Mission Falls 1824 Wool

pictish · Mission Falls 1824 Wool

Just. To. Die. For. Laughing

I've got some for my birthday - well a bit BEFORE my birthday cos I couldn't wait Razz

- and it's honestly I think the loveliest wool I've knitted with. It's the combination of the softness and the colours - especially the colours which are so rich but muted at the same time so that each one goes with every other one without anything jarring. The colours on the screen don't do ANY justice to what they are IRL.

Anyway it's an aran weight pure superwash merino - you can EVEN tumble dry it Shocked

as if you would at £5 a ball ROFL

and the guage is as it says 18/24 and is interchangeable with their cotton which comes in the same colours. It is the wool used in The Famous I-Cord Jumper from Inspired Cable Knits. I got it from The Woolly Workshop and I am knitting the stripey polo jumper from the book Recollection which you see in their ads in every Interweave mag which you can see here but with a slightly different colourway as I originally was going to do the jacket.

cazzie

I love the Mission falls patterns and colours - they on my list to treat myself to one day - look forward to progress piccies Very Happy

craftylady

That's smashing. As Cazzie says, looking forward to progress pics

Jon the Yank

Dang...that price is double what it retails for here in the US. And the shop that I work at has it on sale now for $4 a ball, so that's what? About 2 pounds sterling?

Of course, the shipping to the UK will kill you but I think it would even out.

We are getting rid of it because the owner doesn't like it. She says it's not the same as it used to be....

Jon

pictish

Goodness knows what it was like then Rolling Eyes

And £2???

Why would anyone pay Rowan and Debbie Bliss prices over there then Jon when you can knit with this and lots of other much better yarn?? Laughing

I think you would really be caught on customs/VAT/shipping but it might be worth it still Wink