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... yarns that epitomize "sartorially sexy":

Sexy Thing #1:

Clapotis in cashmere. She's FINISHED, ladies and gentlemen! It was actually below freezing today at noon but my neck was toasty warm in the snuggly soft caress of this scarf!

I've still got in on now as I type. The cashmere is so soft, I may never want to part with it. I used 3 skeins in Water Lillies for this and followed the pattern to the letter apart from (using my yarn and) using US 6 (4.0 mm) needles -- and I still had about half a ball left over. I suppose I could have made the scarf a bit longer, but she's already about 60 inches long, measured from point to point, which for me works splendidly.

And now, Sexy Thing #2:

SILK.

You are about to get a special sneak peek at some new things I'm planning to introduce early in the new year: a line of silks. These here are 100% Tussah silk, from silk worms raised in the tropical wilderness which produce a wonderfully textured silk that is feather light and soft to the touch -- silky soft, you might say! So, for your viewing pleasure, here are the results of some of the very first silk colour trials, which I'm quite pleased with! --

Briar Rose:



Cirque:

Coco:



and Plankton:


Now the needles and I are going to give the silks a good fondle.

Happy knitting, all! :)