cozy greys.... the best greys...

ok... so this weekend my LYS was having a sale... 15% off and double stamps... double stamps!!! haha (yeah, this is a good thing). of course with it being the most perfect of weekends to snuggle up and knit... we had some crazy stormy weather.... how could I say no to this opportunity?! especially when a group of my friends were planning a coffee date before. yeah, it happened....
my plan was to be really good... since I have to save for yarn that i'll buy at knit city... 
but guys.... double stamps!! not to mention 15% off. hahah I didn't really need that much convincing...

I've been planning to knit matching toques for les and owen... but I've been nervous that I could actually eek out 2 hats in one skein... especially since owen isn't exactly a baby anymore.... also, les thought the tern was a little light... so I did what I had to do... buy more yarn. haha... I absolutely love madelinetosh's steamer trunk. it's just the perfect grey I think! and will showcase the stitch definition of windschief nicely don't you think?

and then I couldn't help myself. sometimes you know you just come across a pattern, or a yarn and you can't take your eyes away from it? well that happened. I was flipping through a pattern book and came across celes by none other than jared flood. oh my goodness, it's stunning! it's just so delicate, airy, and perfect. I have to knit it.

and then I found the same yarn he used... isager strik alpaca... and it was perfect. so i'm sure you know what happened next.... it will be stunning. i'm actually thinking of gifting this once it's done, but you know, I just might not be able to :)
anyhoo, my weekend was cozy that's for sure! but now to find the time to knit these things! ha. who needs sleep, right?

how was your weekend? what did you get up to doing? were you under a major storm watch as we were here on the island? come chat. it's a dreary, cold, wet and windy day. perfect for tea and my knitting. xo