sheep in the city

3•2•1 and a day of fun!!

*this is me in my new T-shirt that says,"Got Yarn?" and Choppy, one of the fun crazy ladies who works at the shop! She was all decked out in her bathrobe and curlers again this year! I love it!

One of my favorite times of the year is when A Knitted Peace has their annual 3•2•1 sale. They open the doors of their store to a bunch of crazy kntters at 6:30AM and everything in the store is 30% off until 8:30. Then until 10:30 it's 20%. After that the rest of the day everything is 10% off. So, Cynthia and I had plans to get a good spot in line, which we did, and have as much fun as we could considering that it was so early and neither one of us is a morning person. We were about 10 or so people back in line when we arrived there at 6:00am, thankfully it wasn't too chilly! They opened the doors and everyone promptly scattered to the various corners of the store that held the treasure that they wanted to purchase. Obviously many people bum-rushed the needle section. I mean, who can resist AddiTurbo's at 30% off?! Thankfully, I got my size 0 and size 1's that I need to have for a toe-up/magic loop sock class that I'm taking this spring. (I can't believe that I have to wait until April to take that class!! I want to learn now!) I had a mission when I went in though...I was headed straight for the Opal sock yarn. My brother-in-law needed some and I wanted a particular shade that I had seen earlier that week. Yippee! I got just what I wanted! Then I had a momentary lapse in self-control. I went to the book section, can you see where this is headed? They had 2 of the Barbara G. Walker stitch pattern books so I grabbed those up, and I picked up a book on lace knitting, and the funny Knitorama book. I didn't do too bad...my Grandma did tell me to buy something that I "needed" with the Christmas money she gave me?! I alway's need new books...and yarn...and needles...ha! I also picked up some Jaggerspun Zephyr (50 Merino/50 Silk) in a Fushia color and a bright lavender. I'm thinking that I might make the Ene scarf from ScarfStyle out of the bright pink...but that's way down the road. (like after Cynthia gets further along on her's so that I can see and hear how it's going!!)

So, you may be wondering what yarn that is in a big pile in the center of the picture...well, we didn't just stop when we hit the sale at AKP. Where's the fun in that? We had gone to Colorful Yarns the day before to see what they had on sale for 50% off!! That's the big pile. It's Artful Yarns: Serenade. (70 Pima Cotton/30 Angora...can you say soft?!) I bought 10 skeins for $40. The kicker is that I had thought about buying this yarn a few months ago at full price!! I love it when patience wins out in the end. Of course, I'm undecided on what I should make with it, but that's never stopped me before. The colors don't really come across in that first picture, so here's a close-up. Isn't that a great colorway? It reminds me a little bit of the Knit Happens Lorna's Laces. We had to reenergize at this point, so we went to breakfast at the best breakfast place in Denver. Then it was on to String for a little knitting and chatting with Cassidy. What did I buy there with my gift certificate?! A skein of Helen's Lace in the bittersweet colorway.

That's all the lace yarn that I'm buying for now though. You heard it here...no more lace weight yarn until I finish my Charlotte and at least one other lace project!! (Maybe I do need to join Kim's knitalong?! What do you think?) It doesn't get much better than this...a whole day of hanging out in yarn shops. Unless maybe all the yarns on sale?! And it was. Sweeeet!