I don't go out of my way to buy yarn everywhere I go, but when we were wandering through the tourist shops in Skagway and happened upon the Qiviut Boutique I did take a look. I mean, it's a shop targeting tourists so it's not likely to be the cheapest, but there was a chance that the Qiviuk there would be a little less expensive than what finds it's way further south to things like Stitches Midwest, right? Yeah, it seems that pure Qiviuk is rare enough that it's expensive pretty much everywhere. But they did have two baskets full of a few colors of a blend that was discontinued and although I left them behind at first I did end up going back to the shop to bring a few home with me before we left.
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| 15% Qiviuk, 80% Merino, 5% Mulberry Silk |
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Like any discount basket, it was full of odd colors that probably weren't the first to sell -- some pale lime green and sort of rosy peachy pinks, but there were a couple that were more neutral. I hesitated between the pale grey and the natural and finally settled on the natural. I didn't really want to try to mix and match colors when I wasn't sure what project I would use them for or what yardage I would need.
And different ball bands had different yardage info, so I'm not entirely sure exactly how much I have. Some bands said 144.94, some said 217 yards, some had 217 yards and were crossed out or taped over with 144.94, and
Ravelry claims 217 yards. So I have somewhere between 434.82 and 651 yards, either of which seemed plenty for something light and soft, so I decided not to worry about it.
I have a feeling these might turn into some sort of loose scarf someday, but I'm not ready to get to that just yet. For now the yarn itself is the souvenir.
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