My first cable sweater

I knitted this sweater 2 years ago and gave it to my friend's son as a christmas present. At the time he was 2 and the sweater was way too big for him - but now, finally, it fits and she sent me a few pictures of him wearing it. I'm so glad that he wears it - I was afraid that it would be too scratchy - or that the seams would be wonky and uncomfortable.

My name is Madgirl

I am a yarnaholic -

This is the first step to recovery - but I don't want to get better! I've been buying wool like crazy these past few weeks so to make the easter baskets - Knitpicks.com is my current favorite - I'm addicted. They have the prettiest colors at really reasonable prices - and free shipping for orders over $45. I've also been over at Smileysyarns.com - where they have the craziest prices on "name brand" overstocks - fancy fur for $.99!

I'll stop - some day - but not today - and not tomorrow (or the day after that).

New love - ie new yarn

I went to a Super Bowl Sunday yarn sale at a local (lovely) yarn shop on (you guessed it) Sunday. I spent (I figure) 5 times as much as I ever spent on yarn in one "check out". I had gone to the shop looking for brown cotton - they are a very seasonal shop and therefore - no brown cotton (not sure that anyone will ever have it) - so my next "idea" was to get enough yarn for one bigger (that is, not a scarf) project - I ended up with much more - 22 skeins of beautiful yarn.

While I did (and I do) have immediate buyer's remorse, I am now lamenting that I didn't buy more. I should have bought more skeins of the one yarn; I wish I'd gotten more "purdy" yarn; I wish I'd gotten a color (other than gray, ecru and blue).

But I'm happy with it. Last night I knitted a few "swatches" for gauge, etc - and I went home at lunch just to "look" at it. I need to find a pattern, quick!

I finished a fancy(ish) scarf FOR ME! It's hot pink wool - done in some "vine" pattern from Vogue Knitting. I like it.