Finally, it is Friday!

Happy Friday to all. I am so dead tired from work last night! I had to prepare three sets of closing documents for a closing to help an attorney that I don't even work for! It was quite hectic as he was heading for the airport to catch a flight that night to close the three deals the next morning at 9:00 am. I had to be very detail oriented and very conscious of each part of the deal because if I messed anything up, he would have no one with him to assist in fixing it. No pressure or anything! I also had to run to fed ex by 8:00 p.m., then come back to work to finish up. Luckily, he called and everything is fine, so that makes me happy. Of course, my boss is a little annoyed because I couldn't get the work done that I need to work on for his closing today, but I was able to finish it first thing this morning. I hope everyone has a great weekend. I will be finishing up on the socks for Kimmie's bun in the oven and starting to work on the cardigan. My husband will be going away to Disney next weekend. I am happy for him, but I will miss him terribly. He is a great guy and I really don't deserve him! I have no new knitting pictures, but will leave you with some pictures of me, Zach and my wonderful hubby!

Pictures of prize yarn

Happy Tuesday everyone! Yesterday was quite a day at work! It was so busy and I missed the sneak up from the Loopy Ewe! Oh, well. I am sure that my husband is happy that we missed it, especially since we really don't have the money for it and I have plenty of sock yarn! Anyway, here are the pictures of the yarn that I am giving away and there are progress pictures of the Dream in Color shrug (which I seamed up last night). You can really see how beautiful the colors are in these pictures! Also, there is a picture of my father with Zachary. Zachary was very happy to see his grandfather. I haven't heard from the winners yet, but no biggie, I am sure that I will hear from them soon. Maybe I should email them? Here are the names again: Jana from White Oak Studio - with a correct guess!, Pam with a very close guess of 187 and Anna with another very close guess of 198. As soon as I have your mailing addresses, I will send out your yarn. Oh, by the way, did anyone check out the new and returning colorways from blue moon! Rocktober and Panzanite are my favorites and may end up in my stash! Count Cluckula, Hard Rock and Pirates Booty are also on my radar!

And the winners are...

Good Morning all! I had very nice weekend! I hope everyone else has as well! I am so excited to annouce that there are three winners in the contest! One person actually guessed the correct answer! I couldn't believe it! I am never that lucky! This is one lucky person! She will be receiving a skein of Yarn Pirate in the second colorway from the Booty Club that will never be reproduced! The second person who came very close to having the right answer will receive a rockin' sock club colorway that will not be available until next year in the Walking on the Wild Tide colorway in Silkie yarn. The third person who came very close to having the right answer will receive a skein of Perchance to Knit in the Irises colorway. All three of these colorways actually have some similar colors (purple, green, some yellow). True to form and the fact that it is Monday, I totally forgot to bring my camera to work today, so I can't show the pictures that I took of the yarn that is being given away. I will put that up on the blog tomorrow. On the knitting front, I am very close to finishing with the Dream in Color Shrug. I just need to seam a bit and knit the edging. I want to get this done as soon as possible as I have a bunch of other items to knit! Specifically, baby items for my husband's cousin, which I need to finish in two weeks! Yikes! Here is the progress on the hat and socks that I am so close to completing. I will also be making a cardigan from the top down, which I haven't even started yet! Hopefully, it won't take too long! I guess I should mention the amount of sock yarn that I have. I never really wanted to do this. Here it goes: 191 skeins of fabulous sock yarn! My husband has just fainted! Sorry, sweetie. If it's any consolation, I am making all of our Christmas gifts with that yarn! The winners are: Jana from White Oak Studio - with a correct guess!, Pam with a very close guess of 187 and Anna with another very close guess of 198. Ladies, please email me your address and I will mail your yarn to you tomorrow. My email address is: belinda3396@yahoo.com Thanks to everyone for playing and do not dispair, there will be another contest in October!

Contest is closed...

The contest is closed. There were some great entries and a one that was dead on! Dead on meaning that I will probably be dead after my husband reads this and when I annouce the winner on Monday (I know, I hate waiting too!) telling everyone exactly how many skeins I actually own in sock yarn. I also have quite a bit of other sized yarn as well, but let's not get ahead of ourselves! My boss told me to leave so, I am so out a here! To prove it, here I am on the road...and look it's a tourist (Ohio plates), or what we like to call around here the changing of the season! It is the only real way to tell if it is fall around here by how many out of town plates you can find on the road!!!! Have a great weekend, Happy Knitting and check me out on Monday morning for annoucement of the winners. Yes, I said winners! I couldn't just give out a prize to one person, so there will be two other winners selected.

Contest Underway!

Okay, here it is. I decided it would be fun to find out how much sock yarn do I really have? I have to say, I really had no idea how much I had. It doesn't look like so much, but there is quite a bit! Though, I think that I could eventually use up all of this yarn, it wouldn't be easy and socks would be what I was making for a long, long time. On with the game...I have all of my sock yarn tucked away in various places of one room, which are pictured above (some pictures are just close ups showing each basket and/or bag). It is our third bedroom, play room, yarn room and christmas decoration storage room. I have counted all of the yarn in this room, plus one ball of yarn in a bag (socks to be completed for my mother in law - Valerie) and one work in progress (as shown in a previous post), so HOW MUCH SOCK YARN IS HERE (# of skeins)? Leave your guess by commenting to this entry. The contest will end Friday, 4:30 pm EST. What is the prize? A free skein of sock yarn from one of these amazing dyers: Zen String, Yarn Pirate, Perchance to Knit, Scout, Blue Moon and Lavender Sheep. Good Luck everyone!

P.S. Can you believe that I am actually going to tell the world and (specifically my husband) how much sock yarn I really have? What was I thinking? Maybe he won't notice when I make the annoucement on Friday?

Work in Progress from the Weekend!

This is the Dream in Color Shrug that many of you have seen on the internet KAL. At least, I have seen it, maybe some of you haven't. Anyway, it was a lazy and relaxing Sunday. Here are some pictures that I took throughout the day of my WIP (knit with Dream in Color worsted in the colorway Chinatown Apple). It is a really beautiful colorway. Also, there is my son relaxing and watching Fraggle Rock (DVD) and wearing the socks that he stole from me (only he is allowed to do that!). Lastly, do not fret as I know that you have been sleepless, waiting, panic stricken about the contest today! I really know that all you care about is the sock club package - me too!. As promised, there will be a contest that I will tell everyone about it later today. FYI - the bottom picture has the best color representation. Contest in the afternoon!

Top of the Morning and frequent shopper pictures!

Good Morning! I am so excited! I received my woolgirl sock club package! Yippee! There are so many wonderful things in it! I do not know how she can put so many wonderful things in the package and keep the cost down? Thank you Jen so much for everything. I will not post a picture of the sock club shipment, however, I am going to post a picture of something else....something just as exciting. Some of you may already have this, some may not. Woolgirl is such a great store and has wonderful yarns, accessories, etc. Woolgirl also has a frequent shopper program. If you place 7 orders with them, you will receive a fun welcome kit, plus early updates on special events, etc. Seriously, It is so worth it! I use the bag everyday!! Check it out!