A lack of willpower (and goodies)

I found out this morning that one of the yarns on my "to try" list is being discontinued in the particular colorway I wanted (Trekking XXL, color 107). I finally decided I liked it enough to order it, and went shopping.

I feel a bit bad about my lack of willpower but I've wanted that colorway since I started knitting. So I'm terrible at sticking to a yarn diet with discontinued items.


I received some awesome packages yesterday, courtesy of the exchanges I'm doing on swapbot.

This is handdyed wool (Cascade Eco Wool) in absolutely gorgeous rose, creams and greens. It's perfect for spring- it reminds me of flowers and gardens. I don't have anything like this and I'm going to really think this over before I use it. Thank you, Paula!

I also received a package from Singapore (!!) for my international sassy sock yarn swap. My swap partner sent me some Patons Patonyle, which is incredibly soft and the colors are really pretty. I know I'll enjoy wearing these socks! Thank you, Chrissie!

Saturday Sky

I am getting a bit tired of the snow and ice here. It's gone past pretty and now it is just plain dreary. This is my Saturday sky, which seems to be how it looks everyday.

Since my skies are grey, I thought I would add a picture of something blue in honor of Project Spectrum 2.0. The colors for February and March are grey, white and blue.

I found this pretty yarn tucked away in my stash- Lorna's Laces sock yarn, called Socknitters Winter Sunset. I love how the blues change against the white.

I finished a project for a dyer's swap- I tried out the new Knitpicks Bare yarn they just brought out- it's 70% merino, 30% silk. It's fingering weight, and enough for a pair of socks. The content and gauge is exactly like their Gloss yarn, and the silk content gave it a nice sheen. I'll be mailing that out on Tuesday, and once it has been received I'll post my pictures of it.

Finally, some pictures!

My camera, finally, is working again!

I enjoyed my gorgeous Saturday sky (the first blue I've seen in about two weeks... lately everything's been in various muted tones of white and grey as it's snowed everyday).

While relaxing, snow and grey skies can also be depressing after a while. So the sun and blue skies are an instant mood lifter.

I also retrieved the pictures of the cute Knit Mit Kit Swap package I received from Terry-Jo. She made the cutest bag which has been really useful as I've been trying to bring my knitting to the office to work on during lunches . The yarn is a blend of Alpaca and Merino bulky yarn, with natural dyes. Sooo pretty! (thank you, again!)