First of all a winner: Jen Gough I drew your name so email me your address (link in the upper right) and I'll get this book off to you!

Second, I couldn't figure out how to choose between all my new yarn. So I dug out one of my older skeins of Sundara, I am such a dork. I do the same thing with scrapbooking paper I love, I freeze up when I want to use it. To be fair though I've had this skein wound to use for a month because I love it so much, and it goes so well with the handspun.


Here are the details on Ravelry.

Now I'm headed to lunch with Sarah, then picking up some newborn diapers!

Sciarrino and I had so much fun yesterday going to the Blue Moon sale. The only bummer was my neighbor being too sick to come, though I appreciate her not wanting to get me sick! The Socks that Rock part of my haul:


There is so much yumminess in that basket! I think I got enough of the greens to figure out a simple sweater for myself. That is all mediumweight on the bottom, but five skeins of heavyweight on the top. Yes, it has been pointed out to me that there is lots of pink. I only really buy this yarn once a year and it could be a girl, though almost everyone swears I'm having a boy (even strangers). I also got some other types of yarn:


Matching mama/baby sweaters? This is 2,000 yards of yarn. Or of pure goodness if you perfer. Mmmm.

And now the give-away. Blue Moon was handing out free copies of a favorite book of mine: New Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One. I actually got two (I did say I got a lot of yarn!) and gave one to Tracy to help her get over her cold. And I decided that my other one should go to you! I used the book to knit the socks for grandpa and me this fall (I talk about them here, here and here). Sock knitting is really not that hard, and very zen. Plus easy to cart around project!

If you would like to win a copy of the book just leave a comment by 7pm pacific time Monday, December 8th, 2008. Good luck!

Oh man am I smitten.


Way back in October I signed up for a couple of Sundara clubs. Yesterday my yarn came. After asking the guys if my mailman had come yet about 16 times Harvey walked into my room and handed me four boxes. I ripped into those suckers like a crazed kid at Christmas. I knew what three of the colors were going to be, and that I didn't get to keep them all (I split a subscription), but still so exciting.


Because this kind of yarn is a commodity over on Ravelry I'll get to trade the colors I don't absolutely adore. I'm going to wait until after tomorrow though, because I'm going to Blue Moon's destash sale. Remember last year? Me too (and I've used a big chunk of that yarn up), I don't know if I'll be able to sleep I'm so excited. So more yarn tomorrow. For today a couple more shots:


I thought Ceara would love this, all the purples together.
 

And my mom this one, all the fall-ish colors.

Now to knit or just stare at it some more? Hmmm.