not so local LYS or BUST

(if you wanted to click on the little thumbs of the yarn pictures, you can read the captions of the yarn.)

OK, so I purchased way more yarn then I was suppose to... spent a lot of money... like $400.00 USD about... but oh man, did i love it.

I sorta felt like I was rushed at the Paris cotton place, cuz the guy just stands there over you and watch you decide the whole time, and sorta felt like he had a can you hurry it up vibe. So i just got the yarn for the scarf for the swap, and then i remembered i was going to get the beanie colors for fill, and that was all i got. I purchased Jaeger yarn 100% wool.

because i had one more accidental day in HK, i decided to venture out to Taikoo Shing and visit GB Woolen. Am i so glad I did, I got some self-stripping yarn, and a some Rowan Big wool, and a rowan big wool pattern book to work on this sweater coat that i liked in it. I purchased a lot of yarn at GB woollen. Due to the fact that i can just stand there and ponder if i really like it. I rather like the experience of being able to touch the yarn, and horde it and think about it. Not like all the yarn store clerks aren't nice, but it's sorta hard to look around when there is barely any room in the store to stand, which is the case at the new style yarn shop where there is little room for the amount of people at the store.

And, most of the yarn stores don't really carry proper sock yarn. they just tell me that i can use cotton...well one store had a sign that they didn't teach how to make socks, the other said they didn't carry it...and the other one i plain didn't ask.

so that's to say, i'm happy that I joined the sock club of the month with pickupsticks... at least i have sock yarn ordered...although i'm not getting it until later.

My brother's coming to visit in June, so he'll probably just bring that over with him. the other yarns that i've ordered thru joanns, and etc are being mailed tomorrow directly to me instead of being airported to taiwan, then mailed here. a cut in the steps... i hope it gets here quickly.

speaking of packages, I should try to find a box, and mail out the stashbusting angel package. It's going to take awhile to get there. I wish there was a quicker way to mail stuff out.a quicker way that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

all this yarn talk is sexy... and i'm so happy from all the yarn purchases... if you're lucky, maybe i'll post pictures of all the lovely yarn when i get back to the room!!