Yesterday was a very cool day :) Not, you know, in any spectacular, life-changing fashion but in a quiet, incredibly pleasant and productive way.
First, I stopped in at the mill store and found a lot of lovely things - oh man - you can’t beat good timing :)
There was this:
Marigold 4 ply wool in one of my very favorite colors :)
And this:
Scheepjeswol washable worsted weight, 5 balls. Granted the colors is a little bright, but there are no green tones in it which is what decided me :) Sunny I can deal with :)
Chabotte Numero Quatre (on the left) and Petrouchka (on the right). The NQ is very soft, winter white washable wool. The Petrouchka is also washable, a slightly more rustic hand and more of a cream color. Both of these are tentatively slated for the dye pot :)
There were also three unlabeled balls of a worsted weight red - a real, true red. It’s not wool, at least not entirely, but it sure is pretty. But what really blew me over the edge was this:
Froehlich Wolle Special Blauband sock wool! Two matching balls, complete with additional reinforcement yarn for the heels and toes. I had read about this stuff bur never seen it before. All of this incredible largesse was in the bargain bin for $1/ball. Whee - sometimes the universe just likes you!
Then I finished the back of the Seeds sweater which matches the front perfectly. Okay, I know I’m being a bit silly, but front and back are the same length (always a good thing), the bind-offs are neat and the corners square. And (and I was just a little concerned about this) the side-slits don’t gap unattractively when I put the sweater on. For a first knitted sweater, I’m pretty pleased! I started the first sleeve last night and am hoping to make quick progress towards finishing.
I also finished the Pagoda Hat :)
This is an adult sized hat and is quite warm as I stranded a piece of mohair with the wool. I recommend the top down construction method - I know it’s not a reasonable conclusion - but it seems to go so much more quickly that the bottom up method!
Finally, last, but absolutely not least, Chatters was great last night. Well, it always is, but it was especially pleasant as people dropped in to share holidays greetings and best wishes.
There really should be more days like this :)
Yarnpath and Chatters will be taking next week off for holiday indulgences and so forth. I’ll see you all again on New Year’s Day, 2007! Thank you all for reading and sharing your comments and suggestions this year - you are all worth your weight in gold :) I hope with all my heart that your holidays are warm and happy and that your new years are productive, enlightening and kind.
See you then!
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oh my, you must have been a *very* good girl this year to come across such bargains- i made a quick foray into tuesday morning the other day, thinking i might come across something nice in the yarn bin, and what to my wondering eyes should appear but… fun fur and eyelash oddities!!
congrats on the sweater successes and i love the pagoda hat- that is neat-
i wish you and yours, and all the chatters (i will eventually get all my ducks in a row aka my family silenced and less demanding on thursday night and join in on the fun) a grand holiday season with a productive and healthy new year to come-
stay happy-
Wow! A great day to go to the mill store. My LYS was the US distributor for the Blauband sock yarn—I love that stuff, and have.. um… a bit of it stashed. And it looks like your needles have been smokin’! Have a wonderful holiday.
Barb - I never never been a very good girl but I’m grateful the fates happened to be looking the other way yesterday :)
Rob - I’m thrilled to be ale to try the stuff - and the solid color (seems to be rare in sock yarn in these parts) will enable me to use even a complicated stitch pattern and not have it obscured! Yipee!
Robbyn, all the best for the holiday season and a happy and healthy New Yearin 2007. Hope you enjoy more travels next year. Sorry the time difference doesn’t let me join the Chatters, but I’m definitely with you in spirit! Anne
Anne - Thanks for your good wishes. I’ve been thinking about doing an additional chatters at a more agreeable time for Europeans. We’ll see how things work out in the new year!
What a great yarn haul! Here’s wishing you and yours a prosperous and happy new year!
Opal - Thanks - You can’t believe how lucky I felt! I hope you too have a bright and wonderful New Year!
