Warning! This post is photo heavy and I've not put any links in!
This year I decided to wing it with the planning. I even arrived a little later, so that I had no rush hour stress. Imagine my surprise to board a bus at Wood Green and meet up with Mary! As usual, a good time was had and a lot of £££ spent.
10 pairs of socks, 5 shawls, 1 jumper, 2 shawlettes, 5 smaller neck scarves/mini shawls, and one item which will morph into either a shawlette or a pair of socks. Plus a couple of accessories.
More buttons
More accessories
Isn't this needle gauge cute? They had a sterling silver one going for £40. I opted for the plastic ones.
And more knitting beads.
Now for the yarn!
Shawl yarn. This is the newish Ultra from Jamiesons. I bought 3 shawls worth. I've restarted the MysteryShawl2 KAL with the rose coloured yarn. It's a laceweight mix of shetland and merino (I think) and is softer than J&S laceweight, but not as crisp; it's a bit like felted tweed, slightly fuzzy. I found the Jagger Spun to be a bit too fine for me.
The top right is a dark blue cone of merino laceweight from Uppingham Yarns.
And from Touche, just a couple of little packs of laceweight
Kaalund
Some Lorna's Heaven and Lion&Lamb
Some Louisa Harding's new yarn, Impressions (not sure what I'm knitting yet)
Chris's new sock stash
Dawn's new sock stash
That's opal, celestial merino, lorna's laces sock yarn, and cherry tree hill supersock!
And finally, the most expensive purchase from yesterday, some Alchemy yarn
From left to right, silk, bamboo, wool & silk. Absolutely gorgeous stuff. I can't wait to knit with it.
It's not just the yarn itself but the wonderful colours.
All packed away
Pleased to see you made it to Uppingham in time! You've got lots of lovely stuff. The Alchemy was very hard to resist, pricey but such lovely colours and textures. I love the rose coloured Jamieson's yarn too.
Posted by: Mary | October 14, 2005 at 03:22 PM
Wow - that's a very satisfactory haul! You've given me lots of ideas for my turn at Ally Pally tomorrow. The Alchemy yarn looks particularly lovely.
Posted by: Anita | October 14, 2005 at 04:09 PM
I ran past Alchemy after seeing yours, the temptation to stop was so great. My legs wanted to go back but I was aimed towards Web of Wool. I think our coach driver was horrified when he saw us all coming back with extra loads.
Posted by: Tracy | October 14, 2005 at 04:43 PM
Now I know why I didn't see you... you were a blur whizzing along the stands
lovely stuff... well done on not letting the side down. ;-)
Posted by: P | October 14, 2005 at 04:49 PM
Wow!!! Did you take a suitcase with you? All those purchases of yours are lovely. I definitely want to go next year...
Posted by: francoise | October 14, 2005 at 09:19 PM
And you managed to get this home on the bus? More power to you! I can't wait to go - I'm there tomorrow. My husband thinks I'll be home in the afternoon - fat chance!
Posted by: Ronke | October 15, 2005 at 12:26 AM
So many lovely new yarns. It's going to be fun seeing them knit up.
Posted by: erin | October 15, 2005 at 01:32 AM
oh my what a haul! i am positively green with envy. you have some wonderful new yarns there which are going to make some absolutely stunning projects. i can't wait to see your up-and-coming creations!
Posted by: jacqueline | October 15, 2005 at 04:19 PM
Looks good to me - but you have a reputation to keep up! Isn't it amazing that I could carry all mine (including two hard back books, 2 mags, 22 skeins of yarn, bottle of water) back to car park, whereas usually I grumble about carrying back a few potatoes.....
Posted by: Jill | October 15, 2005 at 11:24 PM
What a haul! I must admit I got v. carried away with the ALchemy as well.... but love it....
Posted by: Jess | October 17, 2005 at 10:40 AM