Last week, Mr B had to make a business trip to Seattle. I armed him with lists of yarn shops that he could possibly visit if he had the time and he duly arrived home last Friday bearing gifts. Amongst which was a giant bag of American candy for the boys and a giant bag of yarn for me. 
He’d visited Weaving Works which was happily very near his hotel and where he was apparently treated very nicely indeed. 
The alpaca is particularly scrummy. It’s from a local-to-the-store alpaca farm and comes from an alpaca names Krista. No idea what I’ll actually do with the yarn as it’s really the sort that needs an ultimate special project to make the most of it.
I think for those of you in the UK, the Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride yarns aren’t that unusual, but the Berocco Ultra Alpaca which is 50% alpaca/50% wool is the softest yarn imaginable. And continuing with the alpaca theme, the Classic Elite Silky Alpaca Lace is like a cloud. Each ball has around 400 metres, so enough for a little shawlette in each.
The colour selection was all his own, too! I deliberately didn’t suggest anything because I am awkward and I think he made some brilliant choices. I just need to find the time to knit it all.
clever Mr B …. what lovely choices he made
What a man! I think you should keep him.
Next time he goes send him to ‘So Much Yarn’ on Elliott Avenue…or better still try and tag along on the trip yourself, you won’t want to leave, I was in there for an hour, They have a nice couch for husbands to sit on while waiting (by the way, you have trained him well haven’t you?!
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What a good husband, I can just imagine your delight unpacking those lovely and well thought out gifts. Mr FF visits lots of cities, home and abroad, but says that oddly none of them seem to have yarn shops, he’s probably right I’ve hardly seen any when we’ve been in Italy.
YOU have the world’s best husband, but I bet you already knew that!
Wow! You have trained him up well! Great choices. My favourites are the Silky Alpaca lace yarns – beautiful, calm colours.
Drooool!! Very jealous!