My Haul from Stitches

So I had a blast at Stitches West! Mr. T was such a good sport. I even had him fondling yarn with me lol. "honey, you have to feel this. You have to touch that!" He said he had a good time. Now I know he doesn't share my fascination with all things yarn, but I love him for trying! I was a little more spendy than I wanted to be. I took cash, and so I told myself that I was in no danger because once my cash ran out I would be fine. BUT, those people take plastic as well!!! Those Dastards! I am not posting everything I got, just my absolute favorites!
Here is the Schaefer Anne that I just fell head over feet in love with. It's 60% superwash wool, 25% mohair, and 15% nylon. 560 yards in each Yummy skein. I asked Mr. T's advice over which colorway to get, he chose something fun and bright. There were all so perfect and georgeous. I surprised us both by selecting the most muted colors. I am happy with my choice, I only wish I could have brought them all home with me:(

This is Heaven. No, really it is. It's from the Yarn Place in Sunnyvale, CA. 3100 yrds of cobweb lace weight in smoky tweed I think. The content is 45% Tencel55% Merino, and it feels like silk in my hands. I just can't seem to stop petting it. I know it's going to be a beautiful shawl one day, but I am so torn over which one. I have been surfing for patterns that would be perfect. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions I am definitely interested!

I also picked up a few balls of Misti Alpaca. Yet another thing I can't seem to stop touching. Now it says it's a worsted weight, but this is definitely DK weight. Mr. T picked out one of the colorways. He is so helpful:D
There were a few other things, but these were, in my opinion, the ones really worth mentioning.

I am already looking forward to returning next year! I had a great time.

Getting Ready for Stitches West!

Well, I am all atwitter with excitement for the upcoming Stitches West Convention! Mr. T is taking me isn't that wonderful? I am promising to be good and not go spend crazy. I won't be attending any classes so I am just going to the Marketplace. If anyone is interested in upcoming events, there is a form you can fill out for a brochure here.


Well, since it is my first time at such an event, I thought I would knit up something to commemorate it. Silly I know, but I only had a couple of days so I needed something fast and simple. SO I made a drop stitch scarf. Not terribly exciting, especially since I don't really make scarves. But it took me just a couple hours and I really love it.

Yarn: Patons Soy Wool Stripes (SWS) in Natural Geranium
Needles: size 13 circs from my Boye Interchangables set.
Pattern: Fun Little Dropped Stitch Scarf

I was looking for something to do with this yarn since I had a few balls in different colorways in my stash. When I saw this at Michael's, I just couldn't resist. I thought the colors were so vibrant and pretty and it felt so squishy even in the ball. I grabbed about 1 ball each of a few colors.

Hopefully I will have some action shots of this fun, little scarf when I head out to Santa Clara on Saturday.

A Hat For A Cause

A very good friend just let me know that his mom is going to be going through chemotherapy soon. She has breast cancer. I wanted to do something nice for her so I decided to make her a chemo cap. I asked him if that would be ok and he said it would be great since she was already wondering what to use when she started to lose her hair. I found out her favorite color was purple as well, so I used a light purple/lilac shade.

Pattern: Lace Edged Woman's Hat

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft
Needles: Size 6 circ and DPNs

The lace edging was an enjoyable knit for me, and the rest went by very quickly. I didn't like the reason I was making this hat, but I hope it brightened her day just a bit.