Knitting Noro
December 8, 2008Before we dive into “Knitting Noro: The Magic of Knitting with Hand Dyed Yarns” by Jane Ellison, a confession must be made. One day at the Connecticut Yarn and Wool Company in Haddam, we ran into a great yarn sale and some lovely hand-dyed yarn so we scooped up as much as we could fit in a bag (that was the deal) and went home and pumped up our yarn stash. Not too long after that, we opened this book and started drooling. Noro yarns are hand-dyed and run about $12 a skein. Some are mohair blends, which don’t suit me at all (you want hives with that?) but all are gorgeous. Ellison has collected patterns that bring out the beauty of the yarns and are easy to follow. There’s even an LYS guide in the back if you want to find the yarns locally plus YarnMarket, one of our favorite on-line retailers. The book will make a nice holiday gift for knitters who are ready for beauty without too much pain and suffering.
