Posted on April 17th, 2006 at 10:49 am by carolyn
KnitPicks.com was having a sock yarn sale, so I had to pick some up. Yes, I’ve only knit one sock, but I have plans to knit more. I figured I should buy some cheap inexpensive sock yarn, lest I be tempted to purchase more $Schaefer Lola$ yarn (see completed sock in previous posts). The KnitPicks colors are zinna (red & yellow), flower power (multi), and yukon (blues). I also got two balls of Andean Treasure 100% baby alpaca in granite. The other ball is on the needles for a scarf.
And I also want to knit some Jess Hutch toys, so I HAD to get some colors going. There were so many cute colors in Patons Classic Wool (Merino) that I was overwhelmed and had to buy some. However, I might return them and get the Brown Sheep Lambs Pride because I like knitting with it better and it’s so soft. It’s harder to find, though. We’ll see. Here’s the Patons colors I bought:
In other news, some of my family visited this Easter weekend. Friday my brother got a call from the public defender’s office in Chicago and it looks like he may have a job. Yay! As you can see, they are very excited:
What party animals! Do you think I pooped them out too much?
Link Here | Thursday, April 20, 2006,
That KP sale makes my toes tingle. It’s a shame that they seem to be discontinuing so many nice colorways, though.
You mentioned to me that you don’t have a swift or ball winder yet. Here’s the plastic swift I’ve been using for the past year or so:
http://www.ami-itoya.com/ca/
Click the KURIMAKI link on the home page… the $40 Canadian works out to about $35.12 USD today. They have some lovely yarns, too.
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