Mystery solved!
Thanks for your comments yesterday! I agree that it's the best route to hunt down that yarn and keep on truckin'; it's just hard to want to do that when you're cranky and sick-feeling and frustrated in general.
I sent out some feelers yesterday to folks carrying J&S yarn, searching for that darn elusive clover color.
The first person to respond was Jo-Anne of Four Seasons Knitting, who had an interesting tidbit of information that I can't seem to find in the Sweaters From Camp book: not every yarn used is Jamieson & Smith. Some of it is Jamieson's Spinning of Shetland yarn. It figures; the color I was looking for had a number of "S596," a different format from J&S yarn.
Now, don't you think this info would've been a nice addition to the book?
Although I won't be ordering from Jo-Anne (she only has three balls in stock and I'm too impatient for special ordering), I encourage you to pay a visit to her shop. We oughta buy from such knowledgable people!
I wanted to buy locally, but then I realized that I've never seen Jamieson's yarn in person. Jamieson & Smith, yes - The Yarnery and Yarn Cafe have some of that (and probably Sheepy Yarn Shoppe, but I've only been there once and can't recall). One of the sites that popped up in my original search was Two Swans Yarns, so I placed my order with them. The yarn was quite inexpensive, and I got free shipping (that includes, um, some Lorna's Laces that I threw in - like I need more sock yarn!). Great prices on everything, actually. We'll see how the service is.
So, Crichton is on hold until I can get that clover. In the meantime, I cast on for my Sockapaloooza sock, the retro rib pattern. I tried my own thing, but neither of my ideas worked with the yarn, so I'll go with something simpler. (Too bad it makes me feel really boring!)
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