Well this feels stupid

Ok, so I'm posting after, ummm, 5 months, is there a point? I don't know but I am. I have loved reading my lil' sisters blog and decided to pick up mine again.

I'm knitting right now with DIC Smooshy , a gorgeous colorway called Light Fire, seen here
I'm using the Leyburn sock pattern mentioned in the YH latest, (give or take a few days) blog post and they are divine. I have finished one sock for the 2009 Sock of the Month club which I joined on the 24th of Jan, never mind that I have 3 children, theatre, and well other stuff going on..I have deluded myself that the second sock will actually get done on time. Perhaps, probably not, it's not even cast on yet. I haven't got a picture of the finished glory yet but here's a pic of the WIP earlier this week.

Brothers

So tomorrow my handsome bro Ted is coming all the way from OH to spend a long weekend. I'm very excited, it's the first time family will be coming for a visit since we left the mennonite type church we were in and they still are. He'll be meeting our pastor so pray for us. I will also be knitting my first pair of monkey socks in the Smooshy I bought. I finished 2 pairs of socks in the last 2 days, including one long lonely ss in Rivendell. So all in all it promises to be a busy and good weekend.

Smooshy

I got 1 skein of Dream in Color Smooshy in Deep Seaflower,whew, that's a long name, in the mail today and I am contemplating what to do with it. I HAD to have it, so here it is in all it's bluey squishiness and I feel inadequate.
It's a fingering yarn so I have a lot of options and I am queing up projects on Ravelry to consider. I shall meditate on the issue and let you know when Smooshy's fate is decided.

I'm being picked on.....pout

I am a yarn snob, I do not apologize. Apparently this offends some people, they can feel free not read what I write or post. Snob usually gives the impression that one is determined and could be rude on occasion. This is not my intent but I don't want to be slammed for preferring Cashmere to Acrylic. I do not have gobs of money but I save for what's worth my time to spend knitting. So as my blog is called I AM A YARN SNOB!!!!!!! Don't come if your knitterly life revolves around Red Heart's newest yarn line, you will not be happy. I refer to yarns such as these as NOC(Nails on Chalkboard), vile string posing as yarn that I will not allow to contaminate my stash. So there!

Sea Silk

Aah, Sea Silk. Doesn't sound like something from a fairy tale, or the name of a sea nymph? I just ordered 2 skeins of HandMaiden Sea Silk in Moss and 1 in Rose Garden, laceweight and I can't wait till it comes in. I've heard a lot about it from fellow snobs and I also ordered a book called "Knitting Traditional Lace Shawls " by Martha Waterman. I had a copy but I can't find it anywhere for the last 8 months. Since I have this amazing yarn coming I want to have an amazing set of patterns to choose from. If you're looking for an incredible book of lace patterns I've never seen a book that equals it.
Soon those shimmering strands will be slipping through my fingers and I think I'll finally have a lace project that will hold my attention long enough to finish. Be assured that lifelines will be a staple part of this project. :)

Floaters

So yesterday I began having a weird vision thing going on. I was happily knitting a baby blanket for a friend when I saw a pencil eraser sized orange stain on my blanket. Panicked I looked more closely at it and it was gone! This orange spot has come back every few minutes, sometimes several times a minute for 2 days now. I thought it was eye strain but the eye doctor I talked to said that eye strain doesn't cause colored spots, especially in the same eye.
I've never needed them but maybe I need glasses now although I'll go with contacts myself. I've been having horrible migraines for 5 weeks now, even Tylenol #3's don't work! So, maybe it's my eyes. Keep me in your thoughts.

RAK

So, I've set up on the RAK group on Ravelry today. I've RAK'd once already and I thought it'd be fun to do again. I've already found two people that will love stuff I have. It's a lot of fun to know that you are causing joy in other knitterly hearts.

Right now my camera is not operational due to my 2 y.o. pouring chocolate sauce on it. I'm not lying. But I am working on 3 projects. First is a pair of Embossed Leaves Socks out of Louet Gems in teal, going great. Second is a spiral baby blanket out of light blue Lily Chin Gramercy, and lastly the Abotanicity sweater in Aracanuia Ranco Multi. Whew, I'm busy.
I am waiting for a back order on WEBS to come in, sock yarn. Has anyone else gone online and bought yarn when they're down???
My LYS is 1 hr away so WEBS gets a lot of my business. Although my LYS definitly does well when I'm there.

Did you know that Ravelry has a group jusr for Yarn Snobs like me!! Yea! No recounting the charms of....eww...Red Heart....Caron...Hobby Lobby..or ee gads, Walmart!!

If you're offended you were forewarned, I am a yarn snob.