so my yarn came on...satuday, i think. 2 days - that's pretty fast. i'm sure it helped that it came from the same state. i'm pretty sure i'll be going with the olive. i love them both, but i really think this pattern would be lovely in green.

Malabrigo Merino in Olive & Praline

but Foliage will still have to wait, i'm working on some ornaments right now for xmas.

so...yes, hawaii was fun. it's so hard to come back to reality though. i still want to go swimming. apparently now i have to pay for all the fun i had - i have a yucky cold.

back to the knitting...i decided i didn't like the color of Malabrigo that i have so i just ordered some more - this time with YarnCountry.com - it's right here in Washington. i'm pretty sure i can make Foliage with only 1 skein (had bought two before since i'm holding it doubled). i got one skein of olive and one of praline, hopefully i'll like one of those.

actually it's good that i have to wait on Foliage since i should be knitting ornaments anyway.

hmmm...can't say i love any of the new patterns from Knitty. oh well, guess i don't get to add anything else to my "to-knit list".

so, i actually have another FO but...it's going to be re-knit. Foliage turned out too small. actually it's the perfect fit for my head but too small for what i wanted it to be, which is more of a beret/snood type thing. but that's ok cuz it was a super easy and quick knit and this way i'll have something to do on my trip to Hawaii this weekend.

i HAVE to stop looking at ravelry. oh man. there are just too many patterns out there for this little, slightly inexperienced knitter.

as i previously mentioned my next project is foliage and i just purchased yarn for her! it's the called for Malabrigo Merino(apparently it's super soft even though it's 100% wool) in the beautiful Chapel Stone colorway. can't wait! my first hat (that's for myself)!

so, on thurs i thought i had joined the 2nd to the last skein for the Here and There Cables. i was so excited to see a light at the end of the tunnel i've been knitting more than usual. then last night (sat night) i go to get the last! skein and i find 2 in there! aww jeeshz. it was just so disappointing. i know, it's not too bad, but i thought i was so much closer.

and since i'm so close to the end of this scarf it's time to plan my next knit. after 5 years of knitting i've never made myself a hat. i thought Foliage was ok the first time i saw it but Skrilla's version made me fall in love. she used a double strand of Malabrigo Worsted, which is what the pattern calls for, but i'm not sure if i want it to be 100% wool. seems like it might get a bit itchy. but i've never felt Malabrigo Worsted before either. guess i'll have to see if i can find it at a LYS.