Three Days to Go.....

Well, here we are down to the last few days before I take off for our vacation to Disneyland and Universal Studios in California. We plan to spend Saturday and Sunday driving down to Disneyland, where we will check into the Holiday Inn near the park, and spend two fun days terrorizing Mickey Mouse and all his friends (Lets face it Disneyland is a people trap run by a mouse). then on Wednesday, we will check out of the hotel there, mainly because by that time we will be burnt out on all the cuite, and spend the day traveling from bead shop to bead shop, with a few fun stops between. Wednesday night, we will check into the Universal Studios Sheraton and Thursday the plan is to go to the Universal Studios Theme park there. Friday we will remain at the Sheraton and visit the la Brea Tar Pits. Then we will return home Saturday and Sunday.

If you followed that, you are doing good, because I could hardly follow that myself. Just be prepared for pictures and lots of them.

Not so Much Knitting Lately....

Right now my life has become a bit more chaotic than I would like to let on, I am working on my upcoming trip to take my son to Disneyland. Which I leave for in fourteen days, and I have gotten sidetracked by all those wonderful beads I have ben hording over the years.

However, I have made some time for spinning and a bit of knitting. I hope to knock out another fab project soon. I just need to find the time.

That is Alot of Beads.

I forgot my camera, so you will have to Google Shopwreck Beads if you do not believe me. But Shipwreck Beads in Lacey, WA is overwhelming if you don't know what you are looking for.

2,500 square feet of beads, a girls paradise if you ask me.

This is AWESOME!

Late night TV rules. I love this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEVL9DhMp3U

Totals for February.

Well, with February drawing to a close, I thought it would be time to list off the totals for this month. As you may remember, my purchases at Madrona Fiber Arts left me with a negative total of 1,394 meters knit.

Well, I got bit again by the fiber bug and added some more to the stash. Two skeins of Hazel Knits left me with a total of -2,012.

However, I am still determined to bring that total back to the positive.

I have used up a further 234 meters of Cascade 128.
Baby Cashmirino used 125 Meters.
Another ball of the GGH Scarlett used 105 Meters.
And I used two skeins of Lornas Laces Shepherd Sock to use a total of 394 Meters.

This brought my total to -1,154.

I forgot too, I started a scarf that used two balls of Rowan lenpur Linen. Another 230 Meters used there.

Well, the total is still a negative 924 meters, but I still have ten months left.

Until next time.

Sock Yarn Club!

Well, I have finally bit the bullet and signed up for a sock Yarn club from an independent dyer. sadly though, I did not get in for this round of wonderful yarn, and I have to wait for June to start recieveing my shipment of sock knitting happiness. The biggest problem for me though, was deciding which dyers sock yarn club to sign up for.

I thhought about Blue Moon Fiber Arts, but it was an awful lot of money, and I just could not justify spending that money right now. I may sign up for next years yarn club through them though. Perhaps it will be a late christmas present to myself, or mabie I can drop many hints to my husband and have him make it my present from hom. It is after all, the gift that keeps giving. All year long.

I then looked at the Hazel Knits sock yarn club (I wanted to support a local artist), and was a bit sad to see that I missed the sign up deadline for February to May and would have to wait until June to start recieveing my goodies. however, I liked that the club only lasted for four months, and I was not stuck in a Year long commitment in case I did not like some of the stuff I recieved.

Also, this is my first sock yarn club ever, So i liked the idea of going for about four months at a time to see how I liked it.

I like Hazel Knits yanrs anyhow, so the decisionkind of made itself for me. The colors that they come up with always amaze me, and I just drool over them before finally buying the yarn. the next really hard decision for me is what to knit with my treasure. Sock yarn that fabulous really deserves to be knit into a really awesome pair of socks.

Now I just hope I don't forget my yarn club membership before June, if I do, I will be really suprised by the package that arrives in the mail. Not to mention the yarn.

Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat

I know I should have posted this blog a few days ago, but I got a bit busy with other things and it slipped my mind. However, I am very happy to say that I made it.

We all woke up early on Feburary 14th, the last day of the show, and some of us were happier than others to go, but eventually we all got motivated. (One of us is definately not a morning person)

And I think John for telling me that I am number one when it comes to knitting and finding the best yarns out there.

Anyhow, we all arrived at the Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma and were immediately greeted by many knitters and spinners all taking in the day, and treating themselves to some Valentines day happiness. with needles, yarn, and fiber.

Anyhow, as soon as we walked into the Fiber marketplace, I was overwhelmed by all the wonderful colors and textures I saw. I even needed some help in picking out the fibers that would be the most fun to work with.

It is a good thing I brought my little partner in crime (He helps me hide all the yarn and fiber that I buy) with me, or I would have completely overlooked that wonderful orange pencil roving at the Crown Mountain Farms booth. Good eyes Nick!

I eventually ended up buying from Abstract Fibers, Lollipop Cabin (I found some really fab sock yarn there) Linda's Knit and Stitch, Herndon Farm (I got a new spinners control card there), The Village Weaving and Spinning Shop (I got a new Niddy Noddy to replace my old one that I accidently cracked), Chemaleon Colorworks, and I got to browse some really great booths. I really wanted a skein of Goth Socks from Rainy days and Wolly Dogs, but they were all sold out by the time I got there. I at least know where to order it from now.

However with the yarn that I bought, I am still in a negative total for my goal to knit 10 kilometers by the end of the year. I am now currently left with -1394 knitted so far. I really need to get to work.