Bits and Pieces: Spring Break Fiber Goodness

My son has the week off for Spring Break and the weather has been super nice, so we did some day trips. Monday we went to Carmel to visit my mom and go to the beach. Picked up a big stash of her finished charity knitting, and dropped off a huge bag of yarn donated from my local friends.

Thursday we went on a day trip to the east bay, and ended up at couple of yarn shops at my insist. A Verb for Keeping Warm has a strong presence at Stitches West, Ravelry, and carries their own line of yarns. It's my first visit and I was pleasant greeted by this gorgeous shawl.

It's a circular shawl from Doilyhead on Ravelry (designer Herbert Niebling), knitted in thread(!).

Then we hit Article Pract in Oakland. I've seen the shop from the outside on my previous tours but this is the first time to go in. It's much bigger than I imagined, and very well stocked. Best part, there is a sale room!

Sorry about the reflection of the bathroom door, I meant to capture the shelf across from the mirror, and there is yet another shelf full of yarn.

These came home with me. Three skeins of hand painted merino from Twisted Sisters, almost 1200 yards. I had a hard time deciding which colorway to get, they all look amazing!

Happy Friday! Join the party on Andrea's blog, Tami's blog, and leave me a comment!

14 comments:

mkonieczki said...: The piles of little knit clothing made me smile! They're all so adorable!; 4/20/2012 10:42 AM
Anonymous said...: love the colorway you chose! I am a sucker for good greens and blues!; 4/20/2012 11:18 AM
Emily said...: love the colorway you chose! I am a sucker for good greens and blues!; 4/20/2012 11:18 AM
Voie de Vie said...: 1200 yards of awesomeness - I wonder what it will want to become?

And your mother is amazing. Does she actually sleep? :); 4/20/2012 11:52 AM
Heather Woollove said...: What fun! I can't wait to see what you make with your new yarn!!; 4/20/2012 12:00 PM
Carol said...: Your mom is awesome! I'd be happy to give her more yarn from my stash!; 4/20/2012 12:16 PM
Pumpkin said...: What a wonderful trip! That thread shawl is AMAZING, a work of art. How do people have the patience for that?; 4/20/2012 12:49 PM
WonderWhyGal said...: Yikes! I see where you get your knitting mojo from. I love your new yarn. Twisted Sister has some lovely colorways.; 4/20/2012 1:21 PM
Spinster Beth said...: You all are very generous to knit so much for charity!

I look forward to seeing what you do with the new yarn. You always inspire me to try to stick with a project!; 4/20/2012 3:15 PM
Jeanny House said...: Beautiful greens and blues! Have fun creating something beautiful with it.; 4/20/2012 4:22 PM
Jocelyn said...: Lyra, it's on my TOKNIT list. I have the pattern if you want to see it. Need to stop into Article Pract sometime, now that I have the resources, I don't have the time!; 4/20/2012 10:39 PM
Andria said...: Wow that's a lot of charity knitting, how wonderful!! The yarn you purchased is gorgeous, you will create something beautiful with it!; 4/21/2012 2:04 AM
Kathryn Ray said...: Your mom is one prolific knitter. I love seeing what she's been working on.

I like the yarn you chose quite a lot. :-); 4/22/2012 3:46 PM
Vivian said...: Thanks everyone :-); 6/14/2012 10:43 PM

Friday, April 20, 2012

Spring Break Fiber Goodness

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