I didn’t wanna stop at the post office after work today ’cause I hate goin’ to the post office. But I told myself, whatever it is, it’ll make me happy so I went. When the woman came around the corner with this…

…I couldn’t help but smile.

When I got home, I couldn’t wait to peek inside:

And as always, the yarn is much more beautiful in person.

Fading Denim:

Summer Sky:

and my favorite, Wild Roses:

I was right. It did make me happy. Thanks, Dave.

I so want to spin something. I got out this handpainted roving (from madelinetosh ) that I’ve had for a while… and if I wasn’t sure about my sensitivity to wool, I am now. I took these photos and was so sad to have to put it back into it’s plastic bag. Anyway, I hope you enjoy these pictures. I think they came out very well, especially with the light from the cloud covered sun. It’s called ‘I Want Candy’.

Yeah … Dave updated the Cabin Cove Mercantile and this time I got there in time to get some goodies. Yay!

So… alas … stick a fork in me. I’m done… buying yarn for the next month (except for Sockapalooza). I know … famous last words … but I’ve been buying yarn behind the scenes, each one with a project in mind. Now I wanna do them. Learn a couple of new techniques. Finish more objects that I hope will be Christmas presents. And other stuff I have in mind.

But for now , I’m gonna sit by my mailbox and wait for my yarn to arrive.

Here’s another look at my sock – I forgot to show you the bottom. Look at the cool stripy-ness.

(It’s so hard to get the color right with this yarn, but this is close, I think)

This picture was taken AFTER I ripped out the heel. I’ve got the rhythm of the heel – I understand it and can do it, but still have trouble ‘reading’ where I am, so when I worked on it earlier today, I’d forgotten I was in the decreases and started increasing again. So I shall start the heel once more… over 40 stitches, oy vey…

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Here’s the Very Special Socks:

Here’s MY sock with Dave’s yarn:

Sorry to be low on details … I’m kinda bummed, that along with my hayfever symptoms this year, I’ve (re)discovered that I’m allergic to wool. I know that there are alternatives and I will definitely explore them. This just puts a crimps in knitting AND spinning project ideas that I have for the next few months.
How many days until Friday??

Been feeling under the weather so I havn’t been in the mood to take photos … (but whenever I was in the mood, it was cloudy – go figure)

Anyway …

1. The Very Special socks are at about 7″ each so I will begin the heels very soon.
2. My Cabin Cove KAL sock is about 7 inches as well. I didn’t think I’d get used to size 2 needles, but I’m a little more comfortable with them now and the pattern is looking very nice. (The colorway for these socks is called ‘Amethyst’. The color changes depending on the type of light.)
3. I signed up for ‘Sensational Knitted Socks’ KAL, since the pattern for my socks is from that book
4. I signed up for Sockapalooza 4! I’m very excited (and nervous) about this. As of this morning, there were over 700 people signed up so far!!!

I will have pictures eventually. Please bear with me.

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all the nice comments. I do appreciate them!

Enjoy the rest of your week!