yarnaholic

first, the holiday tags pdf i promised. i made them generic and hopefully the colors will translate ok to your printer. i used a color laser printer so they may come out different on an ink jet. let me know how they work for you.

now, here is what inspired the title of my blog today...

ummm, 1 skein is for a christmas gift, the rest of the stash has my name all over it. this was just from my shopping today..don't be alarmed, it isn't my WHOLE stash ;)

for once, i bought the blue-ish noro with a project in mind. i am going to use it for the mistake rib scarf in last-minute knitted gifts. i can't tell you how much i love this book, patterns galore that i want to knit! so anyways, the pattern is identical to the sample they had knitted up in the shop, except the shop owner used a strand of mohair along with it. it made such an interesting scarf that i am going to give up my pledge to only knit gifts for others and cast on tomorrow for myself! hah!

now i feel i can do this because i have been making good progress, here is the little sophie bag for my cousin

and the 3/4 done sophie for my best friend

this bag is being knit with a hand-dyed yarn i bought at one of our state fairs this summer. i am praying it felts ok. after my white yarn felting experience i should have done the smart thing and did a test swatch. i was worried i wouldn't have enough yarn though, so i am living on the edge with this one!

now for some other total holiday cuteness...in pink of course! this is another good use for yarn i think. these were handmade by me and i have to say i think they are adorable (tooting my own horn). being able to enjoy pink snowmen is what makes it really good to be girl!



i am so inspired for the holidays already. i can't wait to start the changeover from pumpkins and leaves to snowflakes and snowmen. i am one of those people who doesn't mind all the stores putting out their holiday stuff way early. i love it!

before i sign off i just have to say thanks mom for buying me my adorable bee house PINK teapot - i have been wanting one of these for a long time.


p.s. i apologize for blogger's inability to post comments right away. i have to republish my blog to get them to show up. i try to do so a couple times a day, but if you don't see yours, don't worry, i still get them, just not right away. anyone else have this problem with blogger? i am thinking of switching services...i put in my complaint on this over a week ago and no fix..bummer. but don't let that stop you, i love getting comments!