How odd: I started writing the previous sock post with the intention of showing you the March Opal subscription box (when it finally arrived - I was beginning to think it had gotten lost on the way) and then I clean forgot! I don't know how that happened and I didn't even notice until it popped into my head just now.
"Did I even post about the yarn box?"
I went on my blog to look and no, I didn't post about the yarn box.
I'm posting about the yarn box now.
There are lots of bright, fun and cheerful colours in this one and I love them all. (The blue speckly one maybe least but it's still nice - I think I'll chose a solid to go with it and make the Little One a new Flax Light sweater.)
The red-white-green-grey one on the right looks interesting - I'm curious to see how it knits up. As it is it makes me think of Christmas but the knitted fabric might give off a completely different vibe.
I'm pretty sure the red-ish one and the blue-yellow-purple one on the right are two different colourways of the same design (which makes me think they might be a preview of an upcoming collection) but I can only be really sure when I've knitted them both - I do fancy that I'm getting quite good at "reading" balls of yarn but it's a little more difficult with designs that have lots of narrow stripes. It's easy to mix them up and get confused - haha!
Anyway, there you have it. I love these boxes so much, I can hardly tell you... I feel so incredibly lucky and blessed to have a husband how appreciates my sock knitting and indulges my addiction. (There are worse things to be addicted to...)
And I have to thank my mother-in-law for this box especially because she paid for it as my birthday present. ♥
(My birthday is on March 10th - same as Dyan Reaveley's who is my favourite artist and Remus Lupin who is my favourite male Potterverse character - funny, isn't it?)
Lots of love to you! xxx
P.S.: If you want to know more about my Opal subscription boxes, look here. I usually tell you in my sock posts what yarn/brand I've used for each pair, I'll do that with the Opal box yarns too as well as mentioning what box the yarn was in - I'm not doing that to make you feel miserable about not being able to get your hands on it, on the contrary: I'm doing that because I know what it feels like to see a sock made with beautiful yarn but whoever posted the picture didn't say what yarn/brand was used and then I spend ages searching for it.
Not only does it help me to keep track of things (I'm weird about my need to keep track of the socks I made) but I hope it also helps you to either search for a specific yarn or to move on with your life in case it's a subscription box exclusive and you won't be able to buy it anyway.
I don't use the feature myself but I think you can keep a stash list on ravelry where people also offer yarn they don't want for sale or swaps. Maybe it's worth having a look there every now and then...? You might find some treasures (as in colourways you've always wanted but missed when they were available and now they're out of stock everywhere).