I've been a naughty girl!!

I've gone WAY OVER my yarn budget and I was supposed to be on a yarn diet!! I also signed up for all 4 seasons of Sundara's yarn club!! I've been buying and trading for Sundara yarn like a madman so I actually have some Sundara yarn now in my stash. I actually managed to buy yarn on her last 2 updates so stalking does pay off!! lol

Here are some of the goodies that I've gotten within the past 2 weeks:

Sundara Silk Lace - Tuscan Rose over Lemon, Sundara Silk Lace - Granite Falls


Sundara Sock - Blush, Sundara Sock - Charcoal over Cobalt


Sundara Sock - Ivy, Sundara Sock - Lemon Chiffon


Sundara Sock - Tuscan Rose over Lemon


Sunnyside Ellen Silk Lace - Midnight Blue, Sunnyside Ellen Transitional sock yarn - Rose without Thorns


Malabrigo Silky Merino - Amoroso, Malabrigo Silky Merino - Teal Feathers


dkKnits Smoosh Toes - Parfait Today, dkKnits Smoosh Toes - Sugar the Rim


Madelinetosh sock - Logwood, Madelinetosh sock - Clematis


Mama Blue Silk Lace - Smoke (this skein is gorgeous!!!)


Duet Sock DeKAY - Seagreen, Duet Sock DeKAY - Rocker Chick (I LOVE the new DeKAY!!)


Madelinetosh Silk Lace - Graphite, Madelinetosh Silk Lace - Scarlett (darn woolgirl for having a sale on these!! I couldn't resist!)


Miss Babs Yummy Sock - Sinderella


There is actually more yarn that I haven't taken pics of yet. ...and I have a webs order and a Sundara order on its way to me. ...and I want to buy more Sundara season subscriptions and I want to sign up for the Madelinetosh Magnolia Society...... Argh!! I need to step away from the PC and from all the temptation but that is so hard to do!

Decadent Dark Chocolate!! Yum!!

Look what a little diligence and a swift gets you......

BEFORE:



AFTER:


My Decadent Dark Chocolate.....I think I was hungry when I was thinking of a name for my lusciously soft skein! Thank you Sarah (The Plucky Knitter) for my chocolate fix!!

Now to find the perfect pattern! I believe it is 400 yards so probably a light scarf would be the way to go.

Lovely Madeline Elster!

My Plucky Knitter Classic shipment for July arrived today! The lovely skein of superwash merino was named for Madeline Elster from the movie Vertigo (Hitchcock Classics is the theme for the 3 months). It was so hard to capture the color, it is more of a gray with lavender tones. Very lovely!


And in the same package, I received this:

Took me a few minutes to figure out what it is! It looks like yarn but definitely not any kind of yarn that I've seen! lol

Then I remembered that Sarah, the Plucky Knitter, had a contest on her blog where someone could win a tangled skein of yarn. I've never won any of the blog contests so I forgot about it and lo and behold I win! I'll definitely take a picture once it looks like a proper skein. It's my favorite lace yarn so I will enjoy playing with it!

I've been Loopified!!

I was lucky during my Loopy Ewe stalking and I was able to purchase a 2nd anniversary kit! It arrived today and I love it! I love the mug!! I wish they sold it separately so I could buy a second. It has a matte blue finish instead of a glossy paint that I had pictured. And of course, the casbah yarn is yummy!! Here is a pic:


I also finally received some Sundara yarn in the mail from a couple of Ravelry trades.

Sundara Sock in Blush:


Sundara Sock in Charcoal over Cobalt:


And impressive Sundara Silk Lace in Granite Falls. This one was so hard to photograph. The color is more accurate in the darker pic but the close-up pic shows the glossy sheen.

So many yarns and not enough time!

I have so many yarns to share and I kept thinking about blogging about them but had no time to do it. Anyhow....lets start!

Socks that Rocks! - July shipment....absolutely love it!! Skein of Goody Goody and 2 patterns.


Then I had to get some Mama Blue! Nikki has gotten really popular.....her skeins were flying out faster then she could list them on etsy! But her colors are absolutely gorgeous!


I was trying for some Sundara but I absolutely have had no luck on her website. I can never check-out successfully when she has done an update. From looking on the Ravelry Sundara forum, it looks like the trick is to avoid paypal payments and just use a direct credit card. I'll have to try that next time!! I was able to do a couple of trades for some Sundara yarn for my wollmeise on Ravelry. Can't wait to get them in the mail. Sundara did open up her Seasons Yarn Club and I signed up for Winter and Autumn so far. I am so tempted to sign up for Summer as well. This way, I would be guaranteed to get some Sundara since I have such bad luck at the updates.

Wollmeise updates were suspended for the last 3 fridays so I'll be watching this friday for the next update!

Seven Deadly S(p)ins July shipment is a really cute slothy hat. I wasn't going to do the hat since I didn't think I would wear it or know anyone who would but then I decided that I might as well and I did start it.

More yarn the merrier!

I received Yarn Addict Anni's Lace Club kit for July. It is not a color that I would have picked out for myself. But the yarn is yummy cashmere!! This was my 3rd club shipment so I have to decide whether I want to renew for another 3 months. If the yarn was a Luscious Lace for all 3 months, I would renew in a heartbeat.


I also received a ravelry purchase of the Lucky Lurker Club July kit. I absolutely love the color and the pattern looks so cute!

It's all about the Wollmeise!

Here are pics of order #2 (6/27 order) and order #3 (7/4 order). I am still so amazed by the colors.....they are so vibrant compared to my other yarns!


And I got up the courage to undo a skein and wind it up into a yarn cake. Then I started knitting with it! I must have been out of mind! lol

I have been dying to start La Digitessa so I did with my skein of Pfefferminz Prinz (medium intensity). I absolutely love this color and I need to get more! The yarn does have a tendency to curl on itself which I read about on ravelry but the stitch definition is amazing. It is a very smooth yarn and the knitted texture is an almost satiny look. Very lovely and I can see more wollmeise knitting in my future.

Cleopatra is fini!

I finished my May sock club kit from Blue Moon Fiber Arts. It was an interesting pattern but not one that I would repeat again. Not like Leafling which I loved! The pattern had a bit of a learning curve. I had to initially figure out (memorize) the symbols on the chart but once the pattern was established it was easy to follow along. Then I got a little lost when I started the cuffs and had to re-read the pattern numerous times to understand what I was supposed to do. But here she is:

I learned a new cast-off...the sewn cast-off which is a kitchener cast-off. This is the perfect cast-off for 1x1 rib!

I'm all caught up on my Rockin Sock Club kits and am ready to start on the July kit which I should hopefully get next week.

I got Sloth! Yay!

I came home and found the July shipment of the Seven Deadly S(p)ins club! Very interesting pattern but not something I would wear and I don't have anyone that would wear it.......anyways here are some pics:


I think I have another project in mind for the yarns. Guess I'll think on it. I do like the Footprints yarn by The Unique Sheep.

It's Friday I'm in Love

Remember The Cure Song:
I don't care if monday's blue
Tuesday's grey and wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's friday I'm in love.......

That's exactly how I feel about Fridays! Especially when I get more Wollmeise!! I was F5'ing since 5 AM EST and then I had to go drop off my hubby and his mom at the airport. I brought my laptop just in case! So I dropped them off and I'm trying to F5 and drive at the same time....hmmm...that was probably a bad idea! I don't think the police officer would appreciate my excuse: but officer, its critical that I get my weekly wollmeise fix or I might go into permanent pms mode!

I pulled into the post office parking lot to pick up my package from Wollmeise since my mailman failed to deliver it me at home earlier in the week. So I get my package and I get in the car and hit F5...lo and behold.....I had like 20 skeins of yarn in my cart! I couldn't believe my eyes! It was so hard going down to 7 skeins....but I managed:

Here is what I ordered - all 100% superwash (pics are from the Wollmeise site):
Suzanne - dark


Lowenzahn - light


Turkis & Karneol - medium


Miss May - medium (pic is of the light intensity)


Johannisbeer und Brennessel - medium


Poison Nr. 5 - medium (YAY!!)


Mitternacht - dark



This was my best order so far......lots of different colors!

I got Fluffy!!

Hmm....maybe I should rename my blog "Wollmeise Stalker". I definitely have been looking forward to fridays and if it wasn't for my camp buddy Marisol, I would have missed out on the early update Thursday evening! Sneaky Claudia putting up an update early! But here is what I ended up scoring (pics are from Wollmeise's website):

Indisch Rot 80/20 Fluffy - medium (picture is of 100% superwash)

Wilder Mohn 80/20 Fluffy - light

Salamander 100% superwash - medium

Rosenrot 100% superwash - light

Pfauenauge 80/20 Fluffy - medium (this was actually purchased in error on Saturday....Claudia was doing some order maintenance and some skeins were back in inventory temporarily. I thought for sure this order would be canceled but awesome Claudia added it to my thursday order so I guess I will be getting this as well!).


I do love Claudia's reds! But I probably will give up a few skeins to trade for some other colors. Hmm.....maybe I'll get up the courage and wind up a skein soon! lol

Lovely Leafling!

I meant to post this earlier when I finished it a few weeks ago but I got too excited over my Wollmeise and kept forgetting. Lovely Leafling is finished! Originally I was going to be selfish and keep all my Rockin Sock Club socks to myself but I started thinking about xmas and these socks jumped up and down and yelled "present for mom". So I listened to my socks....maybe I should rename my blog to "sock whisperer"! lol


I absolutely loved the pattern and the cushy heel is awsome. STR mediumweight is fantastic to knit with.....very cushy and a nice change from the lightweight which doesn't have the cushiness. If I liked thicker socks, mediumweight would be the way to go. I definitely plan on adding more mediumweight to my stash...I know any excuse to buy yarn! lol

All in all, a definitely redo....I have a skein of Lover's Leap in Mediumweight which would make a great pair of Leafling for myself.