Thursday, April 05, 2007
Due to some extra financial commitments, I have been trying very hard not to indulge in serious yarn additions to the household lately. I've slipped a couple of times. Once was with a friend, who was destashing. How can I not help a friend in need (of space)? So I bought a shopping bag full of cones of yarn, about 5 different yarns, extremely resonably priced. I rationalized. The mystery shawl 6 is being knitted out of one of those cones. See, I'm knitting from the stash...
Then, someone wrote on their blog (I think it was Cara, don't recall) about a purchase they had made from a seller in Australia, The Knittery. Naturally, I went to look at their site and WOW! fell in love with their colors. Yes, I bought some. Received the yarns in about 5 or 6 days, which amazed me no end. Very nice service. Gorgeous yarn. Here they are.
This is the most delicious, happiest, smiley-est color combination (and so soft).
2 skeins of merino cashmere sock yarn - "Orange Blossoms" - pretty accurate color.
1 skein of Merino 4ply "Orchid" - the color on this one disappointed me a little. It is very beautiful, don't get me wrong. But I expected it to be more muted from the picture on their web site. I'm still happy though.
2 skeins of silk merino 2ply "Lakeside Flora" - the green on this is a little warmer, a little yellower, in real life.
1 skein of merino 4ply "Passionfruit" - pretty accurate color.
1 skein of merino 4ply "Earth" - this is a lot greener in real life (darkish green)
Now, for the time to knit!
Then, someone wrote on their blog (I think it was Cara, don't recall) about a purchase they had made from a seller in Australia, The Knittery. Naturally, I went to look at their site and WOW! fell in love with their colors. Yes, I bought some. Received the yarns in about 5 or 6 days, which amazed me no end. Very nice service. Gorgeous yarn. Here they are.
This is the most delicious, happiest, smiley-est color combination (and so soft).
2 skeins of merino cashmere sock yarn - "Orange Blossoms" - pretty accurate color.
1 skein of Merino 4ply "Orchid" - the color on this one disappointed me a little. It is very beautiful, don't get me wrong. But I expected it to be more muted from the picture on their web site. I'm still happy though.
2 skeins of silk merino 2ply "Lakeside Flora" - the green on this is a little warmer, a little yellower, in real life.
1 skein of merino 4ply "Passionfruit" - pretty accurate color.
1 skein of merino 4ply "Earth" - this is a lot greener in real life (darkish green)
Now, for the time to knit!
Monday, March 26, 2007
How was your weekend?
As an introduction to this post, let me clarify that both my husband and I are going for masters degrees. He works full time on one job, and 3/4s time on a second job, on the weekends. I work full time on one job only. I owe 3 long papers and 1 short one. He owes a few too.
Because of my obsession with doing well in school, I’ve learnt that I cannot knit while the semester is on. Every time I’ve attempted to do so has resulted in disaster. For example, I knit a whole shawl and neglect to work on a paper, or do the required reading for the week. Whatever.
Last Wednesday was the spinning group meeting. Should I go? Could I go? There is a short paper due on Friday for the Dewey class and I haven’t started writing it yet. Well, I’ll stay late on Thursday and handle it. I missed the February meeting due to a paper deadline (which I met, by the way, yay) and decided that no way was I missing March. Also, I was looking forward to meeting a famous blogger who joined the group. (It turned out she was sick and couldn't go. There's always April.) So I went, had a great time and filled my head with all kinds of fibery ideas from seeing other people's work and talking to everyone.
Now, on the weekends, that’s when I usually do my studying and writing. During the week, it becomes too hectic. I usually get home after 10 pm. By that time, I’m good for maybe a page or two, and usually fall asleep on the book. This past weekend was no different. I settled in for a long writing session… and… all of a sudden… I was spinning. There was fiber attenuation, petting, spinning, plying, unplying (it is precious fiber) and more spinning.
Oh, wait. I should be writing. Yeah, let me write a little more.
Because of my obsession with doing well in school, I’ve learnt that I cannot knit while the semester is on. Every time I’ve attempted to do so has resulted in disaster. For example, I knit a whole shawl and neglect to work on a paper, or do the required reading for the week. Whatever.
Last Wednesday was the spinning group meeting. Should I go? Could I go? There is a short paper due on Friday for the Dewey class and I haven’t started writing it yet. Well, I’ll stay late on Thursday and handle it. I missed the February meeting due to a paper deadline (which I met, by the way, yay) and decided that no way was I missing March. Also, I was looking forward to meeting a famous blogger who joined the group. (It turned out she was sick and couldn't go. There's always April.) So I went, had a great time and filled my head with all kinds of fibery ideas from seeing other people's work and talking to everyone.
Now, on the weekends, that’s when I usually do my studying and writing. During the week, it becomes too hectic. I usually get home after 10 pm. By that time, I’m good for maybe a page or two, and usually fall asleep on the book. This past weekend was no different. I settled in for a long writing session… and… all of a sudden… I was spinning. There was fiber attenuation, petting, spinning, plying, unplying (it is precious fiber) and more spinning.
Oh, wait. I should be writing. Yeah, let me write a little more.
