Day 5

I had the good fortune to make a trip to Webs over the weekend with Nutmeg Knitter.  We had been invited for a small Ravelry/Malabrigo Junkies meetup, and decided to go for it!

MalGal Meetup 09

Back row from left: Jettachicky, Nina’s daughter, NinaKnits, NutmegKnitter, PeacefulKnitter

In front from left: Marymealittle, and rchrispy

Unfortunately for me, I had two things working against me: pregnancy brain, which limits one’s ability to retain details and make decisions; and no clear idea of what I wanted to buy.  Usually I go on outings to Webs with a list of projects that I am looking to make and the potential yarns to knit them with.  I have been trying somewhat unsuccessfully to come up with a color combination I like for the Ulmus shawl, so I thought I”d scope out some other options.  Sadly, I stood in front of the display of Malabrigo sock yarn, a yarn I just knit Ishbel with and loved, and felt underwhelmed.  Individual skeins looked beautiful, but my mushy mind wouldn’t allow me to see any real potential combinations.

I did not come out of there empty-handed, of course.  There was a book that caught my eye, so I bought the yarn to make one of the patterns.  Then I just sort of stashed a couple of basics that I figured I would have a use for somewhere down the line.

Malabrigo Sock in Ochre

Rowan Purelife in Ecru & Brown Undyed BFL

Misti Int'l Baby Alpaca in color 815

Berroco Vintage Wool in color 5103

Looks like I didn’t have any problem buying stuff, especially since I had a store credit (frogging Coraline literally paid off in unused yarn)!

By the way, today is pajama, laundry and knitting day.  Tomorrow I’ll have a finished object to share!

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