Well even if I am the worlds slowest knitter I am close to being done with my Vintage Velvet scarf, depends on how long I want to make it I suppose. I had bought a couple of extra balls of yarn since I was worried I’d run out but as I am getting sick of the pattern… I had every intention of taking pictures but there is no light today so perhaps tomorrow. I really meant to start a new pair of socks while I was away but it didn’t happen. I suppose at heart I am monogamous. Also I felt all out of sorts at my mom’s, so its not surprising. Well I cast on for them but every time I decided to knit I picked up the scarf. I think its because I found my first attempts at working with “Anne” so depressing. You would not believe how holey it was on one’s. On zero’s it seems alright though, so I think I’ll give some toe up jaywalkers a shot. Anyway while I was gone Knit Happens had their big sale. So I over-indulged, we won’t go into details here since even I am ashamed of myself. Oh hell why not I got sweater amounts of King tut cotton in a burgundy for me and a green for my mom, Some lace weight alpaca that should exactly match my new dress (unintentional but fortunate) its sort of a dark eggplant. I also got Cashsoft DK in poison and opulence. I also got a bunch of sock yarn since well I am a sock yarn addict. Like I said sales and depressed shopping are a baaad combo here in zyllahland. But you know coming home to a very yarny christmas was a lot of fun. Plus the sock yarn I got from a coop of zen yarn garden came. It was all gorgeous. Ok one colorway I was sort of meh on but that’s why we have friends who also knit. You know so we look generous when passing on our mistakes to them;) But they were so sweet that they got me some yarn while they were on vacation so it was all happiness all around. So I am very done with buying yarn tho I might not be able to pass up some patina at little knits. We’ll have to see. Actually I think I really want some knitting software. I have tons of ideas its the translating of those ideas to patterns that scares me;) Actually it doesn’t scare me per se it just sounds like actual work. Oh I wanted to mention the service at the loopy ewe was fantastic and I’m not just saying that cause it’s in my hometown. I haven’t been that impressed in a long time. Each skein/hank was wrapped individually in tissue and I got a nice note. Also as I am sure everyone is aware of the new magknits is out, I like most of it. I would never make the sleeping bag but the other patterns are nice and I really love the top sweater pattern. Anyway I have big plans of updating my stash DB so I suppose I should get to that.