Knitamazoo(tm)

Yarn diets can be dangerous. Very, very dangerous. Yarn diets are like chocolate . . . (stay with me here, I promise there is a point to this analogy) . . . if you are deprived of chocolate for a long period of time you are more likely to eat way too much when you finally get to eat it again. The same is true with yarn diets. My DH lifted the diet this weekend and I went gonzo! And it’s really not my fault . . . I can’t help it some of this yarn was on extreme super sale and I just had to buy it. What knitter can pass up a great yarn sale?

So without any further adieu (cue the sexy music) . . . for your viewing pleasure . . . a little yarn porn!

First stop, Rapunzel’s in Frankenmuth, Michigan. They don’t only have knitting supplies and yarn, but they sell home decor items as well. They have a pretty nice selection of yarn (quite a few novelty yarns along with lots of Noro and Berroco, some that I’ve never seen before but no Kureyon . . . weird) and their prices are about average for what I’ve seen in Michigan. Here I purchased some Sockotta in denim, Brittany 10 1/2 dpn’s and a huge hank (374 yds.) of Plymouth Yarn Outback Wool which is a 100% virgin wool. I think this will become a Booga Bag.

The piece de resistance came when we stopped into Zeilinger’s Wool Company. They process wool, make comforters and other bedding, as well as produce rovings and some yarns. They don’t have a lot of color selection but I did find some really nice yarn at an insane price. They are celebrating their 95th anniversary this year and for a limited time all of their yarn is on sale at 95 cents per ounce!!!!! Yes, I said 95 cents (less than $1) per each scrumptious ounce. I went nuts! My first choice was a wool/mohair/angora blend in the shrimp colorway. This lovely yarn is destined to become Clapotis (yes, I’m jumping on the bandwagon). So here it is in all its glory . . .

So after figuring out that I could purchase 3 hanks of this gorgeous yarn for the regular price of 1 hank, I just had to purchase enough yarn to make a sweater. I chose a delicious wool yarn in the blue magic colorway and grabbed enough to hopefully make a sweater.

And get this . . . I spent under $50 on all of the yarn I bought at Zeilinger’s! I’ll wait until you are able to breathe again. In . . . out . . . in . . . out . . . there . . . are you breathing normal again?

I am so happy and content now. I have lots of gorgeous yarn and I really want to just roll around in it. I keep petting it and admiring the lovely colors. Do you think my DH will mind if I slept with it?