cochlear implant surgery on January 30th. We'll see if I feel like knitting while recuperating.