This weekend marks the 35th birthday of The Yarnery! Woo Hoo!
They celebrated with a bit of fanfare. Kim and I heard the word “freebie” and dashed right over!  I did take part in a small amount of stash enhancement. I am not one to buy for the sake of buying; I do have specific projects in mind.
The red is Cascade 220 in Ruby (color #9404) for the Chinese Lace Pullover. As I said before, I see it in Chinese lacquer red and this is it. This yarn is heavier than what is called for, which I will take advantage of by knitting a slightly smaller size (?). We’ll see once the swatching begins*. (The book I purchased just to have).
That darned Brooklyn Tweed dude sucked me into this!Â
It’s a huge doily, turned into a feather and fan throw.  I could not help myself! It is made using the very heavy weight Cascade Eco Wool and size 10-1/2 needles. BT’s color is taupier than mine, which is more of an oatmeal shade (color#8016). There were several colors that I liked so it was hard to choose.
We also received a free gift with purchase :):
Very cute thrummed mittens. These should be fun to knit once winter draws nigh.Â
So now the guilts are starting to set in. It is very tempting to start one of these new projects.  I do have two whips in process, so I really should work on those… 😉
I still have 0% voice. It was so funny on Thursday at Panera’s. I went up to the counter to order. My knitting peep, Linda, was at the counter already and spoke up for me, “She can’t talk.” The guy says, “Oh, that’s no problem. I know sign,” and starts doing sign language! Linda and I just stared at the dude. “She can’t TALK — but she CAN hear!!” Jeez, we laughed!
And that brings me full circle to last Thursday’s post.  I really appreciate all of your kind words and encouragement. Sharing this blog with Sally has helped me strive with my knitting and has exposed me to too many new projects, many great ideas and wonderful uber-cyber-friends.   Â
* I started swatching 🙁 — I’m so naughty!
Susan- You don’t need to have a voice to shop in a LYS.
Especially when there are free gifts to be had.
I would’ve been so there!
Comment by Lorraine — August 25, 2007 @ 6:32 pm
Monogamy is over-rated 😉 Though it is nice to have something finished when you need something to wear!
Comment by Marina — August 25, 2007 @ 7:02 pm
You ARE naughty. Thank goodness I already knit a feather and fan shawl, so I’m not really tempted by the Brooklyn Tweed thing. Otherwise, I might be.
I have yarn for two new projects. One of them I can’t talk about — it will be stealth knitting b/c it’s a gift. The other is Zephyr laceweight in Cinnabar. Yes, it’s another shawl.
I’ll blog about that and the progress I’ve made on my Silver Belle tomorrow.
Comment by surly — August 25, 2007 @ 8:03 pm
Brooklyn Tweed sucked me up with that one also – luckily I don’t have yarn in the house to start that one. I want to use it as a totally impractical table cloth for our small dining room table.
How is Cat’s new book?
Comment by michelle — August 25, 2007 @ 9:01 pm
Giant doily I will knit too! Just gime a minute 😀
Comment by Laritza — August 25, 2007 @ 10:51 pm
Jared is a bad, bad Brooklyn boy…
Comment by Karen B. — August 26, 2007 @ 9:04 pm