and oh boy, did i get sensory overload...but, had fun!!
i was in central NJ on business yesterday and the garmin said there was a yarn shop near by...Carriage Yarns in Ocean, NJ.....
First, the place is lovely, and the owner could not have been nicer or kinder....if you're in New Jersey..GO!
i came away with...a set of the denise interchangeable needles, and enough margarita ribbon to make a top. i saw the pattern, it looks easy, yarn shop owner agreed, ti WAS easy, thought my 14 year old daughter would love it. Got home and said DD "no way would i wear that". sigh...so, i thought, OK, i'll call and ask if i can return it. left the house for an hour, where the big dog promptly took it off the kitchen island. I now have six skeins that i cannot possibly return , i guess i will call for a seventh to make the top bigger for me.....
i also bought a skein of crystal palace (i can't remember the name), but it's lime green and is an eyelash type. you knit it and it's furry . THAT the DD loved, and i've started on a scarf for her.
Now, understand, my tastes run towards the cottons and the wools...so this whole novelty yarn purchase was a shock to me I also bought a debbie bliss book for alpaca silk..just some gorgous sweaters in there. but, on my goodness, the cost of her yarn!! i'm making the grand assumption that at least my first foray into that i can use a cheaper yarn....correct? can anyone suggest a good substitute???
anyway...wonderful wonderful experience. i can see that stash enhancement could be deadly to the pocketbook!
betsey