The Yarnarian does what the Yarnarian does.

And what does that mean? I don't know. I'm in a really down state of mind, have been for a couple of days, although I feel it lifting. Have a bad state of the grumps. Piffle! Yay, lifting. Not to worry, just one of those ups and downs of life. We all get them.

Here's what I've been doing besides socks and more socks:




As you know, unblocked lace looks like a junky old bag, so you'll have to guess that this might just be nice when finished and blocked.

And here are some yarns not yet listed on Etsy. They will be middle of next week.




We're off to VT, NH, and swinging through MA to visit kids and grands. Leaving tomorrow and coming back on Tues. I can't wait. My mood need serious lifting.

Love, Grumpy the Yarnarian.

PS - The Yarnarian isn't grumpy any more thanks to best friend, and a haircut and color, and a lovely message on Ravelry. Whew, now you can all relax 'cause I won't throw anything at you. On the other hand, I won't be throwing yarn, so now you won't get it. Tee hee.

Love, The ungrumpy Yarnarian!

"Kona, Oh Beautiful Kona", I sing thy praises. If only thou wouldst dry already!

I just heard from an old friend of mine from my old hometown days. She's on Ravelry and found me. Don't you love hearing from people who have dropped off your radar screen? She's a lovely, intelligent woman, whom I like very much, and we lost contact a while ago. So it was so good to hear from her! Thanks, SE, for contacting me.

Her husband used to take me to the opera because it gets out late and she really didn't want to go. So B and I had many Metropolitan Opera dates. I was just thinking about those evenings last night when I watched Romeo and Juliet at the Met. If you haven't seen these new productions, give them a chance. Opera at its most accessible.

Knitting news: Here's a picture of my still-soggy Kona wool. It's now been about 30 hours and that darn yarn still isn't dry. But if you take a look at its 1100 yards goodness, you'll see why. We are talking a helluva lot of yarn here. I wish you could see it in real life. The merino feels like alpaca and has that same alpaca sheen to it. Dry, sweetheart, dry! Mama wants to knit you up already!




Some more yarn I dyed up; these are or will be all for sale. Sand & Sea,Rainbow Teal, Pretty Flowers, Chocolate Mint Swirl, Hazy Hills, and Leafy Green.








Certain husbands, who shall remain nameless, gave me his rotten cold. Bad Hubbo!

Why do we call it a "cold"? It feels more like a "wet" to me.

Dawn - Kona is put out by Henry's Attic and is 100% Australian superwash merino, and the most gorgeous stuff going. If we live long enough and it dries, I'll show pics as i knit along.