Update to Today's Earlier Post

I went back to the Louisa Harding wall at The Knitting Corner this afternoon to get Debby a spare ball of kimono ribbon, but also to look for a few more things for me that I'd mentioned I was thinking about in the earlier post.

First, I changed out the glisten yarn with another kimono ribbon in a complimentary color. The difference in width won't be a problem for a shawl. So, here's the current selection for my version of Periwinkle.

The lonely sari ribbon now has company...enough yarns to do another Periwinkle. I am not sure whether to use the gray fauve shown in the group shot...

or this blue one. I'm leaning toward the gray for now. I guess I could end up using the blue as well, if I alternated it with the rows that would be done in gray.

Amazingly, I found just the right amount of flotsam for the shrug in Swallowtail that caught my eye. It was exactly the color I was looking for and on sale for 40% off! What luck!

The shrug shown in Swallowtail.

I have ended up with one ball of glisten without a project in mind, so I'll have to look for ideas for it on Ravelry. Maybe I can use it for a trim on something eventually. Any ideas?

Haven't I done well shopping? And everything is arranged in little 'kits' except for the glisten and maybe the blue fauve.

Squirreling Yarn for Winter?!

Tuesday, Debby came over to RI and we went out to The Knitting Corner in Middletown and Bella Yarns in Warren. We were both looking for Louisa Harding yarn and really lucked out when we found the exact yarn we wanted on sale for 40% off! This is Thalia, for one of several tops I like...I'm not sure which one I'm going to settle on yet.

I got two books, including the Beachcomber Bay accessories one with the pretty scarf on the front.

Here are the yarns I think I'm going to use to make it! I may look for a turquoise without silver in it as I'm not sure I want to mix gold and silver...isn't that taboo? I am not sure yet if I will do the fringe, but it would be easier than weaving in the ends!

This is one random skein that was just too pretty to leave behind. It might be for another version of the above...

It is fun to put together 'kits' for upcoming projects. I may plan a couple more before I stop my yarn buying binge. For example, I'd like to find the yarn for a Louisa Harding shrug in the Swallowtail book.

I am trying hard to finish Jeff's sweater before I cast on something new. I actually need the same needles I'm using for the sweater for the next items and only have the one pair in that size, so that's helping to keep me focused on the sweater for now!