Yarn bowl

I mentioned before that my knitting classes were held in the photography studio of the teacher's husband.  The local knitting store closed down this spring.  I'm so glad that we still have a place to meet!  The studio was a refurbished neighborhood deli and has a lot of charm.  It's a wonderful time meeting with various women who all come together to enjoy a great hobby.   

One of the ladies in the group makes pottery and creates yarn bowls.  She sells them for about $40 and they are wonderful!  My good friend Sue began going to the knitting classes with me and bought me one as a gift to thank me for introducing her to something that has been a fun time for her.

The bowl is beautiful and helps keep my yarn in place.  I don't know about you, but when there are pets in the house, a ball of yarn flying off the couch is free game.  

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Not having a yarn shop:

The unfortunate thing is that the nearest yarn shop is a good half hour/forty five minutes away.  Right now I have plenty of yarn to work with.. but I just bought it because it was pretty and didn't plan on what to make out of it. It's going to be a challenge to find a pattern that is interesting and I have enough yarn to complete the project.  Here are some of my favorite in my stash that I can't wait to turn into something.  (I have two skeins of each.)

Hacho hand dyed marino wool  (Shade: 329. Lot: 15827)
My sister bought me this fun yarn.  I have
no clue what to knit it into.

Zauberball Starke 6 #2079
Sock yarn! Or a fun scarf? Hm..

Alpacita (Colorway: Hattie's Zinneas) From Autumn House Farms
This one is sooooooo incredibly soft.  It is baby alpaca yarn...
This will be turned into some sort of scarf.