For my recent birthday, I self-indulgently bought myself two kinds of really cool specialty yarns:
Habu Textile’s Wool Stainless Steel A-148
It’s a thread-thin yarn which feels soft like wool, but has a memory. You can essentially finger-block it on the needles to whatever 3-d shape that you want. It’s very cool, and it’s a natural for making jewelry and other artsy accessories, but I’ll post more on my adventures with it another time.
Today I want to talk more about the other specialty yarn that I bought myself: