Bags of Knit

Much like Woot, Dizzy Sheep is a site that offers a deal a day and when things sell out then that's it until midnight brings the next deal. On occasion, both sites offer a mystery deal - a bag of something you buy sight unseen that will likely be worth at least what you paid for it, maybe more, but may also be something you would never have bought for yourself. The yarn-related "Bag of Knit" seems more like a sure thing, since it's almost guaranteed to be useful for some project, but there is the possibility of getting novelty yarn or colors you hate, so it's still a gamble. Of course, some people gets skeins of lovely cashmere, too, so you just hope you're one of the lucky ones.

So when Thanksgiving rolled around and I was still up at midnight to check the Daily Dizzy Deal, I scored 4 bags of knit. A bit excessive, I know, but I'm not always near a computer when the BoKs appear and the chances of getting something awesome seem better when you get more than 1 chance, so I splurged. Anyway, here they are in the order I opened them:

First, 2 skeins of Bristol Yarn Gallery Ashton in black Lovely DK weight, 8 ply Wool, Silk, and Alpaca. Lucky so far!

Next, 1 skein of Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine in black and 1 skein of Karabella Lace Mohair in black
Yum, Alpaca and huh... Mohair. I suppose bundling them together means Dizzy thinks I should make something that uses both yarns in the same project, but I've never worked with Mohair before so we'll see. But they're both lovely and soft - so far so good...

Next, Karabella Gossamer in a maroon-ish color with red metallicHaha, there it is, the reason I try to get more than one! It's obviously an expensive yarn, just not one I'd ever pick for myself. No idea what to do with this one, but I love red and it might work for something festive for the holidays, though maybe not something to wear.

And finally, a Bully Woolies Knit Kit in a Box for a Coin Purse.Cute and unexpected! I think it might be similar to something Sariebeth found sometime around Christmas last year, too, so maybe we can get a tiny ludistitch knit-a-long going.

All in all, I was really, really lucky! All of the black is great, even if there's some lace weight stuff in there that I'm not sure what to do with yet. Having someone pick things randomly for you is definitely a way to try to force you to use new kinds of yarn, so I'll see if I can't work some of the Bag of Knit items into some projects in the queue soon. Not that I needed more yarn, but these were some fun little pre-Christmas surprises.

P.S. We need to encourage Xandermommy and Sariebeth to come out of hiding and post again before the year is up! C'mon fellow ludistitchers, there's less than 30 days left in 2009!