Casey, Jess, Carrie, Anne-Marie, and Jenn pose with their precious Gas-X
Chelsea and Lara pose with our tasty breakfast, including my Funny Face chocolate chip pancake (it's off the kids' menu, but shhh - don't tell, cause my waitress might get in trouble, OK?)
Then it was on to the fibery goodness! I was fiscally disciplined on Saturday, succumbing only to some handdyed fluff and one skein of Socks That Rock (that was mostly because I was afraid that Cara was going to buy out the booth - those that saw her or have read her blog since will know what I mean). I had my eye (wallet) set on some merino/silk from Maple Creek farms and more roving (I might or might not have some felting projects on the horizon), and anything else that fell into my hands/shopping bag. Um, guess what did?
Image stolen from Chelsea
Um, a Bosworth spindle might just possibly have fallen into my shopping bag... I blame it on a certain enabler, and the peer pressure didn't help either. (Lara said "If I"m getting one, you are too." I can't argue with Lara - look at how cute she is.)
Then I had to go back for more roving, both of the cheap/practice kind and the pretty dyed kind. And the merino/tencel kind, somehow. But along the way there were some good sights...
This yarn is so good I want to EAT it!
I call this one "Indecision 2005." (You can see which one she chose on her blog)
Coming soon - the haul...
*Ironic, eh?
** This entry is cursed - I have typed it twiceTHREE times because I keep hitting the wrong buttons and wiping everything out. If you think this entry is a little, erm, sucky, it's only because it was so great before and I ran out of the good stuff.
I've started knitting up my STR and you know what - I DIDN'T BUY ENOUGH!!!
G'head. Make fun. Some of us have problems. ;-)
Posted by: Cara on October 21, 2005 08:25 AMOMG those pics of Chelsea and Lara are hilarious!!
As for the spindle...sweet lord I suck at it. I have made an enormous amount of crappy yarn. I hope you're doing better than I am :)
Such fun times! I can't wait to see what went home with you. And I love me some IHOP!
Posted by: Rosssana on October 21, 2005 10:34 AMHaha, I love that picture of Chelsea! Of course, I saw that yarn (I spent the whole weekend obsessed with bunnyfluff) and it really WAS good enough to eat. Have you started spindling yet?
Posted by: anne on October 21, 2005 10:48 AMThe Haul, the haul!! We need pictures of the haul!! Makes me feel better about my fabric. I know I passed on the "stash" genes!!
Love ya,
MOM
LOVELY...man I wish I'd went...Lookit those spindles! ooh I can't wait to see some of your handspun!!
yes yes we must see the rest of the purchases! mmmmmmmm!
Posted by: heather on October 24, 2005 09:56 AMAnne Marie is lying - she is good at it!!! Those pics are adorable. And indeed, Gas-X is a precious commodity.
Posted by: Carrie on October 25, 2005 04:40 PM