Missing Person?

No, contrary to the evidence, I am not a missing person.

Since I last posted (far too long ago), I have:

• Applied for, interviewed for, got and started a great new job
• Had my roof replaced
• Music directed a very sucessful production of Gypsy after almost eight years away from music direction
• Rehearsed a Gypsy excerpt and taken it to the Southwest Ohio Community Theatre Festival
• Agreed to music direct a production of Curtains next spring
• Gone to a family reunion
• Done far too much yard work (thanks for the help, Mom and Dad!)
• Continued my weight loss (41.2 pounds so far!) and
• Auditioned for and been cast as Mrs. Lovett in a production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (my favorite show and most-wanted role)

But you don't care about any of that, do you?  You're just here for the yarn.

And there's been plenty of that. While on a long weekend trip to Iowa for a family reunion, we stumbled across The Yarn Basket in Okoboji, Iowa.  (I believe it went something like this: "Dad!  Yarn store!  Hang a right!")  There I purchased two skeins of Mini Mochi in color #108, a lovely mix of blues, greens and purples.  My intention is to make a lacey scarf of some sort with it, maybe the Seafoam Scarf (Ravelry link.)

Like Lisa, I also benefited from Mom and Dad's South American cruise.  My souvenirs: two yarns from Chile.  First, two skeins (200 grams) of minty-pistachio-colored worsted-weight wool from Santiago:

 

and a big bundle (493 grams) of heavier-weight gray yarn from Punta Arenas:

In non-vacation-related yarn acquisition, I purchased three skeins of Cascade 220 in color #8400, a nice medium gray, to make a cabled scarf for my former boss.  I cast on on the Iowa reunion trip, but decided I needed smaller needles, which were at home in another project, so I temporarily abandoned this project.  But it's next on the list.

The project those needles were in?  The Back to School U-Neck Vest (Ravelry link) from Stephanie Jape's Fitted Knits, a pattern which I'd wanted to make for a while, but had put off because I'd need to upsize it.  Now I don't have to do that any longer, and this should be ready for cooler weather in the fall.  I've finished the front and am working on the top of the back.  The yarn is Cascade 220 Heather in Garnet (#9341), which I purchased from Webs a year or so ago.  It's turning out quite well.

And, of course, there are socks on the needles:

These are the Nine-to-Five Socks (Ravelry link) by Nicole Hindes, in Schoeller+Stahl Fortissima Socka (three skeins of which Lisa gave me, along with other yarn, when she first found out that Buntec is allergic to natural fibres, so she didn't want to knit anything that contained wool.  She has since relaxed on that restriction.  Please note that I have not returned any of the yarn she gave me.  Please also note that it wouldn't fit in her yarn closet, anyway.)  I'm calling them my Algona Socks since that's where the family reunion was: Algona, Iowa.

And most importantly of all, there's Morgen, looking cute:

Comments

[Mom]

Hey--welcome back! That vest lookes really neat--I think I missed that! Keep up the blogs! Love you--Mom

[LisaDP]

I would like to point out that although my "sock yarn box" in my yarn closet is currently full, I just bought some new storage containers for the top of the dresser in my craft room, so there is plenty of room for sock yarn storage chez moi.

[Kendra]

Lisa, I would also like to point out that possession is 9/10 of the law. And I love Buntec too much to subject her to any more itchies, even if she does make me sneeze. :-)
Love, Buntec's Aunt

[Music_master]

Congratulations! You have so much useful information, write more.

[Realestate]

With the new 2011. Year! Congratulations.