Addiction

Hello.  My name is Heather and I'm addicted to yarn.  (applause - HI HEATHER!)

While heading out east this past weekend, I first spent the afternoon and evening in Hoboken with my cousins, including some time in Trish's yarn shop.  I knew when I went there, I was going to pick up a couple of things.  Yeah.  Well - I ended up picking up a whole lot and I totally blame Trish for just standing by and not stopping me.  lol!  I mean, she just stood there while I grabbed more and more yarn.  Seriously - it just jumped out at me.  I had no choice but to take it back home to Ohio. Yeah.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I like to knit.  No.  I love to knit, so buying yarn is a hard thing for me to avoid.  Like all knitters though, I have far more yarn than I'll ever be able to knit up.  From time to time, I trade yarn with my friends, but while I have more than I can ever use, I really do knit a lot.  I do actually complete projects as well.  I'm in a dinky apartment, but still have a bunch of plastic bins in a storage unit - many of which are filled with yarn.  Yes - I'm hopeless.  Thankfully, I have plenty of friends in the same boat!

Speaking of friends, my cousin, Trish, opened her yarn shop, Patricia's Yarns, seven years ago.  Prior to her opening the shop, I only knew how to knit socks and crochet afghans.  Since she opened, I've learned how to do so much more.  While I don't get out to Hoboken very often, I can say she's introduced me to a lot more kinds of yarn.  I've now officially become a yarn snob and love knitting with the good stuff - such as silk, alpaca, merino wool, seacell, linen, etc.  I can't bring myself to buy the acrylic stuff except on rare occasions. 

Anyway...here are a few things I've made.  I've grown a lot as a knitter since my days of only socks and afghans.  I love the creative process and definitely love learning new things.  Recently I've learned how to knit entrelac (a basket weave sort of design) and a moebius scarf.  Love taking classes at my local yarn shop!  These are just a few things I've made in the last couple of years.

Alpaca, fingerless mitts.

Dr. Who socks

Moebius scarf

Wysteria Lace Shawl

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