Wollmeise

Hard Fall Off the Wagon

July 5, 2011

Last week when The Loopy Ewe had a restock in Wollmeise, I was so excited to happen to have noticed it that I just kept pushing buttons and adding to my cart and it was only after I had paid and stopped hyperventilating that the thought occurred to me . . Vince is going to [...]

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Sock Yarn

July 1, 2011

Most of us are quilters, right?  When you first started quilting, and through the years, has your taste in fabric changed?  Mine have.  For years I’ve mostly used tone on tones but I notice myself migrating towards more solid and less pattern in those tone on tone fabrics. Similarly, with knitting, the more I knit, [...]

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Yarn Overflow

March 20, 2011

Maybe . . just maybe I’ve reached the point with yarn that I have with fabric where I no longer want more.  I want to use what I have and stop adding  . . maybe! : ) With all the yarn, some of it sock yarn, some of it for sweaters, some for scarves, and [...]

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Will Power

March 1, 2011

I have none!  Don’t ask me how I’ve been so strong with my fabric stashbusting.  It’s almost like I have a mental block against buying fabric.  I just don’t look at the new fabrics.  If I need something, I will buy it but so far I haven’t needed anything. Yarn . . why can’t I [...]

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Completed Socks

August 4, 2010

Remember when I used to knit socks?  Remember when I was buying sock yarn like there was no tomorrow?  I’m happy to report that it’s been months since I bought sock yarn.  It’s actually been April since I bought sock yarn.  I think that’s a record.  I wonder if my favorite yarn shop, The Loopy [...]

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The Yarn I Chose

February 19, 2010

Remember when I was trying to decide which yarn to use next?  It was going to be one of these.  They’re all described on the linked blog post. My decision was to use the purple, green and pink Mardi Gras yarn.  But, being the nice girl that I am, I showed Vince the 5 balls [...]

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