I loved working with Ethan's sleeping kings yarn so much I wanted to make something else with it, but word on the web is that Rowan is changing the fiber content of that yarn (although i think it will still be a blend of merino wool and cashmere), so it is being discontinued. Maybe. I'm not sure if this is true. it generally sells for $8.50 a skein but I found it at $5.00 a skein at jimmy beans wool: http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure-html/onlinegen/currgen/Rowan/CashsoftDKRYC.asp. The colors on their site aren't very true at all, so look elsewhere for that. They still have tons of it!
I ordered 24 skeins and then realized that this would not be enough, so ordered 30 more. according to our yarn chart, this should give me 4500 square inches to work with, less depending on the pattern. that comes to 60x75, which is huge, butI like to be safe.
Now the hunt for a pattern! Nicky Epstein (of the knitting on the edge books) is coming out with an afghan book this fall. might wait for that. Any pattern ideas for me?
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