Part of any fibre enthusiast’s hobby is an appreciation of yarn. Choose two yarns that you have either used, are in your stash or which you yearn after and capture what it is you love or loathe about them.
This is my current collection of the yarn Bugga! by The Sanguine Gryphon. I received it in exchange for knitting two pairs of socks, a pair of knee-highs, a hat, and some fingerless mittens. All in Bugga as well, so I also have the leftover from those projects. I did not pay for any of this yarn (or, I did, but with my time), which is good because I’m pretty sure the total cost of my Bugga collection is more than anything else in my stash.
I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: I. Love. This. Yarn.
It’s soft, squooshy, gorgeous colors, sturdy, machine-washable, and a wonderful ply. It makes AMAZING socks. It also makes great hats. The fabric knit up on 1’s is gloriously thick and sturdy. I FUCKING LOVE THIS YARN. If I had to pick one yarn to knit for the rest of my life, it would be this one. For sure. I want a billion pairs of socks knit in this yarn. As well as 57 hats and 16 sweaters and 9 scarves and 26 pairs of gloves.
Unfortunately, those six skeins are all I’ve got as I can’t really afford more. Sad. Fortunately, I can usually find a WWFY swap that involves Bugga and that makes me happy.
This is another yarn I got through a WWFY swap. It’s JaggerSpun Zephyr Wool-Silk 4/8, a beautiful dk blend of wool and silk. I’ve never worked with this yarn. I have no idea what it looks like knit up. But oh my damn, I can’t wait to knit it. I also have four skeins of it in purple, which is enough to do exactly nothing with, but it is also gorgeous. Not as pretty as the blue (aptly named Aegean Blue), but still pretty.
I think I’ll knit the blue up as a pair of gloves. The twist is pretty tight (a yarn after my own heart–I love a tight twist), and it’s OH SO SHINY that I think it would hold up well.
Unfortunately, this is another yarn I can’t really afford. Being a poor college student fixing to graduate, the only yarns I can REALLY afford are the ones I can frog from $3 sweater from the thrift store. And I mean, I do find some pretty good stuff that way. My favorites include a bright green lace weight silk/cotton blend and a beige linen/cotton blend. It’s also a really cheap source of 100% wool.
Still. Sometimes you just want the shiny stuff.
Stitch, Brinn, Stitch! 
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March 28, 2011 at 10:17 am
Vanessa
What I love most about this week is all the yarn porn that’s getting posted in the blogosphere.
I love those yarns. So pretty and so shiny!
March 28, 2011 at 12:17 pm
alexandra
“bugga” (said with an english accent) that it’s so expensive! The blue/turquoise colour is indeed luscious.
March 28, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Voie de Vie
I was just writing in a post that Bugga is yet another yarn on my must-try list. So.Much.Fiber. So.Little.Time. (and money).
BTW, love the fact that your stash doesn’t fit on the kitchen floor. Thanks for making me feel good. 🙂
March 28, 2011 at 3:18 pm
bsveum
Bugga is seriously A.MA.ZING.
March 28, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Claire
As an English girl a yarn called Bugga makes me laugh. Looks really gorgeous though!
March 28, 2011 at 9:44 pm
AC
I fucking love that you swear in your blog. I have a potty mouth, and I sometimes feel a little guilty (I know my mom reads my blog).
March 30, 2011 at 10:26 am
anjig
I’ve heard amazing things about Bugga, though I haven’t tried it myself. And there’s Skinny Bugga too, which is more of a true fingering weight. And I think Gryphon is planning to come out with a heavier Bugga version?