I’m Officially on a Yarn Diet… I’m Not Kidding

Man oh man… today I got to go and spend my $100 gift card at Michaels. I tried to be smart about it. Instead of going bananas and just grabbing whatever amount of pretty yarn I fell in love with at the time … I decided to buy for specific projects :) So… Here’s the damage and my new projects :) oh and sorry for the crappy pics. iphone + fluorescent lighting = le crap!

I bought 6 skeins of Stitch Nation Full O’ Sheep in black so I can make Vinelle (rav link) – by Kristin Alexandra I can’t wait to start this.

I also bought 4 skeins of the same Stitch Nation yarn so I can make French Press Felted Slippers by Melynda Bernardi (the blue is more of a teal, but again, crappy iphone photos)

I bought some Bernat Satin in purple to make a hat for my friend Anne.

And… I got some Patons Kroy for my next pair of socks for the #12socks challenge on twitter :)

Not bad for $100 bucks huh? mind you, I felt a little raped after seeing the SRP for the Stitch Nation yarn as 4.99USD on her site yet Michaels took $7.99CDN for each ball. I know it’s only $3 roughly mark up… but still :)

NOW…..

Some of my knitting photos on Flickr have been added to a group called Knitting Art. I was extremely flattered to be asked to have my photos added. I was chatting a bit with the creator of the group, Sifis, who is the 3rd generation yarn shop owner in Greece! How cool is that?! Sifis was kind enough to send me some yarn so I could make myself a shawl. Can I just express how incredibly rare it is now a days to see random acts of kindness like that!?!?!? He doesnt know me from a carton of milk, but insisted on sending me some yarn so I could keep knitting. Man… I’m still floored by his kind generosity! I will for sure have to pay it forward!

So, after I got back from Michaels today, I see this on my desk:

I immediately called out for my friend Sue who’s office is conveniently beside mine. We both sat there as I carefully opened the package… once I got the top of the box off… I see this….

Its 6 balls of some extrafine, superwash, %100 merino!!!! Sifis had asked me what color I would like, so I said blue like the greek flag so I could always remember where the yarn came from. Now, there’s WAY more than enough yarn to make a shawl here… so now I’m gonna see if I can make a garment with them. man… today… sure was a yarn-o-holics dream day.

But seriously… the only other yarn that should be entering my house is the batt that Rachel is spinning for me. Other than that… I’m officially on lock down. I’m so gonna need help. lol Actually, to prove that I REALLY don’t need more yarn… I’ll take pics of my ALL my yarn soon. It’s gonna take a while….