Friends in High Places

Justice Rothstein (see photo below) has been named to the Supreme Court of Canada - now I can *really* name drop!

I'm knitting a top down short sleeve pullover (left). I received the kit as a present from my knit buddy Richard, bless'm. It's from Shelridge Farms. The yarn is unbelieveable - soft, elastic, fabulous stitch definition. It really satisfies my cravings.

That's not me in the photo - that's the owner of Shelridge Farms! But the top is turning out exactly as in the photo - I'm almost halfway. Once I figure out how, I'll post photos of my progress.

I can't praise this yarn or pattern enough. I just ordered 6 skeins of their DK yarn to make a cardigan for the office. I can't wait to get it.

Check them out at http://www.shelridge.com/index.php
They are a small Canadian farm - the price is right and the yarns are gorgeous. I might try to visit in person this summer.

Late last night I ordered far too much yarn from Elann.com as well as the pattern for Faina's scarf. I intend to make the scarf in three different colours of Austermann Peru (70% Baby Alpaca/ 30% Fine Merino Wool). I hope I like it because otherwise I'm just adding to my stash - not that my stash needs any additions!

And not like I have any time to knit the scarves. I'm in the the middle of knitting a Dale baby outfit (sweater, pants, socks, hat, the whole nine yards) for a baby that's due in December. The yarn I'm using is Bernat's "Hot Sox", an inexpensive arcylic. Using Dale yarn is completely beyond my budget and I couldn't find any cheaper alternatives in crimison and white. My LYS was totally out of Jawoll and Invicta. I bought the Hot Sox on line at www.beehivewool.com -- for less than $40 including shipping - a true bargain! The yarn itself is nothing to write home about - it's 60% acrylic/40% nylon and feels kind of dry between my fingers. But it looks great, it will wash like a charm and it should soften up after a few washes. Besides, it's really hard to find fingering weight acrylic yarn.

That's me on the right, with Justice Marshall Rothstein of the Federal Court of Appeal in the center. Christine Ball is on the left.