Possessed to Knit

Sock Club Exchange

Ann in Australia is now learning to spin.  I gladly traded her some drop spindles for one of her Knitting Inspiration Sock Club packages.  The beautiful yarn is Handmaiden Casbah (81% merino/9% cashmere/10% nylon) in the Berry colorway.   She also included her clever fimo row counter and a gorgeous knitting bag (with stitch markers on the ribbon) from her recent knitting retreat.  The Tim Tam cookies were a delicious surprise, too.   Thank you to Ann for all of her lovely gifts.  I have the yarn wound and ready to go.  This yarn is so soft, I can't wait to see how it knits up.  

Caitlin & Colin were still long enough for me to snap this photo.  They do a lot of cute things, but by the time we get the camera ready, they are off doing something else.  They do their share of playing & fighting.  It is nice to see them settle down together like this.

Yarn & Chocolate

Valentine's Day doesn't get much better than this, new sock yarn, markers, and chocolates in an edible box from Schakolad Chocolate Factory in Crystal City.  The Girl from Ipanema sock yarn is the first installment of the Wullenstudio Sock Club.  Sheila included 4 beautiful moonstone and silver stitch markers and a pretty pattern with this delightful sock yarn.  I joined this seasonal sock club when I learned that Patrick was designing one of the patterns, and I am glad I did.  This brightly colored yarn reminds me that spring is just around the corner, the perfect touch to my Valentine's Day.

Sock Yarnista Club

I received my first Sock Yarnista Club shipment today.  The yarn is Beckon Stretch Merino (3.5 oz and 350 yards) dyed in the Auspicious colorway.  As Sock Yarnista Club members, we get to choose between two colorways (one handpainted and one semi-solid) for our yarn.  I am delighted with Auspicious as it is even prettier in person.  I received a link to download the lovely Cairdeas (the Celtic word for friendship) pattern, and this bag of teas and caramels (from Have It Confections) was included with my yarn.  Sharon, the proprietor of Three Irish Girls/Sock Yarnista Club, is very attentive to her customers and provides excellent customer service.  What can I say?  I just love getting sock yarn in the mail and until they do an episode of Intervention for sock yarn addiction, I will keep a pair of socks in progress in my knitting bag.