Socks Rule!

"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor, Would
You be mine?
Could you be mine?"

Mr. Rogers

Abso-frigging-lutely GAWGEOUS out there - sunny, expected high of +7 C (yes, that is, in fact, a plus sign), first official day of March Break (YAY!!!), and to celebrate, I might take my young men into Toronto to visit the two premiere magic shops there... yes, we believe in magic...

and the mailman just left, after dropping off a shitload of sock yarn - yes, I said shitload - but I mean that in the nicest way possible!

FINALLY got my first kit for the 2007 edition of the Rockin' Sock club, which I won't show till next week just in case not all kits have been received - the pattern looks totally intriguing, with garter stitch heels and toes, ribbing on the sole and instep of the foot and then a lovely cabely leg...

couple of skeins from Pick Up Sticks, which I shouldn't have, but I did - my impulse control with regard to sock yarn, particularly the indie hand-dyed sock yarns popping up all over the place, is nil - zip, zilch, nada...
but really, look at those colours:

Duet sock yarn in teal and brown, with brown accent for heels and toes - so-o-o-o yummy...
Yarn Pirate in Kona
And from Sweet Sheep (I like to think of it as supporting Canadian industry as a whole - I play no favourites here), Sweet Socks yarn in Spring Tulips...

how do you improve on this? you anticipate the beginning of Sock Madness tomorrow, and try desperately to decide which two yarns, one solid, one variegated, to use... you try to decide how best to allocate your time with other projects, like this mystery project... oooohhhhh... aaaahhhhh...

all of life's decisions should be this difficult...