Hilltop Yarns is a great little shop. The more I go, the more I like it. It is by far Nate’s favorite, and he has trudged down to Queen Anne Hill on his own many a time to peruse. (Rather, to get even MORE of that unbelievably expensive R2 rag stuff for the little hoodie he was knitting. Also known as the “black hole for rowan yarn” project. What was it? 16 yards per ball or something?). Anyway, they called him on his cell phone, a week or so ago, simply to let him know that they got the new Rowan R2 book in, along with the accompanying yarns, and they thought he might be interested. He was. We stopped by last Thursday evening, after an afternoon at the Seattle Center with the kids. He bought the book. I saw something of interest on the sale shelf that called to me. The next day, my friend Michal watched the kids so we could haul back down there and get yarn and needles for Nate’s next project,

(he has an R2 weakness I tell you), and I picked up 7 balls of Kathmandu Aran in the most yummy mossy green color, at 35% off for a large scarf and hat combo I’m planning to invent. This stuff is great. When I hold it up to my face, my eyes almost glow green. I love finding a good green that does that.

In other news, I finished the final sleeve for Lauralund last night. So that needs to be blocked then sewn. I think I’m going to try to convert the Ribby Cardi to a bulky yarn pattern next.