Must... Buy... Yarn...
I woke up this morning with the yarn-buying urge, my head full of plans for projects of all shapes and sizes. I'm working on the second Father Son Sock, and Venezia is of course coming along slowly, but when that sock is done I'll want another "just for fun" project to take its place - for those nights when seven-color fair isle sweaters are the last thing you want to consider. The project I had in mind was a large felted bag, something sturdy and usable but unmistakably handmade and fabulous. I think felted, I think Cascade, and Knitch has what must be just about every shade in their store, so I talked my husband into a little trip.
I got my Cascade, but my bank account had a small casualty:
ArtYarns Silk Rhapsody Glitter in color 130 - all subtle transitions from light pink to salmon back to light pink to brown, and so unbelievably soft. Also so unbelievably expensive. I bought two skeins; maybe one day it will be a lacy tank top or a pretty shawl, or maybe it will just sit prettily on a tabletop somewhere and I'll be just as happy.
I'm pretty excited about my plans for the bag, too, but it will be a little while before I start. I'm trying very hard to be more thoughtful about my knitting, starting every project with a proper sketch and sizing calculations and a non-half-assed swatch, instead of leaping in excitedly as I'm wont to do. I'm thinking stripes and hearts, but in my experience my initial thoughts usually have little to no bearing on the final project.