I don't have a LYS here in Antigonish, but I do have the Five to a Dollar. It's the old timey general store on Main Street, sells everything under the sun from camera equipment to chocolate bars to lingerie to hunting gear to toys to cookware. And yarn. A fairly decent sized yarn section, considering the size of the store. Mostly populated by Bernat and Patons, which when I left was the pinnacle of my yarn experience. One of the few sources of Phentex slipper yarn left, apparently. But! Today I discovered the wall of Briggs & Little. Including the heather blue I've been ogling for my Highland Triangle. Damn, that stuff is cheap. I could have stayed there for six times as long.
I also discovered the racks of On Your Toes! For pretty afforable a ball, in superwash and bamboo. And at least three colourways I want to knit up instantly. The bamboo is so soft, but is mostly heathered pastels. At least I know I can have socks whenever I want. A skein of Noro is winging its way up to me from California, and I can't wait for it to get here. A package of chocolate bars is sitting on my bed to be sent in return.
Speaking of Noro, I cast on for a pair of No-Purl Monkeys using my green-brown-gold-grey skein of Noro Kureyon Sock. Oh. My. God. I love this yarn. I never want to finish the socks, so I can just keep knitting with it forever. The shift in colours is beautiful, it feels just so right in my hands. I love it! I picked the Monkeys because I wanted a small pattern that wouldn't get lost in the colours, but something that would be a little different than straight stockinette. I prefer the look of the No-Purl variation, too. A picture!
I could not for the life of me get the colour to be true on the computer, though. The light green is more of a vibrant lime. I just finished turning the heel - my favourite part. I'm not sure how my friend Caitlin will do with it. Sock-knitting lessons were part of her birthday present from me, along with HiyaHiya DPNs and a skein of Fleece Artist Trail Socks in the Angel Fish colourway. I coached her through joining in the round, and last time I saw her she had an inch of ribbing. Waiting for the panicked call when she finishes the leg.
I'm gazing longingly at my own sock. I should really be working on Natalia's mittens. Got one done, it's perfect for her weetiny, allergic-to-wool hand. Pretty mottled autumn yarn, just a simple and classy little cable down the middle. Almost done the ribbing, but that's as far as I got. Noro so much prettier. It's singing my name.
Both projects are demanding time from me. Total distraction from everything else I should be doing. Like grad school applications, thesis research, and Medieval Gaelic Religious Poetry and Prose readings. I gotta work on reading while knitting. So far, I've only mastered knitting while watching movies and TV. Today's indulgence has been the Babylon 5 movies. Random Martin Sheen for the win, and Zack is one of the most underappreciated characters on this show. Bones tonight!
I enjoy communal living.
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