Knitting in the middle of a hot and humid Texas summer is not always pleasurable, but small projects make it tolerable and have allowed me to continue knitting through my stash.
I’ve been wanting to use a lovely merino yarn that I bought when visiting Germany. This yarn is enriched with aloe vera and jojoba. What could possibly be better?!
The yarn is by Zitrón. I had the pleasure of visiting with the owner of the company. Zitrón is a family-owned business dedicated to making yarn especially for hand knitting. You can read more about it here.
The pattern came from Purlbee with minor modifications for the right gauge.
I have enough of this purple-black-gray yarn for another small project. Perhaps a quick beanie to match?
Agujas 
Love the yarn!!!
Me too!!
Q – Just spent 10 days in hot, humid Austin. Feel you pain. LOL!
OH, And I love your hand warmers, such a fabulous yarn and color! WOW!
Thanks Q! I hope you had fun in Austin despite the heat. Your daughter, right? So did you make it to Hill Country Weavers? Such a great LYS plus that block has such interesting eclectic shops.
I am obsessed with gradients, and this black to purple is just lush! Love the mitts 🙂
Thank you. I am so pleased with the gradient colors. They are so rich.
Your handwarmers are gorgeous! I love Zitron yarn but then being in Germany I can get it really easily.
Oh lucky you!! I still have some black Gobi and a colorful Opus 1. Maybe I will knit with the Opus next …
Love the colors! I’m dreaming of a small project in the heat but I have to catch up on my blanket…
That’s my next project. It will take so long though and I’m enjoying actually finishing a project each month.
I’ve been trying to do one square everyday so it isn’t overwhelming but when I get behind I have to put everything else down.
Beautiful blog – and beautiful yarn! A year ago I had the fortune to get six skeins of Unisono on sale from a woman in Austria (where I am) who had just stopped working as a rep for Zitron and was trying to clear her shelves. The blue variegated has already been made into gifts of a hat, a scarf, and socks. The purple that remains is earmarked for a cardigan for me.
Sounds great! I can’t wait to see the cardigan. Be sure to ping me when you finish it.