Through the marvel that is Ravelry, I spotted that a British knitter had got her hands on Riihivilla wool and was knitting mittens with it. This is the wool brand that I picked up in Helsinki in 2006, and with which I subsequently made my husband's much-loved jumper.
I emailed her, and found to my delight that Leena now does mail order to the UK through her blog. Well I couldn't resist adding buying some more Finn sheep wool to make mittens.
I bought a mitten kit designed by Leena's mother:
A multi coloured yarn selection dyed with natural dyes:
And some natural dark wool to contrast with the lighter colours I already have.
Mmm. Lovely. Leena was extremely efficient in handling my order, and I have to say that both the Finnish postal system and Royal Mail were working in harmony, as I paid for my order on Thursday morning and received it on Monday. Two working days... incredible.
The only downside is the cruel Euro exchange rate. I hadn't realised how bad it was until I did this transaction. Holidays could be very expensive this year.
1 comment:
oh GOD I wish I hadn't seen this! I am supposed to be Knitting From Stash! Those colours are soooo beautiful!
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