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Cashmere 5

Cash_scarf

If only you could touch and feel this wonderful scarf, knitted with Art Yarns Cashmere 5.  I could say the 5 stands for 5 times softer than anything you have ever touched before.  It IS, but the five actually stands for 5 strands of lace yarn held together to make this wonderful worsted weight yarn.

In the skein it looks like lace, but when it is wound you see the thickness of the yarn and even more of the beauty!  I was experimenting with this scarf.  I knitted one skein in a reversible cable pattern and then knitted the second skein in a "mistake" rib, which is also reversible.  When anyone comes into the store, I MAKE them feel it.  You can not imagine their reactions!  If you look on our website to see the colors we have left (only 2), it's because everyone seems to think they have to have at least one for themselves...... More will be coming soon!

Brooke has arrived!

Brook

Our 5th grandchild (in less than 3 years) arrived on August 23, 2006!  This is Brooke's blankie and her parents are VERY SMART!... Practically all of the pictures that have been sent so far have her near or wrapped in this.  They have even called to ask how to wash it!!!  We now have 3 boys and 2 girls and we will be seeing her very soon.  Unfortunately none our kids live near us:o((

The blankie is knitted with Dark Horse Fantasy and I trimmed it and bound off with Berroco Touche.  Both are fantasic yarns and completely machine washable and machine dryable... It was washed and dried twice before I sent it, because everyone in the store needed to touch and feel.  Now, what kind of yarn store would this be if people weren't given a chance to do that!?!?!?