My weekend

I just added this blog to my Ravelry profile. Yay me!

Over the weekend I went to Bead blast and bought some stuff, mostly for me I think. I have some very cool light blue and brown swirly agatey type beads that I was going to try to string on a light blue silk ribbon, but I think the holes are too small. My next thought is to add a wire wrap loop on both sides of the holes and then string them on the ribbon, or cut the ribbon and tie it to each of the loops... I'm not sure yet. I could get a bead reamer and enlarge the holes, but that may be too much trouble. I almost bought some wool beads, but decided that it would be more fun to make them myself.

That reminds me that I need to inventory my show stuff.

I also bought some neat dyed, crackled, irregularly shaped crystal beads and some neon dyed stone of some sort, a grab bag of assorted beads and charms that includes a couple corkscrew charms, and a couple of other things that I can't remember right now. I talked to the guy that I bought the African black opal from last year and he said that he had a new opal stone for next season that is as cool.

Then I went to The Yarn Shop and More just to see their new shop and bought about $180 worth of yarn for $96. That was sweet. I came home and added all of it to my Stash on Ravelry. Now I'm eager to do all of my stash that way as well as add pictures of stuff. Then I immediately cast-on some of it for a scarf in the most beautiful deep eggplant color that is knitting up very quickly, I'm over half-way done already. If I can get away with it, I'm going to knit some more on it here at work. If I'm diligent, I can have it done, washed and blocked before the end of the week.

We went to Beltane at the farm on Saturday night, where I got well over 40% of the scarf done. I love my friends. They don't mind if I knit while socializing.

On Sunday I finished the first half of the scarf, then cast on for the second half before heading off shopping with Mindy and Brittany. We spent 3-1/2 hours looking for the perfect prom dress for her. It's not my favorite one, I thought it was too sophisicated for a 17 yo, but it's the one she wanted. I also got some more summery tops from Nordstrom and Macy's and a pair of Keds boat shoes for less than $9. I have fallen in love with a pair of pruple Ed Hardy shoes with evil mermaids on them and a kick-ass blue patent leather Cathy Van Zeeland bag, neither of which I need, but both of which I may have to go back for.

And then Av and I relaxed for the rest of the evening while I did another 10" on the scarf.