Recently Abbey and I went to Santa Fe on a yarn crawl. I gave my yarn store reviews in this post.

At Tutto I bought pre-made Opal socks. It gave me quite a giggle to buy ready to wear socks at a yarn store.

The label says they’re “factory-knit sale sample over-runs”. They came in one size fits all. They’re a little big on the toe but I think they’re comfy. Plus the tops have elastic knit into the ribbing so they stay up perfectly.

Next up is the yarn I bought at Oodles. Ever since reading the Knitter’s Book Of Yarn I’ve been interested in trying different types of fiber. This is Araucania yarn made out of sugarcane.

It has a shine and drape that reminds me of silk. The woman running the store had a top in this exact colorway so I got to see what it looks like knit up.

As soon as Tubey and Che purse #2 are done I’m casting on for a little shrug.

When we were at Looking Glass Yarn & Gifts Abbey found these Knit one, sip one coffee mugs and got us both one.

It’s super cute!