Visiting a Yarn Store While On Vacation

While DH was at meetings for his conference yesterday, I did the only sensible things: I got a mani/pedi and then went to the local yarn store in S. Lake Tahoe, The Wool Tree. I heard that I had just missed a 50% off everything sale (zeut!) but was thrilled just to fondle the skeins that remained (a whole store full of course). And there was still a 50% off bin. Here are two I found in that bin--crayon sort of colors, variegated, in what I would guess to be a wool blend, and a more subtle blue/violet/cream variegated, also probably a wool blend. The ball bands were nowhere to be found which resulted in what the nice lady called "an executive decision" about their cost--$2 for one, $4 for the other. Sounded good to me!

And I found another in that bin that called out to me, pale blue gray, soft as a kitten, and a label all in French. I know "laine" just fine but decided to be brave about the "poir de chameau" until I could find a computer to translate it. Half price--$6.50. And it's camel hair! So it will make something soft and lovely.

I'm all set to try out one-skein projects now. :^)

I got one other big purchase but will save that for tomorrow's blog. Time to go for another foray into the wilderness, this time near Fallenleaf Lake, to Lily Lake and its attendant falls. I'll be knitting!

Grandeur? What grandeur?!?!

My DH and I are visiting Lake Tahoe and went hiking up to Horseshoe Falls, just west of South Lake Tahoe. It's an arduous hike from the point of view of a less athletic person like me. But I didn't trip over the numerous branches, rocks, and roots that tried to lay me out, and I got to the base of the falls in one piece. Good thing, because I was overcome by all the scenery and the thunderous water roaring downhill. So I got out my knitting project and relaxed for a half hour while DH climbed farther up to near the top.

The only place as breathtaking as this in my experience is Zion National Park in Arizona (or is it Utah??).

Anyone who has never been in the Sierras has to come to Tahoe once in your life!

Starting something again!

Making something new. I have some Manos del Uruguay Cotton Stria in melon, and I decided to use big needles to make it lacey. It has my sister's name all over it, and it would make a good light wrap for summer evenings in Okanogan. It's nothing difficult--just garter stitch. I could have made it when I was just starting except I would have dropped stitches and mysteriously added other stitches.