Believe it or not I’ve been very mostly somewhat good about not adding to my stash in the last year or so. Aside from a large haul from a neighbor moving way, which was totally unexpected, I’ve managed to mostly stick to yarn for specific projects. Even the yarn I found on my doorstep was sorted through and the bulk of it given away.

Recently I may have…er….slipped.

First I went to the Oakland Fiber Festival. Now, you can’t go to a fiber festival and not buy anything. There’s got to be some sort of rule, right?  And I was restrained. I only came home with a copy of How to Knit A Love Song (which was so good I sat down to skim it and then read the whole thing in a couple of hours straight. I don’t think I’ve read a novel straight through in years.) and some lusicious yarn.

The yarn is from Black Diamond Alpacas, and it’s fingering weight in a lovely cherry red. I’m planning on making the Bellevue Cardigan in fingering weigh from Cosmicpluto Knitst; I’ve been saying I needed a nice red sweater for some time, and this will look darling. This yarn company had the most gorgeous colors; I wanted to buy them all but refrained. I did find out they have a ranch in Brentwood with a store….I smell a road trip!

Then there was the destashing. Yvette of Knotology was destashing and, well, it’s Neighborhood Fiber Co Studio Sock yarn in Foggy Bottom! I couldn’t not buy it! For those of you who don’t know, I went to college at GWU, which is located in Foggy Bottom, and I’ve been looking for this colorway for ages. I’m also tickled by the colors–it’s not quite buff and blue (GW’s school colors) but it’s close enough. Heck, the school couldn’t seem to figure out what constituted buff half the time, so why not say this  qualifies?

I also got some super yummy Shibui Sock. I love, love, love their yarn. I like nice sproingy sock yarns, and theirs is fantastic. Plus the colors..pink, orange, red, and super saturated. Like a brilliant sunset or a field of flowers. Oh, I just want to look at it all the time.

Related: I’m on the lookout for a wall shelf to go in my apartment, preferably on the cheap. I’m thinking something like one of the large Expedits; I’d like to be able to have my stash out and visible. Both for inspiration and decoration; it makes me sad to see all these yummy yarns hidden away where I can’t look at them.