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The Rest Arrives

The rest of my order from Darn Good Yarn that my friend B sponsored arrived; let's see how I made out.

For the reclaimed silk yarn stash builder I received nineteen hanks and cakes of beautiful yarn as well as a mystery set of stitch markers, a free silk scarf and one of their Darn Good Yarn zip bags.

I was surprised and thrilled to get three more cakes of sport weight silk yarn in Enchanted Lagoon, three more DK weight hanks in Rose Blossom, and three more worsted weight hanks in Winterberry. I now have enough of those three to make some nice-size projects.

I also received two cakes of sport weight silk yarn in Icicle and Gumdrop, and two hanks of blue and purple silk yarn with no labels that appear to be fingering and sport weight.

The scarf is very pretty. I'm also delighted by my mystery stitch marker set, which features cats of all colors.

In a separate package that I forgot to photograph came the last item in my order, this hand-dyed yarn I fell in love with called Bed of Roses. It's not quite as dark as it looked on the web site listing, which honestly I prefer. Hand-dyed yarns often look different depending on the batch, so keep that in mind whenever you order them.

I think Darn Good Yarn provides excellent value for whatever mystery item you may choose to order. The amount of yarn in their stash builder is generous and of a wonderful variety. I'm looking forward to working with everything I received. Thanks again to B for funding this DGY adventure!

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