Romni Wools

I went to Romni Wools today. I'm still recovering.

I've been told how big the place was and I've heard about all the wool they have...but I was completely shocked by the place. I'm just slightly claustrophobic and I was a wee bit uncomfortable in the store. Luckily it is a yarn store, another kind of store and I would have been back out the door the minute I looked inside.

I was there on a mission to buy wool to make two bags. I found the patterns and wanted to make the bags as Christmas gifts. The first is the Folded Tweed Bag by Kathy Merrick in Interweaves Knitted Gifts. The one in the book is made with Plymouth Yarns, but I learned that no one in Canada imports Plymouth yarns. So instead I bought Jo Sharp's DK Tweed. The bag will be a bit smaller than the one in the book, but it is a bag, all sizes fit, don't they. The main colour will be Paper Rose (406) with Autumn (414), Celestine (401) and Treasure (424).

The second bag is from Debbie Bliss' Fall/Winter 2009 magazine. It is the Tweed Shoulder Bag. Now, I didn't realize until I was in the store that I'd picked two patterns that use a tweed yarn. I just liked the patterns and knew that they would work for my friends. For the Tweed Shoulder Bag I bought the recommended wool, Donegal Chunky Tweed by Debbie Bliss. I found a denim blue tweed colour that should be perfect for my friend. While I was wandering around the overwhelming yarns on the first floor, I came across a beautiful chunky alpaca yarn. It was ever so soft, unfortunately it would not have the stiffness for making the bag.

So, tonight after I make dinner, I'm going to cast on the Folded Tweed bag. It was suppose to be a light worsted weight knit up on 4.5mm needles. But, as I said, I have the DK weight and I'll be using 4mm needles. Hopefully, I'll find my camera and get some pictures. I also have to update my internet provider so that loading pictures doesn't take an hour a picture.

Off to make dinner. It's chili tonight. Mmmmmmmm. Perfect for a beautiful fall day like today.