If officially ended Saturday around 1:30 pm my time. We justified this by saying that it was Easter sunday in Australia and the yarn store wouldn't be open on Sunday anyway. Considering that I had bought no fiber in any form since Ash Wednesday I have to say, I did well. Particularly for someone who doesn't really observe Lent anyway. And to my complete surprise I didn't go crazy buying everything I saw or had on my wish list. I hadn't been to Village wools since the large koigu shipment had come in so I was happy to sift though the shelves.
So I bought four skeins of a pretty color of koigu to make myself some kneesocks
And, social dork that I am, I did succumb to peer pressure and purchase the yarn to make a shadow shawl with my abq snb girlies. Hey, without them I never would've tried the Jaywalkers pattern especially as my first sock and to my utter surprise I've become quite the joiner. The pattern calls for three skeins of koigu kppm and three skeins of E Lavold Silky Wool (which I've eyed several of the last times I'd been in the store) in contrasting colors. Several people have been getting dark silky wool and bright koigu. I kind of went the other way.
So those and I paid Mama-E for her project spectrum sock yarn subscription and that was pretty much my discretionary portion of our tax return. But I'm very happy and really looking forward to those kneesocks and casting on for another project with my snb buddies.
All the purchases (including my April mama e sock yarn) involves yellow orange so I suppose it qualifies as Project Spectrum. I'm way WAY behind on my PJ project but I've finished the ugg booties and ironically cabled socks.
In Dye-O-Rama News, which i'm sure you read at Scout's anyway Cody and I are putting the finishing touches on the signup forms and the Swap website tonight. SIGNUPS WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6PM MDT - THEY WILL END SATURDAY NIGHT AT 6PM MDT. Number of participants is unlimited but only one swap per person. There is a group blog and you'll be sent to the group blog signup form after you finish filling out the swap form. It's all very complicated and stuff for us but (hopefully) easier for you.
My Albuquerque-related project is on hold until the signups are done but I've pretty much paid for and finished part one of the big indescribible project. I really wish I could go into it more but that one's seriously top secret.
Back to the salt mines with me. Where the hell are my glasses.
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oooo. A Secret! I wonder what I can get on knitpicks that will work for the shadow shawl. I'm becoming quite the joiner too.
Posted by: beth at April 20, 2006 9:10 AM
Pretty Koigu!
Posted by: Tiffany at April 20, 2006 3:21 PM
It'll be fun to see your Shadow Shawl develop! The sign up process was very smooth. Congrats to you and Cody for that.
Posted by: Chris at April 20, 2006 7:31 PM
You're not a dork! It takes the strength of multitudes to withstand the peer pressure of our SNB--and I mean that in the best way! Anyway. I love your color choices.
Posted by: cari at April 20, 2006 10:37 PM
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