Last Friday, I met up for a yarn swap with local knitbloggers Meredith, Brianne, Brianne's mom Linda, and Tammy (who attended by proxy – she's brave girl, but don't worry, we didn't send her home with ANY fun fur! Except that kitty fun fur – right, Linda?)
Several of us have pledged not to buy any more yarn during the summer (my "yarn diet" goes until August 1 – no exceptions!) so we wanted to refresh the yarn stash without buying anything new.
I brought a LOT of yarn, but I wanted to keep my options open once I saw what everyone else brought to trade.
I made some lovely trades… wanna see?
First up, we have the Mama E C*eye*ber sock yarn, in a sickening shade of sorbet orange. I'm going to try to dye it or do something to make it look pretty – Brianne dared me.
Next I got several skeins of recycled sari silk from Meredith… she says she has a purse pattern I just have to make.
I plan to use the Diakeito and the Chunky AL for a fake-isle hat… hopefully I'll have enough yarn.
Last but not least, I got two skeins of Jo Sharp Tweed – can you ever have enough? – and two skeins of Cotton Tots to make something for my nephew who's being born this summer. I keep talking about him, but I really need to start KNITTING for him.
i applaud your efforts to keep you diet. i so failed, so miserably, last summer!
but, in the heart of the thrifter, what’s old to you is new to me =)
…. and, it all looks good !
Looks like you got some great stash enhancement! Thanks for swapping by proxy for me! I’m very pleased with your selections!
Very nice trades! A yarn swap sounds like a lot of fun.
I’m excited to see what your dye-job looks like for the sherbet yarn.