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kaitou ([personal profile] kaitou) wrote2009-06-14 05:41 pm
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My brain has a mind of it's own


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So Saturday I actually dragged myself away from the computer early in the morning (I wake up early just fine. I just don't like to DO anything) and off to the local Farmer's Market. I figure, there's actual farmers here, there's probably a good market, right?

So I picked up some cinnamon raisin bread, and fresh eggs. There wasn't a whole lot there, but I hear it's a bit early for produce.

But what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a lady around my age with a spinning wheel and a table full of yarn! She said 'It's knitting in public day! Grab your sticks and come join me!" So I ran my eggs home, grabbed my folding chair and came back and knitted and chatted with her for a few hours.

It turns out she is on Etsy, as Paper and Yarn. And I somehow found myself buying two skeins of hand dyed sock yarn. It's beautiful and I want to work with it right now, but I do NOT know how to use dpn or magic loop or even how to knit in the round. So it will probably sit in my knitting bag for awhile until I build up confidence.

It was a pretty awesome day.

[identity profile] m-steelgrave.livejournal.com 2009-06-14 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
That yarn looks amazing and just a little bit like taffy.

[identity profile] mewsgryphoncat.livejournal.com 2009-06-15 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Ooooh that looks nice! The colors are wonderful, [livejournal.com profile] m_steelggrave is right. Is it cotton yarn?

[personal profile] meretia 2009-06-17 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
That's lovely! I'd love to see how it looks knitted up.

I've never learned magic loop, but knitting in the round isn't hard at all. You just keep going in a circle and don't worry about the wrong-side stuff.