That's pretty much what I've been doing. Sitting on the sofa with the dog next to me, her head on my knee while I knitknitknit and watch tv. Haven't been on the computer in three days. And I have a four foot long purple garter stitch scarf so far. In the ugliest tackiest acrylic yarn you've ever seen that came with my learn to knit and crochet kits. It's not easy to find nice yarn at the mega craft stores. It's all gross speckly acrylic stuff in totally uninteresting colors. Now I know.
The other day out of curiosity I looked up "Albuquerque Yarn Store" on google and realized that, hell, we're in New Mexico - of course there's going to be gorgeous wool yarn here - what did I think all those beautiful rugs and blankets were made from? As a matter of fact, I found out that there was a yarn factory right here - and they had an outlet store. They have the most beautiful, vivid colors that really capture the New Mexico palette. And I realized, it would be such a waste to use boring colors and make boring preppie crap. Especially with access to such beautiful yarn. So we went to their outlet store today and I bought some fun new yarns. Can't wait to play with them.
So that was my valentine's day present: some beautiful stuff from Fiesta Yarns.
Cody got a few t shirts from thinkgeek. Including this:
And for us both we're getting a water cooler.
Happy V Day. Crafty thirsty nerds of the world unite!
Comments
Omgomgomg...that orange spun silk is making my fingers itch!
I've taken to knitting black cotton things, and order black cotton all the time, because the store here only wants baby-suitable-colors in stock. And synthetic stuff of course.
A friend's mom who had to give up knitting once gave me her hand spun orange wool - eight years later I'm still wearing the vest I made from it. Surprising how hard it is to find any decent natural yarn, isn't it?
Posted by: Juus at February 15, 2005 3:27 AM
that shirt is freakin HILARIOUS. i want one now!
that, and a badger shirt. badger badger badger badger badger badger
Mushroom mushroom.
Posted by: mikey at February 15, 2005 12:08 PM
oh man. i need that geek love poem shirt.
Posted by: marie b. at February 16, 2005 12:01 PM
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