Yarn Riot!

Yes, it's THAT time: Smiley's Annual Yarn Riot! Oh, the temptation...where's Robot when I'm REALLY in danger?? The prices really are INSANE, as Crazy Eddie used to say. Words fail me in trying to describe the delirium that seizes determined knitters upon seeing an entire hotel ballroom of massively discounted yarn. Luckily, other people are not at such a loss as I: I came across SistahCraft's blog describing this year's craziness, and her experience(s) last year

Although I lured a coworker and 2 friends to the riot, we miraculously each escaped without breaking into the triple digits. In fact, with the kind help of my friend Marci, I even managed to resist some incredibly gorgeous hand-dyed wool...

You can't really see it in my photo, but the orange/pink/purple tints of Filatura Lanarota Luxury Hand Dyed Wool's Tropical Heat are delicious and best seen on the Smiley's Yarns site.

Marci succumbed to a bag of the turquoise and I bought an assortment consisting of Lion Brand Wool-Ease (sweater for Mother's Day), 2 bags of Bernat Sox (sweaters for baby great-nephew and actual potential adult socks), Lion Fun Fur (scarf for friend who was eyeing similar items at Yarntopia), another Knit-Chek, and several $4 Susan Bates circulars (which feel like the more expensive Inox).