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 …
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!
I was going to write a whole lot more, but I kinda had a crappy weekend so I bring your pictures (and a few comments) of my works-in-progress:
Very Special Socks:
I was mesmerized by some absolutely beautiful socks here and I was truly inspired to try a stitch pattern (for the first time) for socks I finally make for myself. … on size 2 needles. EEK! It’ll be slow going, I’m sure, but that’s ok. I’m enjoying working on them. Oh, and yes, this is Dave’s Amethyst colorway. It’s so nice to be working with his yarn again. This is my OFFICIAL Cabin Cove KAL project! (I know, I know, it’s two months after the KAL started … but I take the phrase ‘no pressure’ very seriously. 
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And this is ‘The Neverending Scarf’:
I spent last week practicing the sherman heel and I’m about 85-90% happy with the results. I think I eliminated the big holes on the knit encroachment but it’s still looser than the purl encroachment. Oh well. I still like it better than the wrap or yarn over short row heel.
Enjoy your week!