Karabella Gossamer. Of all the worthy yarn in Lambkin’s Hideaway, this is the one I have chosen for the Diamond Fantasy Shawl for the Knitting Olympics. Very pricey, but once I saw how it looks knitted (an extremely helpful YS employee pointed out a shawl they happened to have) I couldn’t resist. I’ll just have to wear it a lot to bring the ADPW down (adpw=Average Dollar per Wear, one of the many techniques used by yarn sluts to justify purchasing an expensive yarn). The other suspicious yarn is 100% wool Ara from Dale of Norway. It’s a lovely thick and thin texture that I think will be perfect for a scarf. Also, it was 35% off, thus a totally worthy purchase with no need of justification.

Lambkin’s Hideaway is totally into the Knitting Olympics. They’re having a casting on party the evening of the 10th and their own store athlete list. They’re even giving away prizes and a 10% discount on supplies purchased for the project. You can read all about it on their news page and blog. They also have Annie Modesitt coming in to teach some classes. I am all over that one! It will be cool to finally meet her in person after doing one of the knits for her upcoming Men Who Knit book.