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Pronto is Here

This is the beautiful Pronto yarn that I will use to make mom’s sweater (Blanche from Berroco website). It sure got here quick, thanks to Priority Mail. :) It’s so pretty and soft, I really need to hurry up and finish something, so I can start working with this yarn. I know it’s going to work up quick. I’ve finally gotten some pictures of my all my progress, so I’ll be posting them over the next couple of days. I’m going to run out of yarn on the baby blanket I’m working on, so this weekend I’ll need to run to the store and get some more. The winder doesn’t work as well as I’d hoped but I think it may have to do with the yarn. So I’m going to try again with a different yarn.

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Great Bargain

I just got back from visiting my LYS and I got a great bargain. The lady there was really nice this time. I was wanting some Berroco Pronto in white, but she only had 5 balls of bright blue and I need 10. It’s tough trying to find enough of a yarn that has been discontinued. But I saw her using a ball winder and swift to untangle some yarn and noticed she had two of them sitting on the desk. So I asked her if she sells them. She said no, but she gave me her old one. It sticks some when winding but I was able to wind a whole skein of Summer Tweed with hardly no trouble at all. So I was able to get a free ball winder that works pretty well. I’m so excited. I definitely need a swift now. LOL! It will make things so much easier.

The main reason I went in was because I was interested in some Cascade 220 so I could make another felted bag. I love how Booga turned out and I want something bigger. My booga is a handbag. I saw a felted bag in the shop that was pretty big…tote size. So I asked her about it and she gave me a copy of the Fiber Trends pattern. I will have to go back at some point and see if she has some yarn I can use for it. It recommends 8-ply Woolpak, but I think she only had the 14-ply. I didn’t buy the Cascade, because I’m trying to be good and wait till I get a few more projects completed before I start going hogwild buying more yarn again. I’m so surprised…I’ve visited her shop before and she’s practically ignored me. Today, she was so nice and obviously, very generous. I felt I should get something because she was being so nice, so I bought a book…Knit Lit. I can’t wait to start reading it. I read one little section and it was pretty good. I had a very productive visit to my LYS, suprisingly and I plan to go back when I find the need for more yarn or supplies. She mentioned that she’s considering stocking Noro, which is a big deal, because I’ve heard the suppliers are horrible. She also had some Lantern Moon baskets. I really liked the rice basket, but again, I was good and resisted the urge to just randomly buy stuff. But her stock is better than it was the last time I was there. And she was so much nicer this time.

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What to Do?

Since I finished Sigma, I have some left over yarn. It’s 100% mercerized cotton. I’ve got almost 3 complete balls at 74 yds per ball. I’m pretty sure I have at least 148 yds. But I’m unsure of what to do with it. Would it be enough for maybe some socks? Colorway is a brilliant light green since I used it for a tank top back in the summer. Hmm, anyone know of any sock patterns that would work with 100% mercerized cotton?

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More Yarn!?

Yep. I bought more yarn. The Knitting Garden is having their moving sale, so I had to make a purchase. I bought the last of Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed in wintergrass. I think it will be just right for the Dolman Updated sweater in the Winter 2003 edition of Interweave Knits. I fell in love with this sweater and have been wanting to make it. It looks so deliciously comfortable. Now I will have the yarn for it. :)

I also started a scarf for my sister. She loves scarves and hats and even though she lives in east Texas and will be moving to Florida in January, she is always cold. So I think she’ll wear the scarf even in the south. It will be a simple garter stitch scarf using Lion Brand Homespun. The color, Shaker, is a mix of greys and browns. Some of you may recall my previous attempt at a scarf in Homespun. Browse the archives of January and you’ll see the photo. Yes, this is the same scarf, but this time around, I’m much more familiar with the yarn and I feel much more comfortable with knitting in general so I think it will be a nice, warm scarf when I finish. Oh yes. I also broke down and purchased the pattern for the Bottoms Up Bucket. I have yarn in my stash that will work just fine. Maybe I’ll get one in before summer is over. LOL!

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Atlanta LYS

Went all the way to Atlanta today. Visited Strings and Strands. Spent about an hour there checking out all the yarn. They carry quite a few Rowan, Noro and Debbi Bliss yarns. They also had Colinette, Katia, Gedifra and others. Of all that yarn that I can’t get anywhere around here, what did I get? Berroco Denim Silk in Voodoo, a pretty pink. This is one of the few yarns I can get locally. Go figure. Oh well, I at least got to feel textures of many yarns that I wouldn’t have otherwise. I had a good time going through all the yarn. After I looked around, we went to REI, so the hubby could pick up some climbing and canoeing gear. Then we headed back and picked up lunch on the way.

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