I’ve been to Twisted Yarns in Old Town Spring before and had a chance to hit it again around New Year’s with J. I determined not to buy any yarn and was holding firm until they said all the yarn was 20% off. I’m not made of steel wool.

This is what I got. Fuchsia Ombre’ Fingering. I’m planning to try my first two at a time socks with it. I enjoy this LYS, so if you’re in the Houston area and have time for a trip to Spring, check it out!

My MIL and I checked out a yarn shop on Christmas Eve. Tammy, the owner of Yarnivore was pleasant and gave us the two penny tour. The shop was well-organized and more pleasant than the photos online make it look. Due to her use of whitespace, it looked kind of sterile, but in reality, it was warm and inviting and she had a really nice selection. I ended up with some really cool stuff that I’d not seen before like Tecido Trico ribbon yarn and some sock yarn with elastic in it that I look forward to trying.

So, if you are in San Antonio, Texas and would like to hit an LYS, I recommend you check it out!

(I have the flu, so I’m posting a Christmas story.)
Let us first note that my brother’s wife (J) had until last fall, never commented on the blog. I assumed she was not a reader. So, I posted pics of the completed socks she was getting for Christmas and didn’t post a blog link on Facebook. No worries. Then, out of nowhere, J commented on HER socks! I thought something to the effect of “Sons of Biscuits! What are the odds?!?” but never said anything.
the rest of the story.
I handed J a Christmas package and she said, “OH! I hope it’s socks!”
me: “It’s better than socks?”
J: as she’s opening, “better than socks?” like she can’t imagine there is such a thing.
She opens the package and is surprised to find the socks that she admired on the blog.
me: “They’re award winning socks! They won honorable mention at the Texas State Fair.”
J was thrilled and immediately kicked off her shoes to try them on. They fit beautifully. WINNING!


At this point, she told me that she did not remember picking out the yarn (I can’t really imagine such a thing, but that’s what she claims) and thinking when she saw the really pretty socks on the blog that they were for one of my other sister’s in law, she was jealous and loved them. I was VERY pleased to have surprised her after all.

Ps. If you fancy a pair of Annetrelac socks for yourself, you might want to buy yourself some Schaefer Anne yarn. I’ve heard that the genius dyer at Schaefer is retiring.