Ok, Maybe Someone Should Stop Me.

I hit 3 yarn shops yesterday. But I only bought yarn at 2! The 3rd I got a bag pattern. And I stayed within my budget (wait, I had a budget?) So, shop #1 - The Sewing Bird. This is the place that's closing down and everything is 25% off. My 3 knitting friends and I headed there around 11 a.m. yesterday. And we each ran into someone we knew! One of the ladies I work with, that I had alerted to the sale, was there with her young daughter (who was wearing squeaky shoes! You know, the kind that sounds like dog toys are attached to the soles.) I also saw one of the ladies that works part time at my favorite yarn shop (which we hit next). So, here's the loot from the Sewing Bird (and the bag pattern I got at shop #2): Yup, I got a spindle. No roving yet, but I have the spindle. They aren't something I run into regularly, so I got it while I could. I also got 3 sets of Addi Turbo circs, a set of Size 13 DPNs so I can make Kitty Pi from WendyKnits.net, Gloves in a Bottle, and yarn galore. Lamb's Pride Worsted in "Jaded Dreams" for a couple future pairs of fuzzy feet or something. Noro Iro in color #9 for a Chinese Charm bag from Stitch 'n Bitch. And SouthWest Trading Co. Bamboo in "Intensity" for Convertible from Knitty. I got 750 yds worth, and I'm betting that'll be enough. The pattern calls for 2 hanks at 400 yds, but I think I can fudge it enough that it won't be an issue. The bag pattern is the "Lucy Bag" from Two Old Bags. Our final stop of the day was Stitch Fine Yarns. I found sock yarn there that I actually didn't have yet. Sockotta in color 5618 (how original - why in hell don't they put the color NAME on the ball band? Numbers are so lame). I found through Yarndex that they call this "Denim". Much more appealing than "5618". Sockotta in color #15. (Which my friend Ann tried to talk me out of because it looks a lot like the Dancing Sock Yarn I'm working with.) And Yarndex calls "Green". Um, looks like more than that to me. But what do I know? And my favorite score of the day: Sockotta in color 5616. Yarndex calls this "Persimmon" - yummy. How pretty is that? Can you tell I've decided I love Sockotta sock yarn? It's got cotton in it. And I'm a sucker for cotton. I'm working on a pair of toe-up socks (just started the second one) out of it and I. Love. It. And hey - they fit too! I think I'm a toe-up convert. Since I was 1 for 3 on my cuff down socks, and toe-up you just can't go wrong - I'll be converting future socks to toe-up construction. Now to figure out how to get rid of the holes in the short rows other than weaving yarn back through them. I also got a skein of Trekking XXL that reminds me of the Grinch. It's color #131 and I got to see a completed sock in it, and it looks much cooler once finished than in the skein. Trust me on that. Oh - and back to the toe-up pattern, it's also all stockinette. Which shows off the self-patterning yarn as intended, but also - it's freakin' fast. I started this pair at 8pm on Thursday, and I'm already on the second sock. I'm down with that. Now - it's rainy out, and kinda cold. I have to decide whether or not to go to the Wachovia Golf Tournament today or not. I have two tickets, and no one to go with, but that's not what's stopping me. It's the rain. What to do...