The Lady in Red

I've been playing around with the template for this blog. I've been bored to tears of the skin I had on it for years now, but didn't want to change it for a few reasons. First, I didn't love any of the free skins I was finding out there. Second, I had so much stuff in the sidebars that I didn't want to have to change it only to find that I couldn't figure out how to put that stuff all back in. And third, I was too lazy busy. So I just started playing around with the template that was on it, so the layout is still pretty much the same but now at least I have a little colour in my life.

Last night I was looking for the leftover yarn from a pair of socks I had knit that now needed darning. It's been awhile since I've looked in my stash, and I couldn't believe how much great yarn I have in there! I also have lots of crap yarn, but that's another story. Anyway, I found a pair of socks I had forgotten about that I'm now determined to finish. I also found the partially knit Clapotis that I think I'm going to frog and make Branching Out instead. It's a really pretty laceweight wool from Handpainted Yarn in Uruguay. I've also got about 10 skeins of the sock wool from Briggs and Little, a wool mill I ran across years ago when I was driving through New Brunswick. And I've also got a whole bag of some super soft lavender fluffy stuff that would probably make a gorgeous (and washable!) baby blanket. I'd best hold off on that though; don't want to give the kids any ideas. :o That one came from the Spinrite Yarn Factory in Listowel.

It's a good thing I'm back on the meds; looks like I've got me some knitting to do!

Comments

knitty_kat said…
Holly crap - where have I been?! You've been knitting and blogging and some how I missed both of them.

I hear ya on the stash diving for gifts (and being cheap). I love the tea cosy and pot thingies so much that I'm gonna steal them! ;)
4:33 pm
Anonymous said…
New colours look great Honey.
And you know how good I am with colours, right?

Had some snow come down today in Port Elgin. It's coming.

Woooohooooo!!!

DH
8:57 pm
Sauntering Soul said…
Love the new look Jacqui! Red is my favorite color. I've mentioned that about 8,000 times on my blog so you probably already knew that.
11:46 am
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