Down at ye olde yarn store, we got in some amazing new yarns. Honestly, it takes a lot for me to be impressed, but I was so impressed that I immediately went looking for a pattern so I would have an excuse to play with this one.

It’s from Alchemy Yarns, but this yarn is so new it’s not up at their website yet. The name is “Migration” and it’s made out of 70% wool and 30% silk. The 50 gram skein is 170 yards, so two are enough for a nice scarf. It’s softly spun; reminicent of Brown Sheep Handpaint Originals (one of my old favorites). You’ll notice the name of the yarn matches the names of the colors. Here are the colors at the shop:

The Boss Lady said that the reason why we have the yarn was the luscious scarf that was shown off at the Last Big Yarn Show (I believe it was TNNA, but my memory is hazy since I didn’t get to go ;-). The pattern is called Homeward Bound scarf and it’s really (really, really, really) easy. There’s only one set of three stitches that are repeated on both sides of the scarf. What’s better? No purling! Here’s how far I’ve gotten in just a couple of days (one skien complete):

Here are the colors close up. This is done on size 7 needles. You can tell the stripes are pretty wide. I think this yarn would make a perfect hat or a decadent sweater.

Even just working on it every few days (while watching The Tudors, Raines, Blood Ties and Gray’s Anatomy) I should be done in a few weeks at most. You’ve really got to touch this yarn to believe it. Stop you by your LYS and check it out.

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