i would suggest a nice merlot with the koigu...
in honor of my parent's trip next week to wine country, i bring you amy's stash enhancement from the great yarns sale - with wine.
one cannot resist the call of the koigu. i would like to say it was on sale but it was not. i bought it anyways (stacey you realize this is your fault right?)
now here is some strange yarn, on sale for 4 bucks a ball. i am guessing it wasn't a good year for this yarn and that is why it was discounted. (i haven't googled it yet, but if i were a betting gal, and i am not, i would say it is 'older' yarn). it self stripes in a couple blues, cream and khaki. part of it is shiny, part matte. a rare vintage.
shiny, soft and good colors. clapotis potential, doubtful (i look at EVERY yarn as clapotis potential now. i am a dork). at 5 bucks a ball, why not?
mystery fiber, 2 skeins with no tags and dirt cheap. i am guessing acrylic on this one, kinda like the quality of the 2 buck chuck. useful in certain situations (like getting drunk for cheap on a tolerable (to some) wine - and by that i don't mean to imply moi).
so that does it. there isn't too much to show because it wasn't that great of a sale (and by that i mean there wasn't an overall discount on everything in the store, i heart those sales!).
another great part of today was the new friends i met. i took my friend denise (sans a blog) with me to the sale where we met up with tami of blue rose knits. afterwards we headed to lunch and met up with another knitter, tami's friend allison (ohh i am pretty sure that was her name, sorry!). both of them were so great and we all chatted for quite some time. i won't start on how jealous i am of their haul from the knit picks sale.
as i was working at my computer earlier this evening (yeah, when you take the day off to yarn shop you gotta fit in the work you missed somewhere, for me, the yarn was worth sacrificing my friday night) this took place outside my window.
apparently the roller skating of my youth has been replaced by dumpster diving. yep, those are a bunch of kids playing in the dumpsters outside my apartment building. we have tennis courts, basketball courts, walking trails etc in my apartment complex. apparently that is just too 'clean' for these kids.
one cannot resist the call of the koigu. i would like to say it was on sale but it was not. i bought it anyways (stacey you realize this is your fault right?)
now here is some strange yarn, on sale for 4 bucks a ball. i am guessing it wasn't a good year for this yarn and that is why it was discounted. (i haven't googled it yet, but if i were a betting gal, and i am not, i would say it is 'older' yarn). it self stripes in a couple blues, cream and khaki. part of it is shiny, part matte. a rare vintage.
shiny, soft and good colors. clapotis potential, doubtful (i look at EVERY yarn as clapotis potential now. i am a dork). at 5 bucks a ball, why not?
mystery fiber, 2 skeins with no tags and dirt cheap. i am guessing acrylic on this one, kinda like the quality of the 2 buck chuck. useful in certain situations (like getting drunk for cheap on a tolerable (to some) wine - and by that i don't mean to imply moi).
so that does it. there isn't too much to show because it wasn't that great of a sale (and by that i mean there wasn't an overall discount on everything in the store, i heart those sales!).
another great part of today was the new friends i met. i took my friend denise (sans a blog) with me to the sale where we met up with tami of blue rose knits. afterwards we headed to lunch and met up with another knitter, tami's friend allison (ohh i am pretty sure that was her name, sorry!). both of them were so great and we all chatted for quite some time. i won't start on how jealous i am of their haul from the knit picks sale.
as i was working at my computer earlier this evening (yeah, when you take the day off to yarn shop you gotta fit in the work you missed somewhere, for me, the yarn was worth sacrificing my friday night) this took place outside my window.
apparently the roller skating of my youth has been replaced by dumpster diving. yep, those are a bunch of kids playing in the dumpsters outside my apartment building. we have tennis courts, basketball courts, walking trails etc in my apartment complex. apparently that is just too 'clean' for these kids.
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Hey, Amy...
Yep. You got my name right! Although the spelling is a little tricky: Alyson.
It was great fun meeting you and Denise. We'll definitely have to meet up again sometime for more yarn and knitting goodness.
Cheers,
Alyson
I love your purchases. I just started my Clopotis, and I bet I'm going to become addicted as well.
Weird kids.
Amy
amy-
I had a great time yesterday! We have to do it again soon, any more sales coming up? :-P
(I think sans-a-blog is a great blog name!)
tami
Oh, that sounds like fun, and you got some great yarn! I wish I could have come along too, but alas, I was cooped up in a review session. WAY less fun than yarn sale shopping! Although wine would have made it better.
Yummy yarn and wine --- love that Ravenswood!
I have that exact color of Koigu! (Denim, right?). I haven't decided what to do with it yet...socks, or something else? You made a great haul of yummy yarn!
your yarn all looks very yummy! have you been to the new shop in Mill Creek yet?
All of your new yarns are all earth tones, is this a new phase? Oh and dumpster diving... more than a little strange...
Great purchases! The matte/shiny stuff looks intriguing.
Dumpster diving? Ick. What happened to hanging out at malls?
- MJ
Oh that's some great loot you have there! Gotta love sales
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