Friday, January 11, 2008

Yarn SALE!!!

So Nanas Knitting Shop has a sale today and tomorrow. I'm up early so I can go get my blood drawn, and a bone density test (I'm old ya' know!) When I get back home, I have just enough time to find all available cash, and a couple checks signed over to me. I hit the bank, cash the checks and I'm off to Nanas!!!
It's a dreary day in Chicago today, 33 with some kind of drizzly/sleet coming down. The drive takes me about 35 min. and my head is spinning before I get there! So much yarn..... and so little money!! I pick out 2 sock yarns (I hear they don't count as part of your stash!! ((SWEET!!)) Sockotta that forms a pattern as you knit. Perfect for new sock knitters, because it looks like you knit that awesome pattern, when all you did was knit!! I got 3 skeins of "recycled silk" yarn.... I don't know why it's called recycled, it looks pretty awesome just as it is!! I'm going to pick up the porcupine, and knit this in the round (pictures of my struggles will follow this project!) I also picked up the softest, slinkiest soft twist rayon that has a whopping 525 yrds in ONE SKEIN!! Yeah!! That will be my next sweater... as soon as I finish the kimono sweater. And while I was waiting in line to find out the total damages for this shopping spree... I spied a basket full of silk.... mmmmmmm silk!! So soft it feels like a cloud! I grabbed the last 4 skeins of a creamy yellow. I don't know what I'll do with that yet either, but I'm sure in my pattern library there is something screaming for silk!!!
There are some very nice ladies at this shop, if you are in the area (or out!) it's well worth a nice drive to go see them!! Even other customers are the most friendly people! On my way out the door, I stop to look at this yarn that had a beautiful shimmer woven in... and that tweed... aaahhhhh.... It will have to wait for another day, after I save up my spare change for a while.
Time to cast on... and on, and on, and on!!!
Thanks Tricia!!! I'll be back!

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