Lots of tops!

I started Glee with the Classic Elite Soft Linen I picked up last week. I finished the first skein this morning:


I got more Knit Picks Shine a little while ago too, I was able to finish the sleeves on this:
It started off as the Anthropologie-inspired capelet. But I wanted to make it with a cotton-blend yarn for warmer weather. So then I also had to conver the pattern from bulky-weight yarn to worsted weight yarn. And I will be making it full length instead of cropped.

And with that last order from Knit Picks I got some Shine Sport in "Silver Sage" to make Arbor. I'm almost done with the first skein for that.
Have I mentioned I've become a big fan of top-down knitting??? I have a long list of things to make when I'm done with these three.

Yarn Porn!

Soo... knitpicks released their new summer colors (and an entire new yarn line) today... :-)

Trip to the Woolly Lamb.

After getting my Berroco Suede in the mail yesterday I was busy at work last night while watching Tommy Boy on TV. I made this:
I started the second bootie this morning, I'll deal with sewing them up when they're both finished.


Today I headed over to the Woolly Lamb in Pennington and picked up some Classic Elite Soft Linen, after reading the review of it on Knitter's Review the other day. The Woolly Lamb is the only LYS around here that stocks it, apparently. Pins and Needles here in Princeton does not, unfortunately, since it's only about 2 miles from our apartment. Anyway, plan to use it to make Glee from zephyrstyle.com
Well, they also had a giant SALE sign in the window. So I checked out the sale table which included some Cascade Sierra (80% pima cotton, 20% merino wool) at 40% off! So I picked up 3 skeins worth, which will give me enough to make some kind of summery top, TBD.
And... 25% off Elsebeth Lavold Silky Tweed. (40% silk, 30% cotton, 20% merino, 10% viscose) which is apparently discontinued? Anyway, project for this is also TBD, but I picked up 5 sk. (~655 yds?) which should be enough for a short sleeve/three-quarter sleeve top or a smallish clapotis, don't know yet. I think I want to make the textured tunic from Fitted Knits, but if I use this yarn I'd have to make the sleeves shorter than long sleeve to have enough yardage.
I'm justifying these purchases because I had signed up for a swap in the "Caffeine Addicts" group on Ravelry, and it seems that the moderator for the swap is MIA and matches were due out on March 8th. Soooo instead of spending that cash on a swap partner, I got myself some goodies. Plus if I'm making myself some cute tops, I have less of a desire to go shopping :-p

a good mail day!

I got home from work today and found all of this waiting on our porch:


Yay! Berroco Suede in Hopalong Cassidy & Wild Bill for the Suede Booties I'm making for a friend who is expecting. Thanks so much to Ravelry users ewe-mexico and somebunnyslove for giving these up as this kind of yarn is not available at my LYS.

and a mini Easter Basket from my parents including a Dunkin Donuts Gift Card :-D

Now if only my Fitted Knits book from half.com would come... The order was confirmed on March 1 but half.com provided a window of March 11-21 for the book to arrive (to NJ... from Michigan). The seller hasn't responded to two separate emails over the last two weeks... I'm guessing I'll be filing a claim when it doesn't come in tomorrow's mail :-(

Time to enjoy my 4 day weekend!