All Peru, All The Time
Ok, so the title is a bit of a stretch… We all know about my deep and abiding love for Noro Yarns and our own homegrown Swans Island Merino. But this week, everything is coming up Peru. We picked up Peru this fall to fill a gap in our Bulky Offerings. We wanted a quality washable bulky gauge yarn and Peru fits the bill amazingly.
I’ve blogged about it before, but now I am actually (finally) knitting with it and I LOVE it!! Peru is a blend: 40% wool, 40% acrylic and 20% alpaca; machine washable, lay flat to dry. Yardage is average for a bulky yarn at 116 per ball. It is soft. Pass the itchy kid-test soft. So pull out your size 10-10.5 needles and let’s get knittin’!
Susan already got knittin’ and finished a sweater for her granddaughter out of the magenta shade. It is the children’s Gifford Jacket and knit up quicky quick at this bulky gauge. Susan modified the pattern for short sleeves, per granddaughter request and look how cute it is!!
As for me, I found myself in need of a pair of mittens due to the blast of November weather we had in October. So on Wednesday night, I cast on a mitten with a rusty shade of Peru. On Thursday morning, I had a finished mitten for show and tell at 
work which amazed my co-workers. The amazement didn’t have anything to do with the beauty of the mitten (ha!) or how quickly I made it. It was the fact that I made a mitten at all. I do not knit mittens. Socks, sweaters, shawls, scarfs, hats by the dozen, but never mittens. I even knit lace. But not mittens. I have tried them and never quite gotten the knack. I don’t understand it but I have a severe mental block where mittens are concerned. They never look right or feel right or fit. Ridiculous, I know. But there you have it. Do I have a mitten phobia?
Anyway, I pulled out the good old Yankee Knitter Hats and Mittens pattern and cast on without trying to think too much about it. And before I knew it I had a mitten. And it’s kind of cute. The other conundrum here is that this pattern is done flat. I practically never knit anything in pieces. I will go to great lengths to avoid sewing pieces together. And here I have a mitten. Knit flat and sewn up. Who would’ve known? Still can’t say I’m crazy about knitting mittens but I am crazy about 
Peru. I brought home the orange that just came in and I am casting on this weekend to make the Yankee Knitter Easy Bulky Sweater with the cable front. (Which I will be modifying to knit in the round!)
Stay tuned next week for the Einstein Coat blog update and prepare to be amazed….
