A Bit More

As stubborn as I am, even Bloggers refusal to upload more than one picture at a time today didn't stop me from this picture-heavy post to show off my favorite acquisition from my Weekend With Vicki. It doesn't really fit into the category of yarn, nor does it fit into the category of a finished project. Yet, it is yarn, and it is finished.

This is the Kveldsro Coat from Simply Shetland - from top to bottom. It's so lovely and perfect for this time of year. Yes, it's just a bit big - 46" chest - but you'd want a jacket big enough to wear a sweater under this time of year.

It has this wonderful detail too - like this little bit of gathering in the back to snug it up just a bit.

And this side vents with buttons to class it up just a bit and to make walking in it easier - especially if you're short, which, I am.

Did I mention the buttons? I'd have bought it just for the buttons. The kit retails at $145 - which doesn't include the buttons. Was $90 a steal at the Needlework Unlimited Sweater Sample Sale? If I hate this thing in a few years, I could rip it out and make three sweaters! and still have 9 buttons left over!

Now the question becomes - how can I get people to ask: "Is that hand knit?" instead of "Did you knit that?"

New Stuff

I picked up a few little goodies for myself and received a few great gifts during Vicki's visit last weekend.KMKat's Klever Kleenex Kozy - I haven't left home without it since receiving it last Friday night! You don't even need to keep the Kleenex in the plastic wrapper - thus eliminating that tell-tale annoying plastic crunching sound every time you reach into your bag for a tissue!

Some Handmaiden Yarns "Double Sea Silk" (70% silk, 30% Seacell) in Woodland color way and,
"Casbah Sock Yarn" (80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon) in Vintage colorway. I picked both of these up at Coldwater Collaborative. She just started carrying it - damn, after I quit!
And at the old fashioned candy store down the street in Excelsior, Simply Nuts & More, a $1.00 bag of my favorite candy. We called these Bull's Eyes growing up.

My "BIG" purchase from Needlework Unlimited kind of requires its own post. I'll save that for another day. There isn't anything left of my fabulous chicken Caesar salad from lunch on Saturday, which leaves me with two wonderful gifts from Vicki.

Fleece Artist "Sea Wool" (70% Merino, 30% Seacell). There's no colorway noted on the tag, but side-by-side with the Sea Silk - the colors are identical. AND - Hand Maiden is a spin-off of Fleece Artist. So, I'm thinking that these two were meant for each other. Like me and Vicki! Regardless, it's sumptuous. A pair of socks with a matching scarf!And then there's this darling little candle. I'm waiting until the porch is open and the official outside knitting season opens. It's perfect porch candle with the little stars all around it. It has a perfect "not-too-strong" scent for reminding me of a perfect weekend too.