A yarn from Canada (Canadian Yarn Porn!)

My sister-in-law, Ella, recently returned from a trip to Vancouver, Canada (she got back a couple days before the Olympics) and while she was there she (knowing me) made a special trip to Urban Yarns and picked up some lovely yarns for me. Excellent choices, both:

Indigo Moon Superwash Merino - Fingering weight.


Fleece Artist Slubby Blue, which is a 100% Blue Faced Leicester yarn. Absolutely gorgeous yarn. And it's soooooooooooooo soft. I want to make something really special with this.

I've finally watched the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics, which were lovely. Thank goodness for iTunes. I downloaded the Ceremonies Season pass for something like $2.99 and it was well worth it. I've also subscribed to the figure skating and alpine skiing season passes for equivalent amounts of money, and I'm pretty happy with them so far. Especially since I can fast forward through most of the boring stuff.

The Coraline is coming along. I've done about 20 rows so far, and am getting close to the point where I'll turn up the hem. That's going to be fun. New skills learned: Crochet on provisional cast on. That's exciting for me. And I can't wait to get to the smocking part at the top. That is going to be awesome.

We're off to the botanical gardens for a little bit to lift our moods. Then probably on to Whole Foods this afternoon and on to part II of the bread experiment. I'll post some pix later on.

The dough from last night rose SUPER fast and after two hours I stored it in the fridge. That was pretty cool. Can't wait to bake it up and see how it turns out.