More, More, More

'Stash' is starting to seem like a word that's just not big enough to encompass all the yarn I've been accumulating. 'Stashola', maybe. 'Stashapalooza.' 'Ex-Stashaganza.'

Oh, whatever. It's my stash, and I'll enhance if I want to.

LYS's summer sale started today, and no sooner had I crossed the threshold than I was quickly accosted by some pearly grey Euroflax that started screaming 'Lacy shrug!' at me and wouldn't shut up until I put the little buggers in my basket. I finally caved to the Koigu - I love the colors, but am not a shawl-type person, so I figure I'll double this up for a hat. And the Rowan Summer Tweed is for a scarf for the husband, who is always kvetching that I never make him anything, but when I do then it's always 'too heavy' or 'too itchy', or some such nonsense. This lovely stuff is a silk/cotton blend, which should be warm yet not irritating. Hell, I might steal it for myself, the blues are positively glowing.

Ming the Merciless hooked me up with a big, honking box of intergalactic yarny goodness, including some Nature Cotton:

and Katia Idea Jeans:

both of which are destined to be tanks. There's also some Flash for a Martian sweater, but the batteries in my camera just died and there are no AAs in the fridge. So it goes.

And then I went on over to eBay (just looking, I thought), and won 5 skeins of Gedifra Clou:

Note to self: knit faster.

Comments

[Iko]

I saw someone take yarn like that Gedifra Clou (in almost the same colorway too) and match it with something like K1C2 Sprinkles turquoise. It looked lovely and the shop owner commented to the person winding them together, "it looks like a mermaid!" She mentioned that she wanted a fun'n'fresh springy/summery top.

[Em]

Nice enhancements! I nearly spit my coffee out when I saw who "Ming the Merciless" is. I had a little encounter with him myself, but I have to say: I did not get lured. I take full responsibility for my actions.

(are you free for coffee/knitting soon? I'll show you my enhancements if you show me yours!)

[maggi]

Nice haul, Mindy. I've got some goods coming from Mr. Ming, too, thanks to that sale they're having. Knit faster indeed!

[Mariko]

Ming the Merciless! Perfect! Ha ha. And yes, you must try taking up speed knitting, if possible. Maybe you need to knit yourself a giant poncho so you can secretly knit underneath it while you are at work.

[Iris]

Merciless, indeed. And hey, I thought I bought all the Idea Jeans they had (same colors, too).

Exstashaganza. That works for me.

[ann]

I'm partial to stashola!

[La]

I vote for "Stashapalooza....also, I like your note to self. I need to give myself that one from time to time. How do you like the strips of handiwipes? I got the same "yarn" (kind of a stretch don't you think?) one time to do a knitted purse with. Really funky and unusual. I liked how it turned out, too. Enjoy!

[Jane]

So that was you who outbid me for the Clou! Enjoy. (I found some too.)