Accidental Art

new stuff

Okay, I started out the trip home happy that I had taken 2 pictures of new stuff that had come in:
Panda Wool sock yarn - the colors don't show up well, but the second from the top is a rich dark denim and the bottom one is a black with bits of red and gold +?..feels great.I also got hanks of this yarn undyed   to go with all those Cushing dyes that came in.  I got some of Crystal Palaces's superwash wool called Merino 5 for dyeing, too. 

Then I got in these great little dp needle point protectors Julie'd been telling me about for ages ---they really are great!  So I was on my way home ready to post these pix and I stopped in Barnes and Noble on the way.  No, it's not on the way, but who's gonna quibble when there's books and magazines at stake? 

Now, nobody know better than I do that we sure don't need more scarves.  That's what I thought.  Learn something new everyday.  I picked up this book Knitting New Scarves  27 Distinctly Modern Designs by Lynne Barr from STC craft edited by Melanie Falick.  HOW DID I MISS THIS?  Where was the hype?  Where was I?  You won't believe some of these---connected knitted "pearls", interlocking discs, wavy things, "woven" i-cord, and the list goes on.  I want to make at least 10 inches of almost all of them.  And yes, they put the least intriguing one on the front cover.  Did they ask me?   
Well, all I can say now, is this is the end of the post, cause I have to go look at these some more and see which one I start first!!!!!  And I don't want a scarf!!!!!

what's new

Just a quick heads up:  Part of the crystal palace order came in today.  I now have crystal palace bamboo 6" dp's in sizes 0, 1, 1.5,2,3 & 4.  Also got in 4 colors of Panda Wool sock yarn, and undyed panda wool and merino 5.  Fun fun!

new stuff coming!!

Yes, I know it's been a bit but I have been busy.  Yes, too busy to have my stuff together to get pictures of my hand dyed sock yarns, and no updates of my knitting, but HOPEFULLY this weekend I'll get some up.  In the meantime, I've done what I said I wouldn't do--and how many of you are going to say, "told you so"? I ordered more yarn.  But it's not my fault!!! It's for my customers. Honest!!  Here's the deal:

I love Crystal Palace bamboo double points.  They're just the best.  No, not the cheapest, but the best.  And in order to get them into the shop, I had to order lots of stuff!!!  They have a BIG minimum.  So, I hope you will think I chose wisely.  I got the needles and I got:
             Panda wool sock yarn-the new november color is to die for
             Panda cotton sock yarn
             Panda silk sock yarn-so gorgeous for a slightly heavier than lace weight shawl!!!!!
             Merino 5 (which is a teense lighter than Aurora 5 and yes, is a super was wool)  Stop screaming and pointing at me like that!!
             Creme - which is a wool silk blend.

All of this is not coming all at once, but some will come each month between now and December.  If you're curious about any of these, go to the Crystal Palace web site:  www.straw.com
I also ordered some of those double pointed needle point protector thingies. 
   Let me know what you think.  I'll let you know when these things come in.  Thanks for hanging in there!

linda