Better late than never.

Way back in August, I went to Hong Kong - and of course bought some yarn. Not a lot since I was there less than a week. And all the yarn is Japanese... not that I'm complaining. It's a bit anti-climatic since I've already shown a FO knit with some of it, but I'm going to post pics of boths sets anyway.

First, the Diacity "For Men". Why is it for men? I have no idea, but the colours are perfect for the Grandpa Scarves I'm making for Christmas. The picture came out a bit dark - the one on the top right is actually navy blue. 50g balls of non-scratchy worsted wool. With the exchange rate, they worked out to about $3.00 each.



The other yarn was a bit more expensive. More like $6.50 per ball. But I think it was worth it. I'm still getting used to The Boy's camera, and this photo really doesn't do the yarn justice at all. It shows the colours pretty well, but it missed the shimmer completely. I should probably try again, but I don't know if I will. You can see what I mean here. It's a wool/nylon/mohair blend, and when I finally get around to making SnB Nation's Hurry Up Spring Armwarmers, this is what I'm going to use. I'll definitely have some leftover, but that's as far as I've planned.



Both yarns are made by the same company - Diakeito. I'd love to see these yarns turn up here, because I've loved what I've seen (and had no complaints working with the Diacity). I'm sure it's in North America somewhere, but so far I've had no luck finding it in Vancouver.