It's full of stars.
We're going to need a bigger boat.
My very first in earnest stash enhancement expedition and I believe it is what one might term a success. I headed down to the DKC Knitter's Frolic and in order to keep myself from overspending I recruited a Polish mother to follow me around. He was feeling a little underrepresented, and we determined that the opposite of a sausagefest was a tacofest. And the Frolic was one hell of a tacofest. Despite that, he completely failed at his task and I spent all last night teaching him to knit (though I am a bad teacher, I'm starting to realise).
But! I got lots and lots of prettiful yarns. Good yarn. I think I am leaving my Bernat, Patons, and Red Heart days behind me, now that I have seen the light. Check out the haul:
That red Anne along the side is my pride and joy purchase. The picture doesn't show it, but it has gorgeous variation from a lighter red to a dark, more violet-red. It's so vivid, and it catches the light perfectly. I fondled it and decided it was a little too expensive and I should find what else I could get for the candleflame shawl, so we walked away. Walked all around and I decided that I was far too in love and would get it anyway. So we head back to the booth - and it's gone. I had a weetiny coronary, clutching at my chest, and everything - and then Nik spots it hanging over a display of Misti. And there was much rejoicing. I am so in love with this yarn.
Anyway, ended up dropping almost $200 for the day, but I have enough yarn to pretty much last me the summer. Chatted with a few people, saw Linda, found out that everyone and their mother (quite literally) are on Rav.
So, while Nik was knitting slowly and laboriously, I was back to working on my Adamas shawl for the new bebe. Unnamed Baby is due late June (I believe) and I was going to make the Bernat Ducky Blanket. Which is, admittedly, adorable, but it involved a lot of seaming and just yards of plain stockinette. At the SnB, Linda suggested the Adamas shawl, so I picked up some Bernat Baby Softee on sale at Michaels and a new set of Hiya Hiya circs from the eponymous Linda's Craftique, and launched into my first lace experience. The result so far, with nine pattern repeats and the border still to go:
When I'm knitting lace, I feel like I'm kind of careening through each row and somehow emerging unscathed on the other side. But it's turning out really good, I'm pretty proud of myself. Pat on the back for me. I had worried that i wouldn't be finished on time, but if I continue at this clip I'll have time to knock out some booties to go with it.
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