Cavendish close-up

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Originally uploaded by sisterknitter.

I could knit with Noro Kureyon all the time. I am entranced by the stripy effect and the width of the Cavendish meant that you more or less got one colour per stripe.
I used up my spare and precious stash of black Cash Iroha, which I found in the John Lewis clearance basket in January. I used Berocco Lazer FX (from eBay) on the odd row and black eyelash to add some interest and break up the Kureyon.
The Kureyon came from all over the place - eBay; John Lewis and Creations in Turnham Green, west London which had the widest selection of Kureyon that I've ever seen in England.

I never realised what a raw deal British knitters got until I went to New England, where it seemed as if every town had a yarn shop with an unimaginable selection of colours and materials.

In England, you have to make a special trip to a big department store to see the same old, same old selection of Rowan and Jaeger. Adventurous knitters have to take their chances on eBay.