Full Moon

 One of the last fiber purchases of the day was at Stone Edge Fibers where I bought 6 oz of variegated wool roving for less than a $1 an ounce!  Woot, woot!

 A visit to Cloverleaf farms to pick up two braids in the colorway of snapdragon and sunflower was the very last purchase.  The last time I bought something from them it was two skeins of pretty purple yarn at Rhinebeck back in 2009!

 The crazy pink and blue and this foresty green fiber was the very first purchase that I found in High Bid Farm's bargain bin.  I couldn't resist.  Especially since I wanted to get something kind of funky and different.

 The fluffy, irradescent roving caught my eye at Pear Tree's booth along with some clearanced fiber in my hometown's colors.  The roving above the 12 oz bag was so soft that I couldn't tell the difference between where my hand began and the fiber started.  So cozy!

My sole non-fiber purchases of the day (besides a sad slice of pizza and a Mountain Dew) were these old issues of Spin-Off for $2 each.  I'm very excited about reading the articles and drooling over the fibery pictures...  So, how do you think I did?

Something new

Got a free trial issue of Spin-Off in the mail today.  Very excited to read this.  Now to just find a quiet moment in which to do so.... 

Vogue

In the last Lion Brand swap, my partner gave me an old issue of Vogue Knitting International from winter 2004/2005.  Over the last few days I've been drooling over some of the patterns in this issue.  I like the patterns so much that my beginner knitter self was like, I can do that one and that one and that one...

My favorite is a vest made out of Noro yarn.  It's a pretty sweet colorway and it looks like I could handle this project as a newbie.  I used to be an avid reader of Vogue even though I don't really consider myself super fashionable but I felt like I was after reading an issue.  Vogue Knitting is cool because if you like what the model is wearing in the photo shoot, there's the pattern and you can make it!  So awesome.

7 days 'til Tivoli!!

Lust and Gluttony

What I'm lusting after:

Oh, why must you be 8 bucks an issue?

Gluttonous...

In the spirit of figuring out how much yardage I have in my stash, à la Stash and Burn, here is my total (not counting any unfinished skeins hanging around):

14,187 yards 

That's not counting some of the skeins I have that are unmarked too.  If I were to convert that to miles, that's a little over 8 miles of yarn.  Dang!  The girls on Stash and Burn are way worse than me though.

Can you tell that I'm rounding the bend of the Lenten season... oh, I can see the iced coffee at the end of the tunnel!

Days 'til Tivoli: 11

I stand corrected.

I absolutely loved the new issue of Interweave Crochet. So much, in fact, that I bought two back issues. I really enjoyed the article of the Frenchie who crochets. Her name is Julia Vaconsin and she's my new idol. Her patterns are super cool and chic, as only a Frenchie can be. Now I just have to find time to sit down and make some clothing! HA!

I was also pondering how I could possibly tie in crochet to a sabbatical leave.... hmmmm... any ideas?

Magazines

I was lucky enough to find an offer for a free issue of Interweave Crochet.  It came in and I'm 'bouts to read it.  I'm a wee bit afraid that it's an old-fogey magazine but maybe they've changed since the last issue I bought.  I must admit though that my heart belongs to Crochet Today!  (Not crotch today, Michael!)