Thought I would include several more pictures of Chaos in the hat. I don’t think he was annoyed… Don’t forget that this is the cat who likes to walk around with a paper bag on his head. The hat was probably just a warmer, fuzzier, more colorful paper bag from his perspective!
Yesterday I drove down to St. Peter to have lunch with a friend. It was a gorgeous, sunny day – something we’ve had all too few of in Minnesota recently. After lunch, we always wander over to the Tangled Skein, which has a very nice yarn selection (but no website, alas). Notice the lovely hot pink and orange Noro Kureyon on the right, Mama_Tulip?!
The Tangled Skein also had loads of Malabrigio, which I’ve heard a lot about but haven’t ever seen before. It was wonderfully soft.
Here’s a close-up of the orange for you, Mama_Tulip:
Alas, I remained true to Stashalong and took only pictures from the store…
Ahhhh, Chaos is so cute and what a good puddy tat for being so sweet tempered. I’m admiring how you managed to not buy any yarn when faced with that wall of Noro, I would have had a case of the shakes and some furtive buying!
The pictures are pretty satifying though. Maybe that is what I need to do when I go to yarn stores, just take pictures of what I want to come home with me.
Good picture of Chaos. And, wow, look at the wall of Noro!
Wow – no buying, only taking pictures… that is restraint!!
Good for you, not buying anything – you must be a Saint. (I did not fare as well —i.e. new crack)
I think Chaos is the goofiest cat…too cute!
Wow, you withstood the siren song of Noro and Malabrigo. I’ve stayed true to the Stashalong, but haven’t been brave enough to enter a yarn store yet.
I haven’t been able to go into a yarn store either–and that stuff–WOW, you have shown remarkable restraint in the face of such temptation 🙂 Noro is a weakness of mine and Tangled Skein looks like it has a great selection. Have a great day!
Thanks for the pics of Chaos. Both me and Felix are laughing.
Taking pictures of the yarn, in the shop is a good idea; Maybe it will slow down my spending. I can stare at my pictures instead
OMG- I love the pictures of Chaos with the bag on his head!! I used to have a roommate who had a cat who liked to run around with Pringles cans on its head.
Chaos is such a comedian. I would have found it very hard to resist all that beautiful yarn – we don’t have such a lovely choice here in the UK. I did see a website here with Noro though which is so so tempting especially since today’s knitting pattern was a felted bag.
Chaos is an excellent ‘cat in the hat’…his glossy blackness sets off those blues to perfection.
There are certainly days i wish I could wander around with a paper bag over my head….
again, that cat sure does love you! going into the LYS sure isn’t the same when you’re a member of the stash-a-long, is it?
Stay strong, sister! I’ve been in my LYS a couple of times, very hard to leave without something ‘following’ me home.
Wow…I’m so impressed that you resisted all that beautiful yarn. I doubt I would have been so strong.
You saw all that good stuff and walked away? Very impressive!
That is a beautiful hat, and an even more beautiful cat!
mmm…. wall of Noro….
*drool*
The photo of your cat in that hat is priceless!
That top pic is hilarious. Chaos is obviously either still a kitten or is a complete Ham/camera slut.
😀
The yarn pics are drool-worthy. You’ll make a convert of Katherine yet…
~Eileen
all that Noro makes me drool.
Impressive restraint. The pictures are wonderfully colorful and I hope looking at them helps to assuage the anguish.
Oh, I love the hot pink and orange! LOVE IT!!!
That’s about as close to yarn as I’ll ever get. 😉
Mmmmmmm… yarn! Great pictures! I really miss not having a LYS here in the boondocks :o( I’ll have to live recklessly through the pictures of others!
Chaos is a ham! He must specifically go through these actions to get published!
Chaos is just too cute in his hat, and his paper bag. Those are nice yarn pictures, almost a good substitute for the real thing.
Chaos makes a very good model! Can’t believe you passed up all of that pretty yarn but at least you can look at the pictures.
I can’t believe your cat sat still for that. It’s truly a special cat.
ha ha! your cat is awesome. cats rule.
Ah. Now I don’t have to make a trip to Seattle any time soon. I can just pop on over here to get my Noro viewing fix. I could have sworn I said I’d never knit with Kureyon again!
Those are some fabulous pictures. What a happy kitty!
that wall of Noro looks like it belongs to one of the LYS’ here. and that orange red pink is yummy looking 😉 **CV
the pictures of Chaos mademe laugh so loud!!! and the yarn!!! oh the yarn!!! someone HAS TO IMPORT NORO IN FRANCE!!!!!
Ok so not all cats are like mine.
If I had tries to put a hat on mine I would be in A&E :-). Glad to hear that you managed not to fall off the stashalong wagon.
your pictures brought me right back to the Tangled Skein – what a fabulous store!
That’s a crazy amount of willpower you showed to pass up the malabrigo. Mmm…malabrigo…
That Noro wall would have been way to much temptation for me! love those COLORS!
Let me know if you decide on the Project Spectrum – it could work well with the Stashalong 😉
Have a good one!
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Yep, that Chaos is definitely weird. There’s no way you’d be able to take pics of him in his hat ensemble if HE did not allow you 🙂
And did you have to show us all those lovely stash pics – we don’t have those gorgeous bright Noro colours in the UK – WHY I don’t know. What are they saying about us Brits?
You’re not alone in not having made the Hourglass Sweater. Me neither!