Yarn, Yarn, and Way Too Much Yarn
My order from KnitHappens came in yesterday, and I'm in love. I ordered eight skeins of Blue Sky Dyed Cotton in Espresso, and I guess I didn't really get the full experience in the yarn store since it was crowded and there was a weird situation going on inches from me while I was checking out this yarn. It is the nicest, softest, prettiest sensible yarn I have ever seen. Usually the soft yarns seem to be specialty yarns (or silk, at $21/skein, ha), more delicate yarns that would make something pretty but not something like, say, just a normal sweater, or a hat, or a scarf, or a blanket. This yarn would be perfect for any of those things, and, man, the softness. I promptly went and ordered a whole bunch more, because it is a good price and it is an awesome yarn, and I guess I'm still a little devil-may-care about the money from the raise I got last month.
The Lorna's Laces sock yarn is also incredibly soft and pretty, and I am imagining it will make fantastic socks (though first I have to learn how to knit socks).
So, now I have piles of this beautiful yarn, but before I can start working with it, I've got to finish Dan's sweater. No motivation like trying to get to the next project, I guess.