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.
January 3rd, 2005 at 2:08 am
Hey Laura!
Check it out! http://knottygirls.com/jenlablog/index.php
Your blog is listed as best graphic layout!
How about that!
January 3rd, 2005 at 4:22 am
Cool, thanks!
January 3rd, 2005 at 4:35 am
OMG, the first thing that popped into my head when I saw that pic was “what the hell is she wearing on her foot!”
January 3rd, 2005 at 7:31 am
Um, yeah. It’s a weird mag.
January 3rd, 2005 at 6:02 pm
Just de-lurking to admit to my own secret R2 fetish…wishing my other half would show an interest in my knitting obsession! Love your site and your knitting by the way.
January 6th, 2005 at 4:55 am
I thought of you today, Laura (and Nate), when I saw my favorite online YS has R2 Rag on sale 😉 (jimmybeanswool.com)
January 9th, 2005 at 11:26 am
Our men seem to latch onto the strangest aspects of our hobbies! My husband had absolutely no interest in knitting until he saw a couple guys on his job whipping out hats and scarves on a round Knifty Knitter loom. He bought a set of the looms for Christmas, ostensibly for the kids, but he used them before they did!
I’m not surprised that the yarn store called your DH on his mobile. They’ve probably sold more of that expensive R2 to him than to anyone else. They want to keep him hooked :-).