A new favourite yarn

A few days ago I wrote about my go-to yarns. Recently, I have discovered a new yarn which will be added to my favourites, namely Tusindfryds Hverdagsuld (English: Tusindfryd's Everyday Yarn). You may remember that I just finished a colourwork sweater in that yarn. Having tested it, I went ahead and bought some more colours of it - you can see the ones I chose here.

It's a simple, sturdy wool yarn (150 m/50 g), and it comes in a very well balanced range of colours. While I do miss some of my favourite reds, blues, and purples in the colour range, I very much appreciate that the colours have been chosen so that they can be mixed and matched across the entire range of colours. You can see all the colours here. 

The yarn is nice to work with, and while it is 100% wool it becomes nice and soft already when working with it, and even more when washed. Even so, I don't expect this yarn to pill very much.

You'll have noticed that my favourite yarns are all classic wool yarns (or alpaca or silk mohair) and not fancy, hand-painted cashmere/merino blends. When I first discovered Ravelry, I - like most new Ravelers, I suppose - was amazed by all these luxury yarns that are kind of hyped on Ravelry and I did buy many of them (Posh Yarn, Malabrigo Sock, Madelinetosh, Wollmeise). However, while I do understand why these are considered luxury yarns, I have recently come to the conclusion that these are no longer for me. Quite simply, I'm not too keen on the coloured fabric that a handpainted yarn (even a semi-solid one) produce. I much prefer my yarns to be even in colour throughout. That does not mean that I prefer dead or flat colours; indeed, I'm very fond of the deep Highland/Shetland wool colourways as explained a few days ago. Obviously, you are free to disagree with me here (I know most people might), but it is kind of liberating to have come to this realization.

Anyway, if you haven't tried the Hverdagsuld yet, you should consider it.