Spoiling Me with Lace!

Going through work has been rougher the first week and a half than I would have liked that I felt the urge to splurge with my first paycheck. After all, I deserve it!

So let's bring it up to my spoils....I went online asap when I found out that Knit Picks has a week long sale on their lace yarns. I picked up three skeins each of Shimmer Lace in a pink color called Lipgloss and a rich red called Sherry. I saw how the Sherry looked on Ravelry and even though it looks darker red than what I'm used too, it looks like it lightens up after a dunk and block to a prettier shade. I also popped in my bag a Zimmerman book and a small bottle of Kookaburra wash to try instead of my usual Eucalan wash. People seem to swear by Kookaburra so I figured I'd give it a whirl for three bucks...well, that and I was three bucks under the free shipment deal so I ended up saving eight bucks by just popping that tiny treat in.

Give it 5-14 business days and I will have my goodies by my next paycheck. What an awesome present to look forward to! I'm really excited too for mid-September because Knitty's fall issue is around the corner. I've always wanted to order something off Knit Picks because they tend to have some really great deals but I was usually so hesitant to order because I like to feel and see the yarn up in person than by picture but my female knitting pals swear by Knit Picks and the knitters on Ravelry have the most gorgeous shawls for less than what I pay for at LYS in the colors that I rarely find when it comes to lace yarn. Sad to say, lace yarns are harder to find at reasonable prices in diverse colors than your worsted, sock, or DKs at my LYS.

In knitting news...naughty Aeolian is still hibernating. I'm defrogging a black scarf that I started a few years ago and never finished so I can reknit it up into a pair of ankle crew socks for my brother. He always clamors me for a pair since he saw my knitting progress over the years but I've always been hesitant since guy feet tend to be big and he still had a lot more growing to do during high school. His feet finally stopped growing senior year that I feel comfortable enough to knit for his tootsies and I get to free out my stash of an old project and yarn so my new skeins have a little room to squeeze into in the yarn tote box.