New Yarny Deliciousness

I had a lovely, rainy, wet, gloomy... Sunday afternoon. Alas, the skies of gray were brightened by a lovely ray of sunshine... The local yarn store!


I had a bit of difficulty finding the shop in the first place. I drove to Avon to find this shop, French Creek Fiber Arts. It definitely wasn't where I thought it was, so I drove back and forth about 25 bagagillion times. Finally, exasperated, I was just looking around and I saw a sign for Old Avon Village. This sign had a few smaller signs connected to the bottom of it. A few mini-signs down I saw "French Creek Fiber Arts". Mind you, this was all in a matter of seconds. I went rrrrrrrrrrrrrttttttt. Tuuuuuurrrrnnnn. Woohoo!

The lady working there was really nice. I feel awful that I don't remember her name... :( She asked questions about me and my knitting experience. She showed me both projects she had with her (a sock and a cardigan). We talked technique and much more. She invited me to the weekly knitting group, which I plan to attend this Friday. She even told me about a Stitch n Pitch event on July 10 that DJ and I decided we will attend! Yay! There was a cute kitty named Bordhi (after Cat, I learned ^_^). He was very sweet. We were able to talk a lot because I was the only person in the shop, I suppose because it was a rainy Sunday.

What did I buy, you ask? Well, I really had to reign myself in because I just placed an order with Amazon for knitting books. I was tempted by lots of yummy Cherry Tree Hill sock yarns. For, of course, I was focused on the sock yarn. (I have definitely jumped on the sock bandwagon...) They have a really wonderful selection. I didn't have my camera with me... I would have taken pictures for you to see!

I ended up bringing home two skeins to add to my stash.


Some gorgeous Cherry Tree Hill! Oh, how I love these colors! This will become a pair of socks for me.


And some Wisdom Yarns in the Boston colorway. This is for DJ's mom. Well, not for her, really, but the socks I knit out of it will be! ^_^

While everyone else seems to be cutting back on stash lately, I am trying to build mine up! Which side of the playground are you on?

A Bit O' Progress

As of this post, I have finished one lace repeat on the No Purl Monkeys... For some reason I kept making a mistake in row 5 and had to rip back several times. I guess I just wasn't paying close enough attention... Oh well. I finally got past it. ^_^



I wish I would have had more time to work on them today. We are going to the movies later tonight, so I will probably work on them later later. Haha.

Hope your Saturday was fabulous!

FO Friday!

Even if it is late night... It's still Friday! ^_^

The first and (at least to me) most exciting of my FOs... The Ribbed Lace Bolero! Woo Hoo!!




Then we have the lost then found and finished project, Baglove!



I started this in, oh, I don't know... March? I had about an inch left to knit when I took it somewhere with me. I thought I left it there but then the other day I was digging throuh my knitting basket and found the WIP at the bottom... So, I finished it!

And here we have the newest WIP... dah dah dah daaaaaahh... No Purl Monkey Socks!



The yarn is from a previous post, and it is more red than it looks in the above photo. I am pretty excited about these socks. I hope they turn out well. ^_^

Oh, I also wanted to show you my little sheepy! I bought him at my LYS.



For some reason I feel like his name is Bill... I don't know why.

Bill is now the blog mascot. Hehe!

New Stuffs!

I added some cool new things to the blog, such as progress bars from Ravelry and also a list of all the blogs I read regularly. Yay!



Playing With the Laundry

In order to distract you...

from the lack of knitting content, I will show you the cutie pies that I recently started babysiting...




The bottom picture is the same baby as in the top, but I just really liked that photo of her. ^_^

I know my ABCs...

I'm such a copy cat. Thanks Nicole!

Accent- Erm... Ohio-an? Hehe.

Breakfast? - Eggs, bacon, and hash browns. But I usually only eat "breakfast for dinner". Hardly ever breakfast.

Chore I don't like- Cleaning the bathroom.

Dog or Cat- Both... But cats more. ^_^

Essential electronic- My phone.

Favorite Cologne- I only wear Victoria's Secret Garden Romantic Wish

Gold or Silver- Silver. I am allergic to gold.

Handbag I carry most often- My Prada from China town, most recently. But I like to switch it up every few months.

Insomnia- Most nights.

Job Title- Student. Babysitter. Lol.

Kids- someday

Living arrangements- With my grandparents.

Most admirable trait- forgiveness.

Naughtiest Childhood Trait- whining

Overnight Hospital Stays- Only when I was first born.

Phobias- Being alone

Quote- "I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious."
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why it's called present."

Reason to smile- Friends and family

Siblings- 5 sisters, 1 brother

Time to wake up- Depends on when I go to sleep.

Unusual talent or skill- Eh... none.

Vegetables I Refuse to eat- tomatoes

Worst Habit- I don't know...

X-rays- teeth

Yummy Stuff- Anything chocolate.

Zoo animals I like the most- the big cats! >^^<

Yarn Pr0n

Yesterday was a wonderful day for me. I went to lunch with DJ's mother, then we went to the LYS together. Now, she isn't a knitter, but we sure did enjoy fondling the yarns! She is, however, a beader... She saw the Odessa hat that the owner of the shop had knit and said that this might be something she would like to try... Hmm... ^_^ I also found out they have a knit night every Friday. I have been looking for a local group to knit with, so I think I may go this week and meet everyone.

I didn't think to take any photos there, but I did buy some sock yarn.

The following info was copied and pasted from the Yarn Market site:

Brand: Fibra Natura
Yarn Name: Yummy
Fiber Content: Wool
Ball Weight: 130g
Yardage: 370 yds.
Texture: Plied
Yarn Weight: Laceweight
Gauge: 36
(Stitches per 4.0 inches/10cm.)
Needle Sizes: 1-3 U.S. (2.25-3.25mm)
Care: Machine Wash & Dry Flat.

I am very excited about this yarn. I think it will become a pair of No Purl Monkeys... Have you ever used this yarn before? How did you like it? I also bought a couple of sets of DPNs, seeing as I only had US 3, I thought I should get some more sizes if I want to knit socks.

After the LYS, I went to Cedar Point with a couple of my friends.

When I got home I worked on the bolero. It's coming along, but it still just looks like ribbing and a lot of lace.