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.

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Just arrived in the shop, some Classic Elite -- Classic Silk in a bunch of great colors and Sprout, their new organically-grown bulky weight cotton. Sprout is a bumpy sort of thing that reminds me of Manos del Uruguay's cotton or Mission Falls 1824 Cotton. Speaking of Mission Falls, it still hasn't gotten here, but I have a call in to the company. This is what I do on Mondays when I am closed -- harangue yarn companies about my orders.

Next week I'm getting in some more yarns from Plymouth including (I hope) Baby Bunny which is a cotton-angora mix. I also got some patterns for that and for the Encore DK.

Also on order are more sock yarns, especially some inexpensive self patterning ones that people seem to love. I still have plenty of the On Your Toes bamboo sock yarn if anyone wants to try it. I haven't had a chance to use it, so I'll be interested in seeing the creations of other people.

Easter is just around the corner, and Ravelry has a few free patterns for felted baskets, and guess what? We have yarn for felting! Just beware, the actual pattern for the "knitted nest" is at someone's blog and it plays music, so that link is NSFW (not safe for work). There's also a pattern for a knitted egg, so everyone get crackin'!