What yarn diet....?

 

 

Haus of Yarn loot

I was absent last week because I was visiting with relatives from out of town, but I'm back now to share some more stashy goodness.

I've decided not to be on a yarn diet anymore. It just wasn't working out for me, and besides, it's not like my stash is so huge that it's putting me into bankruptcy or anything. There are simply too many great yarns out there that I'm dying to try! I'm still working hard on finishing my projects and diminishing the stash, but I just can't live by the hard and fast rules of not buying any yarn at all.

First off, I finally made my first trip to my LYS, Haus of Yarn, and I LOVED it!! I have to admit that I was a little overwhelmed by all of the yarn that was before me, everyone was so nice and helped me find what I was looking for (thank you, "putasockonit" a fellow Raveler!). My reason for just HAVING to go yesterday was that I saw on the HoY website that they had a really awesome pattern for the "Swirl Shawl" from Jojoland. I fell in love and it looked like it was a lot of fun to make, so I picked up 3 balls to make the scarf. I also got a hank of Chameleon Colorworks' Bambino to make a fun pair of socks. I got the color "Briar Rose" and I was having such a hard time choosing between it and "October", so I'll probably go back soon and get that one as well. It was also cool to meet a fellow Raveler in the flesh, and she is sooo nice and helpful. I envy her sock yarn stash. :)

 

Loopy Ewe goodies

Earlier this week, it was time to discover what all the fuss was about The Loopy Ewe. I had heard about how everyone was so friendly and about the little shopping perks, so I wanted to see for myself. One trip to their website and I was in love! It's a sock knitter's paradise. The shipping was indeed very fast, and the little extras were even better than promised. I ordered a keychain sock blocker for making tiny little socks with leftover sock yarn, and a notebook that has all sorts of space for needle inventory, favorite sock yarns, and writing down sock recipients' measurements and favorite colors. I placed my order on Wednesday, and it was here by yesterday morning. My second order is already on the way. :)

I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend last week. I didn't get as much knitting done as I wanted to (if any) so I'm making up for it by knitting my brains out this weekend. It's nice and rainy today thanks to Hurricane Gustav, so it's perfect for staying inside and relaxing. Hopefully I can finish dad's mask/hat. I'm one inch of stockinette away from getting to shape the eyeholes, so wish me luck!

Happy knitting everyone!

~t.

Comments

[putasockonit]

Thanks for the kind words!!

Also, I'm sure you will be a Loopy Groupie just like me one day.