Meeting with a rep

First, did everyone have fun at the Spin-In? It was great this year and I wish I could have stayed longer, but the shop called.

I met with a rep yesterday and bought some lovely stuff. Now I just have to coordinate the "go-with" items!

For instance, I bought a large pile of Plymouth yarn's new undyed yarn. They had a lot of different ones and I can't remember them all! Sock yarns (including one with silk and cashmere) and alpaca lace and there was something about llama if I recall. What's the go-with? This spring, when the sogginess dries up, how about a dying workshop?

Then there's the new Renaissance buttons I'm getting. Some of them are perfect for baby sweaters, and I made sure to get plenty. Button storage and display needs to be worked on.

I also bought some Artyarns so that people can make the Wool Peddler that will be hanging here shortly. Of course the go-with for that is the book, Folk Shawls (I think that's it -- I'll need more copies). And I ordered up some yarn that you can make Ice Queen from Knitty. I should probably get on making a shop sample.

Then there's SouthWest Trading Company. Bamboo has been quite popular here, and there is a free-with-purchase shawl pattern that uses 4 skeins, so I ordered some more colors including black and also white because it's going to be wedding season eventually! Honest, spring will arrive sometime later this year. The go-with is a shop sample. Yeah, someday. Ha!

Noni has some cute new patterns that I'm getting, including a cool laptop bag and some great evening purses.