One April Sock and a Nice Surprise
I’m already thinking about the socks I need to knit for Christmas gifts. I like to get them done early. Word back from last year’s gifts was that Berroco Sox proved unshrinkable in M’s grandmother’s laundry. I decided to order more, so I went shopping at The Loopy Ewe. I vaguely knew that they had a Loopy Groupie group, but I had no idea what that entailed. Apparently, with my new order, I now met the criteria. What a nice surprise on a Monday!
The Romney Ridge Farm thing you can see sticking up out to the red tissue paper is a sheep pin-up calendar. The April sheep is Pixie an Olde Babydoll Southdown-Columbia cross. She’s a cutie. I also received two sock patterns, candy, a stitch marker, the tote bag, and a gorgeous skein of sock yarn:
Fiber Optic Yarns, Foot Notes in Spice Batik
All this loot caused a conversation along these lines:
Me: Look at all I got!
M: Wow! You must have had to buy A LOT of yarn.
Me: Not so much! Just 2/3 of a dresser full. Over time.
M: *rolls his eyes* The Loopy Ewe people are good, smart business people. I wonder if they also own stock in IKEA or Rubbermaid storage bins…
Me: I made this order to purchase yarn to knit socks for YOUR MOTHER and GRANDMOTHER for Christmas.
M: Then why are there 5 skeins of yarn?
Me: To get free shipping!
M: *laughing* Very smart business people.
Now I just have to decide which yarn to go with which relative:
And what I want to knit for myself with these:
Madeline Tosh Sock in Jade and Fiber Optic Yarns, Foot Notes in Afternoon in Paris.
But first I have to finish my April pair of socks; I have one done:
Ooooo, I love Afternoon in Paris!
I agree, very savvy marketing on the Loopy’s part. I know it would get me, that’s for sure.
Ooooh you got some pretty stuff there! I’m digging both skeins of the Fiber Optic stuff you got.
I just recently became a Loopie Groupie myself! They’re the best! Great sock too!
VERY smart business people! 🙂
What’s the yarn on the top of the pile in the relatives’ yarn picture?
Love the Tosh and the Fiber Optic! I must get caught up with this Loopy Groupie thing – my husband is a musician, so I’ve been called a “groupie” for years. Might as well get some benefit out of it. 😉
Very cool heel stitch on your April sock. I’ve done short-row heels and toes for a long time, but that stitch might reform me!
LOVE that Madeline Tosh! I’ve heard great things about her yarns.
Great purchases! Seems everyone’s sock knitting right now. Guess it’s that time of year.
Brenda- What fun to be a Loopy Groupie- doesn’t M understand that this is a coup in the knitter’s hiearchy?
On April 5, I awarded your blog an award. Details are on my blog at http://jpknits.com. Thanks for sharing your perspective and your work. I do enjoy every entry.
Decisions. . . decisions! Lovely yarn.
OH my that’s a GREAT stash addition!! And go you for getting started on Xmas gifts already!
(((hugs)))
WOW that is YUMMY yarn! I really like that spice one.
The Madelinetosh sock yarn in Jade looks amazing…the LYS just starting carrying it. I’ll stay tuned to see what you make with that. I tried Jim Lahey’s No Knead Bread as you recommended. Oh, Brenda! It came out divine. We’re enjoying some this morning. I’m a changed bread woman now. I’ll post pics on my blog soon. Thanks for the recommendation.
Sound financial reasoning. 🙂
What are you going to make with those two skeins? They seem so “April”. Pretty.
Loopy Groupie. It even sounds fun.
Yes, some yarn sellers have the marketing down pat. I just placed a big order from Knitpicks, to get my free shipping. I can’t wait to see how the new sock yarns knit up! The April sock looks lovely.
Love the yarn. It is funny what knitters will do for free shipping!