Mona's Knitting Room

This post will be boring to most people. I needed some place to keep track of all the yarns I selected for my first CBJ and figured my blog was as good a place as any. Here's a picture of my yarns (as of this date):


I will update this inventory as I add more yarns. I've selected some pricey yarns, which isn't required to make this a very special sweater. I plan to sell sets of wind-offs from my leftovers to defray some of the costs and help others get some very special yarns for their projects. I also have some yarns I purchased in bulk from Webs and will only be using a small amount of the total purchased.

First, my base yarns:
1. Valley Yarns Monterey (cotton wrapped wool); 50% cotton/50% wool; 644 yds/pound; $35
2. Valley Yarns Blueface Leicester/Alpaca; 50% wool/50% alpaca; 700 yds/pound; $34.95 (if I use this yarn it will be in the bands only because it's special, although cheaper, than the Manos)
3. Manos del Uruguay Handspun Pure Wool; colorway 14; 100% wool; 138 yds/100 g; $14
4. Schachenmayr Nomotta Two in One; colorway 05; 63% acrylic/32% wool/5% polyester; 80 m/50 g; $8.50
5. Plymouth Yarn Alpaca Boucle; colorway 10; 90% alpaca/10% nylon; 70 yds/50 g; $5.75

Now my special yarns:
1. Valley Yarns Stirling (mohair loop); cream; 78% mohair/13% wool/9% nylon; 1000 yds/pound; $40.00
2. Valley Yarns Barrington (brushed mohair); cream; 78% mohair/13% wool/9% nylon; 1000 yds/pound; $38.50
3. Valley Yarns Worthington (silk boucle); natural; 100% silk; 1150 yds/pound; $27.50
4. Valley Yarns Quabbin (cotton boucle); natural; 92% cotton/8% nylon; 800 yds/7 oz; $14
5. tilli tomas Disco Lights; novelle peach; 100% spun silk with sequins; 175 yds; $39
6. Fiesta Yarns Gelato (ribbon); 3134 vanilla; 100% rayon; 262 yds/3 oz; $25
7. Ironstone Yarns Pizzazz (combo yarn); colorway 8; Felicia, Eyelash and Paris Nights; 122 yds/168 g; $38
8. Fiesta Yarns La Boheme (combo yarn); LB1204 painted desert; 100% brushed kid mohair/100% rayon boucle; 145 yds/4 oz; $32.50
9. Colinette Isis (chenille); 60 chamois; 100% viscose; 100 m/100 g; $25
10. King Cole Luxury Mohair; colorway 261; 78% mohair/13% wool/9% nylon; 110 yds/50 g; $3.50 (sale)
11. Plymouth Yarn Combolo (combo yarn); colorway 1025; 66% nylon/30% tactel/4% polyester in chenille flag + lurex ribbon + boucle slub; 47 yds/50 g; $12.25
12. Adriafil Liberty (boucle w/ ribbon flags); colorway 70; 40% acrylic/25% wool/15% cotton; 75 m/50 g; $11.25
13. FFF Kristha (ribbon); colorway 18; 100% nylon; 60 yds/50 g; $10
14. Plymouth Yarn Parrot (frayed edge ribbon); colorway43; 100% nylon; 28 yds/50 g; $10
15. Ironstone Yarns Paris Nights (metallic); colorway 28; 67% acrylic/21% nylon/12% metal; 202 yds/50 g; $13.50
16. Katia Tango (ribbon); colorway 3500; 68% nylon/32% polyester; 71 yds/ 50 g; $12.50
17. Cascade Yarns Annabel Fox (chenille); cream; 100% cotton; 72 yds/50 g; $4

Finally, my filler yarns:
1. Knit Picks Color Your Own Merino Wool (fingering weight); natural; 100% merino wool; 440 yds/100 gr; $3.49