So I travelled to a plant in Lexington to go to an awesome workshop on ergonomics. It was really cool to see how each task is broken down and the motions are analyzed - and the Lexington area has got a lot to do and see (well, not for someone who has to sit in the hotel room and prop her leg up! :( )
The one place I made sure to check out was Magpie Yarn downtown. It had a great selection of yarns (by color and size) and the woman there was so helpful. Here's some pictures of the inside to get a feel of the ambience:
It makes me want to sit and knit all day. But, doesn't take much.
Anyway, I decided to buy some local Kentucky yarn - which, strangely enough, there isn't a lot of. I got two skeins of Colors to Dye For, which are very squishy and beautiful.
This blue is for me, it's a Merino/Cashmere/Nylon blend sock yarn. Cashmere socks. I feel so rich! I actually think I might make wristwarmers for these, or maybe another shawl... I broke my cardinal rule with this, which is not to buy yarn unless you have a plan for it... but it was in the spirit of tourism/supporting local business/Iwantitandit'snotlikewe'regoingtostarveifIbuythis.
I don't want to oogle over this light blue/blue/purple mix too much because I bought it for Alysia. When I find pretty vegan yarn I like to get it for her because she can't work with animal fibers. The colorway is "Panda" which is her fiance's pet name for her... right? Destiny!
Then this last yarn isn't Kentucky-made, but I was inspired by it.
A few weekends ago Dan and I went to a convention and he bought me a corset that was cream and this exact color yellow. So, I can make a shawl with this that will match! At least, that's the dream. My current pace of knitting probably makes that dream laughable, but whatever. It's a silky smooth sock yarn from Knitted Wit, and the colorway is "Sunshine." I actually think I might design with this yarn, a first for me in like 6 months.
Ugh, it's been six months since I finished Moby and I still don't have the pattern up :'(
