TheYarnTart

On Feb 13th we headed for So. California, and spent Valentines Day in Disneyland, then on the 15th we headed for San Diego. We stopped at a few antique shops and yarn stores on the way. But I must say I shopped very little, buying only 3 skeins (enough for 2 pair for my feet) of sock yarn and yarn for a scarf at one shop, and two skeins of sock yarn at another, one of which will be gifted at a later date.

We enjoyed a three days with our oldest son and his family before the bug hit me. It was very disappointing to have to cut our trip short, but it was necessary to keep from spreading the virus. Our granddaughter wasn't feeling well either, though her problem affected her digestive system, while mine had me coughing, and congested. Unfortunately it hit me so hard that I ran a fever for over a week, made two trips to the doctor, and experienced severe symptoms for nearly three weeks. Ok, I've had enough sympathy, lets talk knitting.

The truth is I don't knit a lot when I'm that sick, but I did manage to finish this scarf made in 'Kim' yarn, a 55/45 cotton/acrylic blend in a color that is less red than it appears on my monitor, and is nearly the same color as the Camellias in our front yard. It's one of the few cotton yarns I've enjoyed working with, and I'm sure it's because it's a blend rather than 100% cotton.

I've also been playing with a variegated yarn that is just a bit bulkier than a worsted weight. I know I want to do something that really shows off the variegation, but I don't particularly want to do another multi-directional scarf, so I need to continue to play with it until I find something I like.

At the end of the trip we had planned to stop at my friend's so she could teach me how to make socks on my circular sock knitting machine, but it just wasn't to be, so we'll do it another time. I will learn to make socks on it!

Dinner is about ready so I'm off to eat.