Where's the Fall?

When you read the blog title make sure to say it like the "where's the beef?" lady. Apparently my birthday has made me older and wiser lazier. I haven't wanted to even think about blogging. I've been too busy finishing up the cake, taking naps and knitting this...

Yay, a finished Spooky sock! It took me a couple of tries before I got the yarn to do what I wanted it to.. which was stripe. I am so in love with this sock. I've already cast on for the second one. I had never knit with Yarn Pirate before and I have to say that it's as wonderful as I thought it would be. I'm really looking forward to my first shipment from the Booty Club.

Sock clubs, sock clubs, sock clubs. I need to stay away from them! I just joined another one the other day. I'm up to 12. 12! Ridiculous. I am swearing off new sock clubs as of today.  I don't even like some of the yarn I have been getting in the clubs anyway. So no more wasting money on yarn I don't want. I'm not even renewing my STR membership. Nope, not renewing. I would rather buy the same amount of yarn from them in colors I actually want. I feel so free.. like the sock club monkey is off my back. That doesn't mean that I won't keep the clubs I love though. You can't expect me to go cold turkey.

Here is what I mean about great yarn versus yarn I am not even slightly fond of...

On the left is some completely amazing yarn I got for my birthday from the fabulous Gaby. It's Neighborhood Fiber Co. in the Adams Morgan colorway. On the right is scratchy and fairly unattractive club yarn that I got in the mail yesterday. I could maybe get into the color if the yarn base was something that I even remotely wanted to knit with. I have a couple more club shipments that should be here this week and I know I won't be disappointed with those. Hopefully one will show up today and soothe my sock club blues. What I should really do is just give Gaby a wad of money and make her my sock yarn shopper. It could be my own personal club where I know that every yarn I get will be nothing short of a dreamy surprise. Yeah, she knows me well and has impeccable taste. Hmm. I will have to talk to her about that one.

Gaby wasn't the only person who scored points with a fab b-day gift. My sweet J didn't do so shabby either. In fact he surprised me by actually giving me something I had been wanting for a couple of months and hadn't gotten around to buying yet...

It's a Seatbelt Bag from Harvey's. It's the coolest purse ever. I'll buy more of these instead of spending money on bad sock clubs.

As soon as my birthday is over I always start missing cold rainy weather. How in the heck do you do fall in the OC? I still haven't figured it out. I want to smell fireplaces and wear a coat. I want to wear my hand knit socks. I want to cuddle up in a blanket with yarn and needles. I want to have the desire to bake desserts all made with pumpkin. And yes, I CAN bake. I want to see the leaves change color. I want it to not feel like summer! I want the Falls I used to have in Oregon that made me desperately want to live where I live now. Oh the memories of times gone by in the Pacific Northwest. I am such a sucker for nostalgia. Maybe that is the reason I couldn't resist some serious 1982 Fall cereal flashbacks at Albertsons the other day...

My favorite was always the Franken Berry. If I was to actually eat this stuff now I would vomit but it was sure fun to buy.

I'm grasping at Fall straws over here!

Comments

[fluttercrafts]

We are FASHION SISTERS SEPARATED AT BIRTH!!!!

I have that bag, except in brown, tan and blue. I have a red one, too and a the wallet. You will have it FOREVER.

[Jen]

You are quitting the sock clubs right as I am thinking about starting one? What bad timing. :)

Love the socks. The striping is aweseome! And if Frankenberry cereal is back in the stores, I think I might have to go buy two-three boxes tomorrow. I love that stuff!

[Jill]

Ha, ha, ha! You poor thing! I will have to take some pics of falling leaves and the changing colors for you and post 'em up. We've got plenty of fall rolling in here in RI. :) LOVE the new bag, and your sock came out great! Maybe you can wear them if you crank up the AC? ;)

[Carolyn]

I had no idea there were so many sock clubs out there! Is the yarn you don't like wool? Perhaps you could overdye it?

[Lindy]

Love that bag!!!! You may have a sister in handbags,if not in sock club loving!

Read my post below about the chicken, I have to give you a lesson in roasting chicken, it really is not hard, the right pan is a good start.

That sock is incredible! I do have to learn.

[Ky]

Jeez mom u post a whole lot on here. I never put this much effort on my youtube page.