wowie wow wow wow! a big thank you to lisa of blogdogblog. when i saw that she had made socks from what appeared to be the most interesting self-patterning sock yarn i had yet seen, i got the gimmes, and since that yarn wasn't available in philadelphia, she offered me some from her own LYS!
this will be my first time using a space-dyed yarn. this is a superwash wool blend from germany, and something about the colorway just tugged at my heart. i think i had a culture club twelve inch dance mix that had a cover in these colors -- somewhere between "i'll tumble 4 ya" and "church of the poison mind" (i'm not even remotely joking here. i'm pretty sure this is really why i like these colors.)
my trade for this consisted of the extra string of LED lights i had used to make my skull lights, plus written tips on the actual skulls' construction. lisa, who clearly enjoys a good skull herself, also sent me four of these...
... and this little guy.
i'm already pretty sure that i will use this peu de crâne en métal in a sweater: i envision a plain black pullover (as i am wont to wear) but i am going to work this little guy in, right over one of my nipples. ha! left or right, readers?
what a good mail day. even got my sister's annual halloween card, which is always worth looking forward to.
she's not a knitter though -- i seem to remember trying to indoctrinate her both to knitting and drinking scotch last thanksgiving, neither of which she seemed particularly impressed with.