I was going to post that I haven’t bought any yarn this year because people keep giving it to me, but then I realised that wasn’t quite true, seeing as I had bought the yarn for Mr B’s boring socks and then the yarn for the Catherine Socks. So maybe I’ll rephrase that and say that I haven’t bought any yarn for a project all for ME ME ME! Until now, that is.
Today I received a squishy parcel of Wild Fire Fibres Superwash Blue Faced Leicester in “Blueberry Muffin”. Vikki even enclosed a tiny box (the sort of size that is perfect for a mouse to keep their best hat in) containing some stitchmarkers.
The yarn is gorgeous. The purpleness drew me to it in the first place, and I have never tried Blue Faced Leicester for socks before, so clearly it was a matter of doing important yarn research that I buy it. 
And in one of those lovely coincidental happenings that must happen because the knitting gods are smiling at me and saying “buy yarn because you’ll need it!”, while I was waiting for it to arrive, lovely if spinning wheel obsessed Kai has published her first ever pattern, Lotus Lace Socks!
The pattern is just perfect for my new yarn. They look lovely in purple, and the lace isn’t going to be overpowered by the yarn variegation. I can’t wait to cast on as soon as I possibly can!
I’m grinning like a maniac here…
Love the yarn and I think it’ll be perfect for this pattern… oh BTW, I used Regia Uni and it was about 60g/276 yds..
I’ve been looking at the Wild Fibres site on and off for a while… but I’m on a yarn diet, and fibre diet (now) and a food diet…
Blue Faced Leicester is lovely to knit with. I did a pair of Hedera with Cairi’s yarn in a BFL base.
Still with the disparagement of spinning-lovers I see…
You know I’m writing all these down for a time when you finally cave and I can say HAH!
Oh, and lovely yarn too
gorgoeus colour yarn. and I like the sock patern. I keep eyeing Vixx yarns but am on a yarn diet at the mo.
Ooh, purty yarn. Another etsy seller to put on my list…..not sure when I’m going to get to buy from all these fabulous people!
And Kai’s pattern is lovely, isn’t it? I must go get some purple sock yarn, I think….(because the reds and greens and blues and other options in my stash just won’t do, right?)