yarn harlot pictures & part of my lys tour haul...

Wow. It has been a while since my first post...but there is the disclaimer about "infrequently updated..." at the top, right?

Anyways, here is the proof (in the form of a picture) that I have, in fact, met the Yarn Harlot. I got to hold her sock. :)

The event was at Third Place Books, which I had never been to before (and am chalking that up to the fact that we haven't been here for very long). The venue was packed with knitters - I don't think I had seen so many knitters together before in my life! I even waited in line to get a copy of her new book signed - it made the night longer, but I think it was worth it :)

...And then, a couple of weeks ago, there was the LYS tour/crawl. Each store on the tour had a featured yarn at 10% off, and a free pattern that used one skein of the featured yarn. I made it to three (of twenty-four) shops, and picked up a little bit of yarn (not too much...). Here's some of my "haul":

Manos silk

Socks that Rock Heavyweight in "Pirates Booty"

In actual knitting news, I'm currently in the process of seaming up my Sesame cardigan, and am frantically working on some knit baby items (socks and a tiny tether) since there are a few people I know that are having babies. I'm also working on squares for a charity afghan and will be starting on a knit market bag (for a swap).