Twisted Delight

One might think this is a post about soft serve ice cream but if you regularly read Knitting: A Love Story you know it will be about my favorite LYS, online shop, newsletter and the amazing Twisted Ladies.  You would know this is going to be about Twisted Fiber Art.  

These are some of the amazing colorways and gorgeous cakes I have collected during the past year.  I love everything about TFA.  I love the Clubs where I get to receive colorways which have never been seen and might never be put in the rotation.  I love the archived colorways which may not be dyed again. (That always makes me sad and anxious forcing  me to buy, buy, buy because I won't be able to purchase again.  This is obviously one of the ways my yarn stash grows.)  I love the email newsletters.  Many, many times I have seen something in a newsletter that I can't resist.  I discovered something right before Christmas that I really loved; the Twisted Fiber Art Grab Bag.  I bought two grab bags, one for Kathy and one for me.  But I didn't look at either.  I wrapped them both up and gave them to Kathy.  When Kathy opened the gift, she had to decided which one she wanted and which she would give to me WITHOUT LOOKING AT WHAT WAS IN THE GRAB BAG!  She unwrapped the gift, opened the box, held both for a while then gave one to me and kept one for herself.  We broke open our packages and this is what I got.

This is Opulent which is 50% silk and 50% merino in the colorway Mirage. If a little silk makes a fiber feel better imagine what 50% silk will do.  This has a, well what exactly do I want to say?  It has a, an, a, an OPULENT feel.  I can't even imagine the beauty of the drape when this incredible fiber has been knit.  I do have an idea of how I'm going to use this.  When I go to Knit 'N Purl this next week, I am going to look for a solid color and make Frozen Lake.  I will show you a picture of Frozen Lake at the end.

Both of these cakes are in colorway Dawn (I love it, love it, love it!) with the left side a large Arial which is 100% merino and the right side medium Tasty which is 80% merino, 10% cashmere and 10% nylon.  I don't have a clue what this will become but I do know I love it.  "I don't know much but I know I love you and would be all I need to know."  In case you don't recognize it, that is a song lyric.  I don't remember who or what, but it just seemed perfect.

This is small Tasty in Mirage.  This is the same colorway as the Opulent.  I love them both.

Last but certainly not least is Kabam! cupcake in Silver Lining.  Now let's see what was in Kathy's grab bag.

Please notice something about Kathy's picture.  She has a real camera with experience at taking real pictures so her colors are perfect.  I wish I would have put all of mine together after seeing this.  The cake and skein in the upper right hand corner are Bounty in LeCirque and Tasty classic striping in LeCirque.  They are stunning.  In the middle low is Yummy in colorway Rendezvous.  Touching Rendezvous is Arial in Bliss.  Above Bliss is Bounty in Classic Striping.

Santa was so good to us.  Without even seeing what was in each grab bag, Kathy gave us each what we liked best.  Amazing!  It is a sure thing the TFA Grab Bag will become a Christmas tradition.

​I promised to show you Frozen Lake.  Well, here it is knit in colorway Mermaid classic striping.  

Isn't this absolutely amazing!?!?!?! I didn't even remember buying the Mermaid but I found the Frozen Lake pattern (I saw it on Pinterest and bought it on Ravelry) and was looking through my stash to see if I had anything that would do it justice.  There was Mermaid.  I don't know if I bought it at a Fiber Expo or online from TFA or if it magically appeared in my stash.  I prefer the magic.  Mermaid and magic just go together.  It was obvious that Mermaid and Frozen Lake were meant to be.  The black is Berrocco Ultra Alpaca Lite.  That is my go to black yarn to mix with fingering or dk weights.  Maybe I'll do a post soon on why.  Once again Twisted Fiber Art has provided me with much joy AND an addition to Knitting: A Love Story.  If you haven't visited Twisted Fiber Art website, you really need to AND buy some of this uniquely beautiful yarn.  Careful though.  It is addictive.