Mmm . . . Cherry Tree

Posted on September 19th, 2005 by Deb

img_20050919_0516  Look at the lovely selection of Cherry Tree Hill yarn that just arrived from Little Bits today–and, on sale, nonetheless! They’re going to stop carrying the line, so their remaining inventory is on sale, so, really, what choice did I have?

From left to right, this is two skeins of Possum Lace (40% merino, 40% possum, 20% sillk) in Green Mountain Madness–a yarn which I understand is being discontinued. One skein of Cascade Fingering (100% silk) in Tropical Storm–the sheen to this yarn is just beautiful. And then, three skeins of sock yarn, in Wild Cherry, Indian Summer (with shimmer!), and Tropical Storm.

Pretty nice, huh? So far, I’ve only used the Cherry Tree Supersock yarn (in the Martha’s Vineyard colorway–anyone surprised?) and loved the way it worked and how the socks came out, so I’m looking forward to using the line again.

img_20050919_0510  I also got an order from Shutterfly today. It’s my preferred site for getting prints of digital photos. I like the prices (that prepay option is great), but they also have all sorts of fun things you can get, too–like mousepads, mugs and such. And notecards. Did I mention the notecards? I like them so much–though I wish they were a little bigger–but they were having a sale, and so I bought myself four sets. They’ll last me quite a while, but I’m very happy with them. I like that they make any note I send that much more personal–even if the person who gets it doesn’t realize that I took the photos, I do, and how cool is that? Best stationery ever.

rhinebeckjpg We’re getting closer to Rhinebeck, and I’m getting more and more excited. And I’m prepared, too. I’ve already said that I’d like to get together with as many bloggers as possible, because I’m so looking forward to putting voices and faces to the blogs I read. But now I’m really ready. I wanted to make it as easy for any of you to spot me as possible, and short of carrying a banner that says “Chappysmom” or something like that (and really, I need to keep my hands available for carrying shopping bags), don’t you think this is just about perfect? (Boy, it was smart of me to name my dog and my blog after what’s ultimately a tourist spot, huh?)

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And, you folks did go to despair.com like I told you to, didn’t you? Because it really is good for a laugh!

Tags: General, Knitting/Spinning // 7 Comments »

7 Responses to “Mmm . . . Cherry Tree”

  1. minnie // Sep 19, 2005 at 11:09 pm

    i’m jealous! cherry hill! i almost bought a skein once for my secret pal, until i saw it was $25 for 3 oz! ouch! very very nice. wish i could go to rheinbeck, but i’m grounded for the duration. i need a wool festival here! (stitches west is even too far for me, sigh.)

    enjoy

  2. julia fc // Sep 20, 2005 at 5:13 am

    Lovely pictures. And the hat is a great idea. Me, I will be in full moth costume. It is october after all, and what’s scarier than a moth at a wool festival?

  3. Tracy // Sep 20, 2005 at 10:01 am

    CTH is a new favourite of mine since using it recently. It feels so good!

  4. marichan // Sep 20, 2005 at 12:33 pm

    Ooh… Cherry Tree Hill… yummy. I was so tempted by the sale but I have too much yarn as it is. I can’t wait to see what you knit up with the yarn. And those notecards – so great! I had no idea Shutterfly did that. My husband has taken some beautiful photos that would be so nice as notecards.

  5. Snowball // Sep 20, 2005 at 5:06 pm

    Gaaaaaaaaah! Now I want a whole bunch of the Cascade Silk. You are evil and must be destroyed!

  6. Rose // Sep 20, 2005 at 10:36 pm

    Great hat!!! I’ll be looking for you.

  7. susan // Sep 23, 2005 at 10:53 pm

    I could kill you for linking to Little Bits. How could I resist the Anne and the Little Lola at 20% off. Aaah, I am weak.

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