Sometimes life gets in the way...

..of blogging. Sorry, for taking so long to report back on Stitches West. But, I developed a raging headache on the way home and proceeded to spend the next 3 days in bed felled by some bug or other. Yeah. Not fun.

So, a quick recap. My friend and I went to the yarn market on the Saturday. There was more lovely yarn than you could shake a stick at. It was truly a bit overwhelming. Jess and Casey from Ravelry were not there this year, unlike last year, which I rather missed. I did see Jennifer Hansen of Stitch Diva Studios doing a tunisian crochet demonstration, which was very cool.

My friend and I were both on tight budgets this year. She had a short, very specific list of things she was after. Most of which she found. I didn't have anything in particular I was after (except an ergonomic 3mm hook), but set myself a very strict spending limit. I did find the hook I was after and bought a copy of Amazing Crochet Lace by Doris Chan. I got her book Everyday Crochet for Christmas in 2007 and love it. Amazing Crochet Lace is full of equally wonderful patterns. Maybe I will do a review once I have had more time to look at it.

I figured I was done with shopping after that and would have gone home completely happy, except as we were taking one last look at things on our way out I saw this skein of hand painted sock yarn that just called to me. I literally picked it up and put it down three times, until I finally had to be honest with myself that I was in yarn lust. At which point I forked over the money and took the lovely little thing home(not that my friend was an enabler of that or anything ;)). It still hasn't told me what it wants to be, but I am sure that will come in time.

That is all I have to report. Have a great weekend!

No I did not fall off the face of the Earth...

Yeah, I know-I know. Good job starting a blog, making three posts and then ignoring it for a month. Sorry.
I know it is not much of an excuse but, I was busy making the sample item and writing up the pattern for something that will be published later this year (can't talk about it yet, but I will let you all know when I can). Then I was making the swatches, blocking them and writing up the proposal for a new submission. These things happen on tight schedules, so less critical things can fall by the wayside (like blogging...).
I have been keeping to my self imposed schedule for making blanket squares. I am almost half way done with the squares now! Not only that I have enough of the squares blocked that I have started to put together the center of the blanket. Real progress!
Unfortunately, another project I need to get done soon has been languishing recently. I really need to pick it back up again. I am hoping to get some work done on it on the ride down to Stitches West on Saturday.
Yes! I am going to stitches! Yay! I won't be able to buy much as my budget has gotten very tight lately. But my friends and I will sure have fun looking at (and fondling!) all the pretty yarn in the marketplace.
I will report back to you about all the lovelies!

I should go now (I'm supposed to be working).

Have a great rest of the week!