Last week, I received my order from Doodlebug Yarn's Malabrigo sale: Top to bottom: Malabrigo Worsted in Cognac and Natural, Arroyo in Plomo. A pretty modest haul, yes, but this is me trying to avoid buying more yarn when I already have a very healthy stash to knit from. Plus, I have a lot of Finito squirreled away for a rainy day; I fell in love with it last year and bought skeins of several different colors. Of the six skeins I am hoarding, I've decided to pull out one for this year's Malabrigo March celebration. Here is my plan for next month: 1. Finito in Coffee Toffee: Waiting for Spring mitts for the General Accessory KAL . I might try to convert this pattern into mittens! 2. Arroyo in Plomo: some sort of top-down cropped cardigan (I might DIY it since I haven't found a pattern that matches what I have in mind) for the General Sweater KAL. 3. Malabrigo Worsted in Cognac and Natural: Maple the Moose from Crocheted Softies for the General Cro...
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