In April Abbey and I were by chance both in Santa Fe. Needing a yarn fix we decided to visit the Needle’s Eye.

It may have been a small store but it was packed with yarn. Abbey and I managed to stay there an hour ogling all the yarn and books. There was so much yarn goodness:

Despite all the gorgeous yarn I couldn’t figure out what to buy. And then I saw the sock yarn.

I’ve been wanting to try this shrimp and crab shell yarn ever since I first heard of it. The chitin fiber only makes up 2.5% of the yarn make-up. I can’t wait to start knitting with it.

But another yarn seduced itself onto the needles. I didn’t even know it existed until I saw it:

Noro sock yarn! I had to get get a skein. I’ve cast on for a new car project. This is the Purl Lace pattern from the Socks Socks Socks book.

I love this yarn! It’s such a delight seeing what mixture of color is coming next. The pattern is easily memorized so this is a great car project. A downside to the Noro is that the yarn clings to the bamboo needles a bit so I probably will get metal needles to use instead.