Stash Building

This was fun and easy to create. The website is: Tombstone Generator.
If you create one, let me know, I would love to see it!!

I went by my LYS today to buy some needles for Lacy. I had been using the bamboo Clovers but the cotton did not slide well enough and the size 2 needles have quite a bend to them. In desperation, while traveling this weekend, I purchased some Boye needles at WalMart. They were better but still not my favs. I went by the yarn shop at lunch and picked up a pair of Quicksilvers. This is my first pair and I am not sure what I think. The density is different and I need to get the feel of the balance and the points. The 'slipperiness' is definitely better.

Really, all I wanted were needles. I knew I could stand strong against the temptation of sock yarn. They don't have a wide selection, just Regia. However, today I did notice some Online cotton. I thought I was safe and almost made it out and then.....

They have added Elsebeth Lavold books and some yarn. I was lost. This past week, a blogger showed some Hempathy. This yarn is 34% Hemp 41% Cotton and 25% Modal. The guage is 30-32 rows and 22-23 stitches on a US 4. I was lost. I was not successful searching for it online. I could find the book one place and the yarn another or not enough yarn for the sweater. Anyway, there it was in all it's splendor. I bought book #8. And enough turquoise Hempathy to make this sweater.

Did I stop, could I stop there??? NO, NO, NO. The shelf right above the Hempathy had the most luscious Alpaca and Silk Fino. I had a most difficult time selecting a color but ended up with a light dusty bluegreen. The tag has a color number, not name. The samples on the webpage are rather difficult to read and I do not have my camera with me to show the color. Just have to trust that it is beautiful.

When I got back to the office, I looked it up on the web and this is how they describe the yarn:
"In Italy Fino is a word used to describe the finest sherry available from the vineyard. Here at Alpaca with a Twist, Fino is the finest lace weight yarn we could imagine. A perfect blend of baby alpaca & silk lends a luxurious handle, a dramatic lustrous sheen, & an elegant drape that will impress nobility! When used as a single strand, it creates light-as-air, gossamer garments and & breathtaking lace effects in shawls and stoles."

Sounds exactly how it looks and feels. I am enamored, entranced, I just want to hold and stroke it until it tells me what it wants to become.