I ordered some Pronto from elann for mom’s sweater. It won’t be the nice white, since the yarn is discontinued and it’s so hard to find enough. But she said she liked the bright yellow that elann had in stock. So it is on it’s way…and that will be my next project after I get done a few blankets that I REALLY need to finish up. I want to make sure mom’s sweater is done in time for summer, since she lives in Florida.
I just got back from visiting my LYS and I got a great bargain. The lady there was really nice this time. I was wanting some Berroco Pronto in white, but she only had 5 balls of bright blue and I need 10. It’s tough trying to find enough of a yarn that has been discontinued. But I saw her using a ball winder and swift to untangle some yarn and noticed she had two of them sitting on the desk. So I asked her if she sells them. She said no, but she gave me her old one. It sticks some when winding but I was able to wind a whole skein of Summer Tweed with hardly no trouble at all. So I was able to get a free ball winder that works pretty well. I’m so excited. I definitely need a swift now. LOL! It will make things so much easier.
The main reason I went in was because I was interested in some Cascade 220 so I could make another felted bag. I love how Booga turned out and I want something bigger. My booga is a handbag. I saw a felted bag in the shop that was pretty big…tote size. So I asked her about it and she gave me a copy of the Fiber Trends pattern. I will have to go back at some point and see if she has some yarn I can use for it. It recommends 8-ply Woolpak, but I think she only had the 14-ply. I didn’t buy the Cascade, because I’m trying to be good and wait till I get a few more projects completed before I start going hogwild buying more yarn again. I’m so surprised…I’ve visited her shop before and she’s practically ignored me. Today, she was so nice and obviously, very generous. I felt I should get something because she was being so nice, so I bought a book…Knit Lit. I can’t wait to start reading it. I read one little section and it was pretty good. I had a very productive visit to my LYS, suprisingly and I plan to go back when I find the need for more yarn or supplies. She mentioned that she’s considering stocking Noro, which is a big deal, because I’ve heard the suppliers are horrible. She also had some Lantern Moon baskets. I really liked the rice basket, but again, I was good and resisted the urge to just randomly buy stuff. But her stock is better than it was the last time I was there. And she was so much nicer this time.
Here is the result of another felting of Booga. I love the way it turned out and am now wanting to make another felted bag much bigger than this one. It is still slightly damp on the inside, but I think it will be ready for use by tonight. And I’m looking forward to using it. Even my husband thinks it’d be cool for me to make another, so we’ll see. I have so many projects on the front burner right now, that it might have to wait, but I will definitely be making another felted bag in the future. This one finally turned out really cool. 
I spent about an hour re-felting my booga bag yesterday. And I must say, I didn’t felt it nearly enough the first time around. This time it shrunk considerably and it a whole lot more felt-like than it was. I can’t wait till it’s completely dry. I think it turned so much better this time.
Hmmm. Can I refelt my booga bag now even after I’ve attached the i-cord strap? I’m going to try it and see what happens.
The site was down for a while because my host shut down unexpectedly and I had to find a new host. All is good now. Everything should be back up.
My husband’s grandfather passed away so we are once again off to Florida. Since our 4th wedding anniversary is on Thursday, we’ll most likely stay down there or go from there to wherever we will be spending the next weekend.
I most likely won’t be on the internet except may once or twice to check my email, so until next week, have a Happy Valentine’s and a great week.
