So we had another physician recruitment weekend to attend this weekend, in Kitchener-Waterloo. They planned a pretty good weekend, with lots of food (including pigtails, which aren't as bad as you would expect!) and drink (our room was stocked with wine from a local brewery, Brick Brewing).
The significant others were taken to St. Jacobs market, where I found a tiny but well-stocked yarn booth. 25% off almost everything, too, so I splurged a bit:
Noro Iro in colour 61. I love these colours, and it's so nice and soft. It was a bit more of a splurge than I realized--I had seen the price on the Silk Garden and somehow had it in my head that this was the same price, which would have made it a real bargain. But it was still a reasonable deal, and I haven't seen it at the stores I frequent, so I can't complain!
Colinette Parisienne, colour tapis (I think?). Again, this isn't a yarn I've ever seen in person, so I snapped it up while I was there!
And I did have a bit of knitting time, so my Elegance socks from Sockamania are finished:
That's Posh Lucia in a sock club colour from June. Yummy! :-)
I didn't get as much done on Stephen's scarf, but to answer the question....it's KnitPicks Swish Superwash. Remarkably soft and lovely feeling for an affordable superwash yarn. We'll see how it wears, I understand some people have problems with pilling....
And of course, there were lots of freebies throughout the weekend. Including the big giveaway to all the doctors:
Yup. A brand new Blackberry Curve. No, they don't come with service, and I understand that data plans are pretty pricey (wouldn't know, as we just use our el cheapo cell phones for a few minutes a month of talking!). But still....that's a pretty serious freebie!
Oh, and my other big news for the last week....I ordered my spinning wheel! It will be a while before it comes, but I got a good price. It's a Kromski Symphony, and I am all prepared to love it to bits. I will post pictures when it comes, and in the meantime I plan to stash lots of fibre so I'm prepared for a winter of spinning. :-)
The significant others were taken to St. Jacobs market, where I found a tiny but well-stocked yarn booth. 25% off almost everything, too, so I splurged a bit:
Noro Iro in colour 61. I love these colours, and it's so nice and soft. It was a bit more of a splurge than I realized--I had seen the price on the Silk Garden and somehow had it in my head that this was the same price, which would have made it a real bargain. But it was still a reasonable deal, and I haven't seen it at the stores I frequent, so I can't complain!
Colinette Parisienne, colour tapis (I think?). Again, this isn't a yarn I've ever seen in person, so I snapped it up while I was there!
And I did have a bit of knitting time, so my Elegance socks from Sockamania are finished:
That's Posh Lucia in a sock club colour from June. Yummy! :-)
I didn't get as much done on Stephen's scarf, but to answer the question....it's KnitPicks Swish Superwash. Remarkably soft and lovely feeling for an affordable superwash yarn. We'll see how it wears, I understand some people have problems with pilling....
And of course, there were lots of freebies throughout the weekend. Including the big giveaway to all the doctors:
Yup. A brand new Blackberry Curve. No, they don't come with service, and I understand that data plans are pretty pricey (wouldn't know, as we just use our el cheapo cell phones for a few minutes a month of talking!). But still....that's a pretty serious freebie!
Oh, and my other big news for the last week....I ordered my spinning wheel! It will be a while before it comes, but I got a good price. It's a Kromski Symphony, and I am all prepared to love it to bits. I will post pictures when it comes, and in the meantime I plan to stash lots of fibre so I'm prepared for a winter of spinning. :-)
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And I agree, "holly shit a blackberry!" I doubt I would use it either, but it looks like a fun toy!