I want to thank everyone for all their comments over the last almost 2 years. Thanks to you I now have slightly over 2000 comments, never thinking that I’d ever get one, nor that anyone would want to read what I had to write. The 2000th comment came courtesy of Beth. The random number generator awards the second bit of swag to Hillary. I picked up these two skeins of sock yarn at Modern Yarn last night. They are "Handspun on the Web" and one skein is enough for a pair of socks. Email me at crazyfiberlady AT gmail DOT com and give me your snail addresses so I can get your yarn out to you. First to email gets choice 
Being confronted with a band new to me yarn, I couldn’t exactly leave the store with none for me, right? So I picked up a skein for myself 
Debbie at the SnB likes to use the ball winder so I had her wind it up. I’m close to being able to start a pair in it as the current crop of socks in progress (SIP) are moving along. The Cala Lilly socks are all but done as I just need to weave in the ends. The first of the koigu socks is ready for the toe and I’ll finish that today. That just leaves the dreaded SSS for the Schaeffer Anne and the Koigu. Personally, I think mixing it up with a new yarn makes it a little less like second sock. We’ll see.
Trudging along on the Dale sweaters for the youngin’s, I’ve hit the point where I don’t think I can make this design again. Which is a bit of a problem, as I planned to make the baby version for a coworker who’s wife is expecting in early December. I’ve got a solution and picked up this yarn last night. I’m going to make a blanket, which I think is a bit more useful for a baby anyway. I bought the Cascade Superwash in this light orange for it. They’re having their second girl and I figure they are pink/purpled out. I’m going to use the Ann Norling blanket pattern in the novel, Shop on Blossom Street.
Last but not least, the EZasPi group is starting another Mystery Pi project today. While I haven’t finished the Anniversary Pi project yet (Shetland Tea Shawl), I choose to start this one on schedule and picked up some Zephyr to do it in. I have three skeins of Zephyr in Indigo to do this mystery shawl. Going to cast it on shortly after closing this out (and yelling at the twins one more time to TAKE A DAMN NAP ALREADY).
I wish all those who will celebrate a good Labor Day weekend. The weather here threatens to make for a lousy day for especially tomorrow, but we hope to at least get a decent boating day on Sunday.
Craft on!
9 responses so far ↓
1 Carole // Sep 1, 2006 at 2:22 pm
I’m using Zephyr for the Wing of the Moth shawl and I love it. Congrats on your 2000th comment!
2 Danielle // Sep 1, 2006 at 2:41 pm
Nice yarns, all of them! I just finished an orange baby blanket, and got lots of nice comments about how the color is a refreshing change from the very pale baby pastels. I’m sure the recipient of your blankie-to-be will like it too
3 --Deb // Sep 1, 2006 at 6:18 pm
Yep. Those sure are pretty yarns!
4 michelle // Sep 1, 2006 at 10:17 pm
You know sometimes I should not even come here, to much temptation
That sock yarn (especially the colorway you chose for yourself) is to much.
I absolutely love the cascade superwash – great stuff for kids.
Have a great weekend! I hope the weather holds out. They say Monday is supposed to be nice again (well in these parts)
5 Jean // Sep 2, 2006 at 2:18 am
That’s it. I’m ordering some zephyr today! I’ve put it off long enough. Can’t wait to see your shawl!
6 JessaLu // Sep 3, 2006 at 10:20 am
ooooo I lurve that new sock yarn – pretty colors!
7 Lisa // Sep 5, 2006 at 7:41 am
Love all those yarns and your spinning in the last post is amazing. That single is so fine! And I know several people who have Siennas and they have been happy with them.
8 Claudia // Sep 5, 2006 at 4:24 pm
Congratulations on your bloganniversary! It’s nice having you around!
9 beth // Sep 12, 2006 at 4:23 pm
Boy am I a duh head! I didn’t even know I won! Go figure! Thank you so much for the very generous gift! As you know, I LOVE IT!!!!!!