REAL SILVER. Yes, real silver spun is into this lovely PURPLE yarn. The color is called Tanzanite. It is heavenly. Not only that it is 73% superwash merino, 20% silk, 15% nylon and yes 2% silver. Heavenly I tell you, beautiful and heavenly.

Can you see the fine silver threads? Of course the pictures do not do this yarn justice. It is so awesome. Don’t you just wish you could see it and fondle it right now. I do and I am.

My friend Kathy rocks. She presented me with the yarn along with this cool little project bag.  

I also got a hug along with it; on a day when I really needed a hug. She is always there for me when I need a friend and I have no idea how she does it. She has a rough job right now, two young boys, a husband, knits fabulously, teaches knitting classes and most of all always has time for her friends. Thank you Kathy, you are awesome. I love the yarn but most of all I appreciate your good thoughts for me and DS and of course, the Hug; you made my day.

I have acquired a few things this week.

First off …

Thank you Marly, I love them! You are so sweet to think of me. As if I have to point this out.. they are PURPLE!

Thank you Claudia, I Love them. These are the alphabet stitch markers that I will use to make the socks in Cat Bordhi’s book. Claudia is making these for several of the shops that she supplies to.

Thank you Nachaele. I love this. How did you know I would like the purple one!!

I received some new artisan sock yarn from Hazel Knits. It is very nice yarn and I only got two colors a couple of weeks ago, so I of course had to order more.  One color is called Denim Blue and the other color is Fireberry. Bet ya can guess which is which!

I love getting the personal note from Wendee along with a cute stitch marker.

I received some new Vesper Sock yarn from Knitterly Things. This one is called Monet’s Garden and is 100% superwash merino self striping yarn. The colors are just beautiful. I am a fan of Monet’s work so of course I had to get it. (remember I like to get culture along with my yarn!)

This one is brand new and is a 100% superwash merino variegated yarn in the color “Might as Well go for a Soda.”  Don’t you just love the name. I pretty much bought it because of the name. The bonus is I like the color! Julie only recently began doing the variegated yarns so I am interested in how this yarn will knit up.

Last but not least this week, I also received my Noro Kureyon from the Yarniverse Kureyon club. I am collecting skeins of Noro for the Lizard Ridge Blanket. This one is color 209 Lot A. Unexciting name; exciting color. When you are NORO you don’t have to be creative in naming the colors. They just are. 

All the way around I had a great week. I love to get new yarn and yarn related items; is it a sickness. a psychosis or just a passion. I can’t really answer that. I only know that it is great fun and lifts my mood. This weekend I will be on a mission to finish adding my stash to Ravely and possibly finish a sweater or two! Okay you know me, maybe start the finishing on one…

To describe how I feel after this weekend. Saturday I had lunch with some friends at Bliss Cafe in Arvada and spent a most wonderful afternoon knitting at Knit Knack with friends. I really had no idea that it was going to be such a wonderful birthday celebration. Nachaele, who has not been out of surgery 2 weeks (she still has her stitches in) and whom I should have driven to Highland’s Ranch to see, drove all the way to Arvada and invited everyone who could come to have lunch, hang out and knit for my birthday. I have been telling people that I quit having birthdays last year but what a wonderful surprise for me . I am so touched. I had a blast. In my grownup years, I have not had even one birthday party until now. I do not like to draw much attention to myself (despite what you have heard!) Instead I love to to things for other people and give other people little gifts throughout the year because it makes me happy to give. Saturday, friends turned the tables did some very nice things for me and I am so touched that I really do not have the words to fully describe how I feel. Gerri pretty much had to kick me out of the shop so she could close up and go home if that tells you anything.

After being treated to lunch there was a Purple Princess Yarn cake.  It was a very delicious Carrot cake that was gluten free and sugar free. It was wonderful and so very thoughtful as you see I have to watch my sugar and I am gluten intolerant.

Of course there was a Purple Princess crown. How on earth did Nachaele ever find such a cool Purple Princess Crown?

Thank you Christie and Cheryl.

Thank you Cathy and Nachaele.

Thank you Nicole. You look beautiful in your Purple wig!

Thank you Maddie and Claudia even though they did the MS Walk in the morning they still showed up.

It was a very Vera Bradley Birthday. Nachaele coordinated with everyone so I ended up with some very cool matching Vera Bradly stuff. I love the pattern and I love the project bags. No more ziplocs for me!

Thank you Cathy.

Thank you Claudia and Maddie.

Thank you Nicole.

Thank you Christie and Cheryl.

One would think that all the other stuff was enough but then Nachaele gave me this wonderful large duffel/satchel to put everything in. I love it so much and again I do not have the words to describe how I feel. It is beautiful and I Love it.

Claudia made me some Purple Princess Stitch Markers.

Marly also gave me some of her great stitch markers. Sorry I forgot to get a picture but I will post it tomorrow. They are really nice weighty markers with purple beads. I love them. Thank you Marly.

Yes I feel like a special Purple Princess!

Thank you everyone for making me feel so special as I am now over the hill having fully crossed to the other side and making my way down the hill un-birthday. I love you all.