5 Things about me

Nothing really finished in the last few days. I did complete two socks, not a pair, just two different socks. The clapotis is coming along nicely, it should easily be done before the end of February. I have also narrowed down my piles of UFO's. I became suddenly overwhelmed by them yesterday and spent the entire day reorganizing and frogging things! The reclaimed yarn is washed and hanging to dry and I have only a handful of UFO's to worry about! I also gathered up most of the wayward balls of yarn that have been scattered around my house. I still have one knitting basket in my bedroom to clean up and the guest room. The guest room is a big job, that will probably have to wait until March!

Now that everything is all neat and tidy, I have plenty of room for more yarn! Since a post without pictures is kinda boring, let me show you what I got in January. (I didn't go crazy, remember this was before I cleaned everything up).



I needed a set of #3 dpns so I ran over to The Keweenaw Shepherd (no link, sorry) but Mary didn't have any #3's. She did however have some wonderful yarn to taunt me with. I ended up with the Schaefer Yarn's Anne and a set of Crystal Palace #4 dpns. No, the #4's are not for this yarn, I planned to buy needles, so I did.









I happened to be in Kenosha, Wi. and decided to check out Fiddlehead Yarns, I still needed those #3's. They had them, they also had this nice blue Austermann Step and Dale Baby Ull that matched too perfectly to pass up and this green SISU that perfectly matched a pair of socks I had in my bag and was just rows away from knitting the heel.



This is Blue, he wanted to pose with the blue yarn.








Finally, on a recent ski trip (I don't ski, I knit) I checked out the local yarn shops.
I found a great one, Lakeside Fibers. They have a large store, with lots of yarn, for every taste.
I was in there a long time and I can't believe this is all I left with, Classic Elite - Inca Alpaca in Blue Danube (2) & Inca Marl in Great Lake, Mountain Colors Bearfoot in Juniper and Interlacements Tiny Toes in Woodland. They also have a coffee shop in the back of the store, so cozy! I know I will be stopping there again.



Last, but not least, thanks to Alyssa, here are 5 things you might not know about me:

1. I eat cereal before bed, usually Apple Jacks.

2. I don't count sheep when I have trouble falling asleep, I count stitches. It works, try it, and if it doesn't, at least you'll have that pattern memorized.

3. I always have M&M's in my house, color coordinated for that month's holiday. The Blue & Orange are gone, but not forgotten. Now we have pink, red and white. If I am careful and only eat the pink ones, I can just throw in some blue and be ready for President's day.

4. I can't throw things away. I keep thinking there must be someone, somewhere that can use it. I might run into them one day.

5. I usually drive barefoot, even in winter. This is legal, I actually asked a police officer. Speeding, on the other hand, is not.


Have a great day, enjoy the snow & stay warm.