Italian stash: Part Two

Well, I've mentioned some of the types of yarn I acquired in Bergamo: cotton yarn for my placemat project and wool/dralon yarn for my attempt at reproducing a mola-type design in knitting. I also bought six balls (two of each color combination) of Ciao yarn by Filatura di Crosa. They are a blend of quite a bit of stuff: 40% acetate, 11.5% viscose, 11.5% ramié, 28% wool, 7% cotton and 2% nylon. It's cool because you have a main color (blue, green, or beige) and lots of other random bits of colors throughout. I know there are lots of yarns like this. But this is one I bought... ^^ And it feels so soft... I bought it because I liked the way they looked and because they were on sale.... No exact plans for them, except a few balls are destined for a scarf for my own private photographer, who has taken a lot of the pictures that appear on this blog... My friend Hugo (i.e., private photographer) is an excellent photographer. He only does it as a hobby, but I am constantly impressed by his photographs and find them just fabulous. You can find more of his photography at Flickr by searching under the name "Gurugo". Or you can go directly to his photos via this link: Gurugo at Flickr.com. But more of his work will show up here, I'm sure!

The final part of my Italy stash came in the form of a birthday gift. My friend and fellow historical linguist Nynke was attending the same conference as me and presented me with these two balls of yarn at the conference dinner. Both balls of yarn were produced by Ornaghi Filati. The red one in the back is called Real Baby and is pure new wool. It's very thin and soft. The colorful one in the front is called Scenic and is a 70% acrylic, 25% new wool and 5% polyamid blend. It has a lot of colors, as you can see, and the thickness of the yarn seems to change throughout the ball. It's also nice and soft! I have no plans for either of these at the moment... Suggestions are welcome... They'll just stay in my stash and play with the other skeins, hanks and balls of yarn until I figure out what to do with them all!