More Me Stuff!

As I said earlier, I just couldn't help buying more yarn this week despite wanting to plod on and get some WIP's finished! Honestly, I just have to be in the right frame of mind to finish WIP's and if I'm not, then it's not even worth trying. Instead it's worth a trip to your LYS to find out that they're having a 25% off all yarn sale :-) AND there's still some cute stuff in their 50% off bins.

This yarn in particular caught my eye. It's a lovely shade of green that I like which is kind of hard to describe and isn't showing up in the picture quite true to color either. But I love it, and what you also can't see is that a thin gold thread is running through it too. I've never heard of this yarn before but it's just a blend of cotton and acrylic, with a little viscose too, and it's quite soft.

As you can see I've chosen to knit a bolero in it. This is from the Sirdar book 'California Girls'. I must admit the girls in the pictures look like teenagers and I worried when I got home in case I had picked up a book that fit only up to age 15 or something, but the sizes start at 32" and go up to size 42".

I also bought some Elsebeth Lavold Cotton Patine and have cast on for ANOTHER Soleil! I've tried over and over to do the crochet edge and it's still too big. I really do like the fit of the bodice so I will frog this back to the armholes and see if I can re-knit it to a better fit. In the meantime (again I just don't feel in the mood to do that just yet) I bought the Patine cos it was on sale (25% off remember) and it's one of the substitute yarns the pattern says to use. And of course I've cast on for a smaller size this time. I'll post pics of progress and yarn color soon.

Lastly, I have no idea WHEN I will ever wear this (we get very mild winters in Austin), but after seeing THIS last week, I just had to cast on and knit one. Ignore crappy lips 'sans' lipstick and the t-shirt that clashes!

I love the fan and feather pattern. Not so keen on the Patons Alpaca Blend that I picked up to knit it with, although I do love the soft pink color. This yarn sheds something terrible, and it was only after I bought it and knit with it did I think to check Ravelry - everyone else said the same thing. And I'd say what everyone else said too "don't buy this yarn". Apparently it doesn't shed after washing! I find that hard to believe but I'll let ya know.

Big day for me tomorrow - I'm having Lazik Eye Surgery. Will be back in a few days.