Booty

I have NO BUSINESS buying more yarn! But I can't help it and give me the excuse "but they are going out of business and marking down to incredible prices"....

I truely hate to see my fav LYS close. In an effort to support I have gone twice so far. Don't get me wrong, I have supported them plenty in the four years I have retaken up knitting.

I have been also stocking up on my favorite circulars.  I found some yummy yarn. I also was on the hunt for some magenta cotton to try to creat a crocheted pullover I have in my head. BINGO. Eleven skeins of the lovely prima cotton pictured here....

I also want to knit/crochet a tunic and I think a lovely yarn called Cozette will be a great choice (I was able to snag 10 skeins in a natural color).  Plus I'll have left overs to make something else too!

If I could win the lottery and not have to have an income - I would knit ALL DAY and pet my kitties.  LOL  If only life were that smimple.

Chífidh mé tú (I'll see you later)
Fionnuir

Progress

This is a really good knit. I like the ease of the pattern. I am over halfway done first set of raglan increases. This yarn is heaven!!! Malabrigo lace in the color way Molly. I love the color and the way it is knitting up.  So soft.
Link to my Ravelry

This is the beginning of my Adrift by Carol Feller



Sad spring for four LYSs

UPDATE!!!!  The store has been bought and will reopen in June! Hooray!


It's always a tug at the heart when a local yarn shop decides to close. Many time when trolling maps on my iPad I see a shop they never noticed, take a Saturday drive only to discover that the shop has long been closed.

Four shops in my driving circle have journeyed down this road. One shop actually bought the contents a shop that closed a few years ago near work (my lunch trips saw many a skein of yarn). The second shop was a great shop to stop by on the way to other places as it was not far from Route 95. the third shop is a good haul but I try to get there two or so times a year. She had KPPM in every color and great cashmere.

Lastly and most sadly, my "go to" shop is closing. This shop in Basking Ridge got me back on my craft. Provided me with 80% of my over 125 types of stash and offered great advise when needed. 95% of my needles are from there as "where the heck are my size _ needles" required a quick stop. They had such luxurious yarn. High quality. I know for some shops it's too expensive to carry cashmere or art yarn but they have an amazing selection. often you can get yarn cheaper slightly by buying online but it nice to see the color variation and hand for yourself.

I will truly miss them, but my purse might be fatter.

I understand the how hardworking these LYS owners are and I try my best to support them all. I never walk out of a shop without a purchase. Even if I need nothing. I get something that reminds me of that shop, perhaps a brand I never bought or a kit of a sample they have on display. So when I knit that I reminds me of where I got the yarn.

So, everyone, remember to shop LOCAL. Visit your LYS and help keep them around.

An rud is annamh is íontach.
Translation: What is seldom is wonderful.