Stash Enhancement

Lookie what came in from Sheri today. Isn't this the most yummiest yarn ever. I've got a new favorite yarn.....Perchance to Knit. OK so I have two favorite yarns now, Yarn Pirate and Perchance to Knit. This stuff is oh so yummy. I'm totally in love with the Deep Sea colorway. The lone pink hank is Apple Laine's Apple Pie sock Yarn in the Pretty in Pink colorway, which is for....Yup you guessed it, Kaity.....girl loves her pink yarn. The middle yarn is mine and is the Perchance to Knit in the Deep Sea colorway. The colors are gorgeous and I'm sooooo wanting to cast on another sock.....but I'm going to stay strong mostly because I already have enough projects.....lol. The two hanks on the far right is more Apple Pie sock yarn in the Sunset colorway for myself. Right now I'm loving the hand paint yarns. I think this payday I'm going to try to squeeze in an order for some Scout's Swag. If you haven't seen her colorways you need to hop over to her site and check them out. Oh they are completely gorgeous.

Here's the other thing my mailman dropped off on my door step. My first Barbara Walker book. I'm working on getting all 4 of the Treasure books in my knitting library. Only have 3 more to buy now.

I'm still waiting on those books I ordered from Overstock. They shipped them out through the USPS and they are taking their sweet time getting here. The last time I ordered they came UPS. I guess it's whatever is cheaper for them for shipping. I can't complain since they only charged like $2.50 for shipping. :)

Time to go knit since I'm itching to get my Marthas done. I want those socks on my feet, they are sooooo soft. Gotta love the Cherry Tree Hill.

Sooooo Close

I was so close to finishing "Martha #1" last night. I've got about 4 or so rows left before I need to Kitchner it. I just couldn't keep my eyes open long enough to finish off those rows, Kitchner, and weave in. I left the last few rows to finish up this afternoon and then I can cast on "Martha #2" and go to town. The second one should go a little faster now that I know the pattern and I've decided not to carry the pattern down the foot due to technical difficulties. I may contact the designer to talk to her/him about that.....see if they have a solution. I'll be posting a better update with "Martha #1" done and "Martha #2" started some time later this evening. I'm off to make one more post and then it's knitting time.....well knitting time after I get Bree to take her nap. She's got the droopy eye thing going on so she should be down for the count within a minute of putting her in her bed. :)

Stash Has Been Enhanced Again!

This is the newest addition to my stash. I bought it from jujuknits etsy shop. It's called Bowl of Berries which I think is very appropriately named. It's a mix of purples, blues, and reds. I saw it and my brain went "Oh Buy It"....lol. I have a bright green yarn from FearlessFibers etsy shop. The color is called Kildare and it's a super bright mix of greens. You won't be able to miss my feet when I make up that yarn into socks....lol. I've heard good things about Fearless Fibers sock yarns. I can't wait to get it in. I'm still patiently waiting for my Opal yarn I ordered from a seller in Germany. It's only been 2 weeks since it was shipped. It was sent out airmail so I should see it here soon but then again I've had airmail packages get hung up....probably in customs....and I don't see them till about a month goes by. The seller is a trusted seller so I'm not worried. I'm just curious to see my yarn. :-)
Plus I have my Loopy order to look forward too and I have books coming in from Overstock and Amazon. Yippy!!!

Worthy Cause

I'm posting about this one again. I want to make sure that everyone reads about Heather from All Things Heather's worthy cause. I've donated because it's something I really believe in. Wendy's blogged about it, so has January One and I know that Sheri and others have kicked in donations for prizes that will be raffled off. Heather now has a PayPal donation button up to make donating easier. Hop on over to Heathers site to read up on it....go ahead I won't mind if you leave me. :-)

**Reminder: You don't have to have a PayPal account to make a donation through PayPal. You can do a one time credit card transaction. Plus you can get in contact with Heather about mailing in a Check or Money Order made out to her daughters school. If you email her give her a few days to respond. The response to this has been big so she's been pretty busy.

The new goal is $3,000......lets try to help her hit that goal.

I Hit The Jackpot!

Well it felt like I hit the jackpot this morning.....the knitting goodies jackpot. It's so fun to open up packages. It almost makes up for my sore tongue. I either bit it or the dentist nicked it yesterday. My mouth was so numb I could have bit half my tongue off and I won't have know till the numbness wore off. It looks nasty....I know you all don't want to see my tongue so there won't be any pics of that....lol, but look what my oh so wonderful mailman brought me this morning.

My Debbie Bliss Books:

Perchance To Knit Sock Yarn in Very Berry Swirl for her Etsy Shop:

Stitch Markers from Red Panda Chain Mail:

Stitch Markers from Sacred Pathways:

Stitch Markers from Dragonlady:

I just received the good news that my Loopy Ewe order shipped so I will have that in my hands by this weekend....Yippy!
I've still got a few little orders floating around out there but for the most part they have finally made it home.
If you haven't gone out to surf Etsy, I highly recommend that you do. There are some super talented people out there. If you love stitch markers then etsy is the place for you....lol. If you like animal stitch markers go check out WeeOnes. She does custom orders. Plus the great thing about her custom orders is that she'll show you pics of the final product then if you like them she'll upload them for you to buy. If you don't like them you are under no obligation to buy. I'm going to have her make me up some stitch markers to represent my fur babies.
Well I'm off to go find some lunch and get Bree in bed. Plus I think I need some Tylenol and some of Bree's baby teether numbing stuff.....I can't remember the name of the damn stuff so you'll have to bear with me....lol

Cute Blankie & A Worthy Cause

I saw this blankie out at Lionbrand and could resist making it. You can look at it here. There is also a crochet version here for all of you who like crocheting too. I'm going to make one for Bree and if I like it then I'm going to make one for my nephew "Peanut". I'll be glad when they give him a name...lol. I need a project like I need hole in my head.

Now on to the worthy cause. I read out at All Things Heather's blog about donating money to by books for children in Africa. I'm asking my readers if they would check out her blog post and think about donating some money even if it's just a few dollars. I'm very big into supporting reading whether it's here in the states or in another country. I believe that reading is super important. You can read about Heathers post here, she's got it well worded....better then I could try to explain. There is more about how to make a donation is here and you can read about the goal that's been set in this post here. Please go check it out. :-)

Up Late

Well here's "Martha the 1st" in all her glory. I've still got about 3 inches of foot to knit before I start the toe decrease....yup there are times when I wished my foot wasn't 10 1/2 inches long....lol.

Yeah I know, I'm up really late. I lost track of time while knitting on my sock this evening. I looked up at the clock the first time and see that it's 10 pm, I think to myself "I'll knit another hour then head to bed".....the next time I look at the clock it's almost 3am. Time to start setting the alarm on my cell to go off at night to remind me to put my knitting up and go to bed.

Tomorrow is definitely going to be a coffee day. Shawn's a sweetie and brings me home one most mornings. Throw in that he loves me like crazy, doesn't gripe about my yarn ordering, and is a good daddy.....what more could a girl want.