Clubbing

Near the end of last year (I know, not really that long ago), I shared my thoughts about wool clubs.  I really value brick and mortar yarn shops -- my own LYS included -- but I also like supporting indies, too, and exploring new yarns and colors.

Truffle

I mentioned then that I had just signed up for the 2012 Year in Color Club with Tanis Fiber Arts and ever since, I've been thinking about what new yarn I would be introduced to in the new year.  Well, my gorgeous skein arrived last night (thank you, Mr. Mailman) all the way from Canada and I couldn't be happier!

This is a superwash merino in a fingering weight and the colorway is stunning.  Tanis chose the perfect name for this color, and I'm really excited to wind it up into a cake and cast on.  It came with an original pattern by Hannah Fettig of Knitbot fame, and while I've made a very loose promise not to have too many WIPs on my needles, I don't think this one can wait.

Aren't the subtle changes in tone incredible?  So, once again, my mailman is my friend -- I only hope he doesn't think he needs to do an intervention with me about my stash.