Not Only Am I A Yarn Ho

but I'm also a book ho. I've been an avid reader since the age of four when my dad taught me how to read. From signs on the bus to Dr. Seuss I couldn't stop. When I decided to start knitting, I figured I'd learn from books and the internet and that's served me well, along with the advice and guidance of other knitters. These are my latest acquisitions:


I had ordered Sock Innovation on Amazon only to be told I would have to wait a month for it because they were out of stock. A hot item I'd say! Instead I went to Borders with my 25% off coupon and got this yesterday. As for Elizabeth, I put up on Twitter that I was looking to buy it and a lovely lady whom I follow on Twitter offered up her barely used copy for a whopping 1/3 off the price! How cool is that?
I've come to the realization that if you make socks with great patterns, the yarn doesn't need to be fancy, it just has to knit to gauge. I like that idea. I can buy ten dollar Cascade Heritage and make beautiful socks at half the price of other yarns. Looking through Cookie's book briefly last night, I was blown away by all the patterns and cannot wait to dive in! I'm sort of savoring it, waiting for when I have a good hour or two just to pour over it and absorb it all.
A friend of mine is having a baby so I decided to get on board and knit a Baby Surprise Jacket which sent me hunting for Elizabeth Zimmermann's The Opinionated Knitter. As stated, I got it from a generous woman on Twitter who gave me a great discount on it. I love a discount! Briefly going through this book last night, I was taken with how it was done with EZ's old newsletter. Brilliant! I saw some lovely things in there and will need some time to get through this book too.
Yesterday Al and I went knitting in Madison Square Park again. It was gorgeous out and I got a bit of a sunburn. Again. You'd think after forty odd years on this earth I'd learn to wear sunblock but no. I'm a little pink around the edges.
This weekend is our annual Memorial Day/Birthday Bash. It's Glenn's (husband not son) and Patrick's birthdays this coming week so we have a big barbecue at the country house to celebrate. A bunch of old friends I haven't seen in a while will be joining us this year thanks to Facebook. Also a bunch of newer friends and family will be there. I hope to get some knitting done between now and next week so I have something to show you when I get back. Like a completed pair of socks already! Hope you all enjoy your Memorial Day weekend and the start to summer!