It was the perfect day for Rhinebeck — breezy, sunny, and cool. We only had time for a quick trip out, but even if I had the whole weekend, I know I wouldn’t see everything.
My dad wandered around taking pictures while I shopped and hung out with Fuchsia. I think Dad was a bit overwhelmed by the fact that I’m not the only person in the world who’s this in love with yarn and needles, but it didn’t seem to impact his picture-taking abilities.
First purchase! I’m not sure what happened with the light toward the bottom of the picture, but look! It’s my Rhinebeck sweater! I knitted the Belfast Hoodie by Carrie Bostick Hoge in Valley Yarns Northampton — and it’s perfect. I’ve worn it almost every day since I finished it. I may redo the last few rows of my buttonband because my buttonholes are a little loose (heh), but it’s my favorite piece of knitwear, hands-down.
Ravelry Meet-up!
And here’s proof: I bought enough yarn to fill one bag. ONE BAG. Take that, spendthrift rumors!
One of the many great things about hanging out with Fuchsia is that her color sense is very different from mine, so she gently pushed me away from the blacks, greys, and jewel tones and toward colors that I liked, but never would have pictured together:
These skeins (from the Periwinkle Sheep) are destined to be a cardigan with elbow-length sleeves and colorwork on the yoke and cuffs. I wouldn’t have picked them out myself, but the more I look at them, the more I love them.
My first purchase of the day was this skein of sock yarn from Persimmon Tree Farm. I love rich gold tones, but I haven’t found one that doesn’t make me look super-washed out — till now. I’m not sure what this will be, but I’m thinking knee socks with contrasting toes and heels.
Then I stopped at the Steam Valley Fiber Farm booth and picked up two delicious skeins of sock yarn, in “Intensity” and “Candy Apple”, respectively.
And that was it. That’s my Rhinebeck haul. Seven skeins of wonderful yarn, all of which has a plan for the somewhat-near future. I was impressed with myself for being restrained for pretty much the first time in my knitting life…but then I remembered how much food I ate, and I’m not impressed anymore.
Only 348 days till Rhinebeck 2012!
I’m impressed. If I’d been there, I might have stuck to one bag, but it would have been topped off.
It looks like you are going to have a bunch of yarnie fun in the near future.
Comment by Audry — November 8, 2011 @ 12:40 PM