Yarn Thoughts

A little late

Are you sick of hearing about Rhinebeck yet?  How awesome it was and how everyone always wishes they could have brought another $100?

Well Rhinebeck WAS awesome.  And I wish I could have brought another $100 :)  My yarn purchases were actually pretty modest, a skein of Malabrigo Rasta that's already knitted into a teacher gift!  Who's better than me?  Honestly, I was so excited for the yarn and the pattern (a simple cabled hat) that I just couldn't wait.

 

It's just gorgeous yarn.  How can you not want to knit with it?  It's like buttah I tell you, buttah.  Soft, luscious buttah.  Even my five year old who is very sensitive says "it's not pokey, it's soft" when I made him rub it on his neck.  If that's not a stellar testimonial I don't know what it is.

Next I got Holiday Yarns Flock Sock in Bubblegum.  This booth was a riot of color, tons and tons of yarns, many of them self striping.  I am a total sucker for pink and I really want some pink socks.  These will be the next pair of socks I knit!

And finally, the yarn I wished I bought last year and looked forward to all year long...

Four Play by Brooks Farm Yarn. 

 

My friend Heather got this last year and knit a really great scarf called the Marching Columns scarf, and she used just one skein.  This yarn really grows once it's blocked and her scarf is so soft and pretty, I've wanted one all year long.  The pattern isn't available online just now but I'll see if I can get it posted once I knit the scarf.

Tomorrow starts Nanoblopomo (I think I have too many letters, whatevs).  I'm going to fortify myself with the kid's Halloween candy for the challenge ahead!

I got distracted

Since my last post I have:

-gifted the embroidery and forgot to take a picture.  Maybe my recipient would send me one?

- camped at Rhinebeck, rocked at Rhinebeck, love and miss Rhinebeck

-knitted mittens for Rhinebeck that I didn't finish till two weeks AFTER but didn't need anyways

-actually bought yarn at Rhinebeck and knitted it into a complete FO already!

-today I went to Stitches, what a blast

Seeing as I have been so productive and busy and I have so much to share I am going to participate in Nanoblopomo or what ever it is.  Basically I'm going to blog everyday in November. It may be a quick dash from the iphone with a cell picture, but I will post.  I may even buy that trendy Hipstamatic program all the cool bloggers use to pretend like they're not really blogging from their phones :)

I have been interested in hat construction for a long time and I think after I finish the two cowls I have lined up I'm think of a top-down hat in sock yarn.  Something different.  Maybe with an interesting rib or even a lace pattern.  Who knows?

But I'm back from my mini hiatus of writing and I'm ready to jump in with both feet to November.  September was a drag, a slog along month as I got acclimated to having my first kindergartener and my husband and in college.  That was way more personally challenging than I expected.  It kind of really kicked my ass.  I was over tired, over stressed and under organized.  Then we caught our stride and October flashed by in a wink.

November is the beginning of the holiday season and I LOVE it.  The whole busyness, excitement and anticipation of the next two months up till Kristmas are my most favorite times of the year.  It's perfect knitting weather and I still haven't had to turn my heat on yet, but we are getting mighty close!

 

Now is not the time

What should I write about?

The embroidery project I haevn't finished or gifted?

The black watchcap I haven't finished?

The neat cabled mittens I totally f@#$ed up and ripped back and are now plain and are nowhere near being done?

MEH.

How about that my tendinitis is so freaking achy right now that I don't think I'll be able to crichet for months?

I  could show you photos of piles of laundy, mountians of clutter and cobwebs that have become Halloween decorations.

Thank goodness Rhinebeck is this weekend.  TWO DAYS.  I have a cabin, friends and money all at the ready and I'm all set to bliss out and get high on wool fumes.  Maybe then I'll quit my bitching and have something decent to share!