danaeris | Awesome weekend, and more knitting geeking

In spite of my brain fart that led to last minute plan changes for the day, I had a fabulous day.

Got up, packed my stuff, showered and shaved, and then got picked up by sassyfae to head off to Casa Van Hiel.

There we ladies spent the afternoon in needlepoint while the men watched bad old scifi movies and the adorable toddlers played with each other. It felt really traditional, except that we're not traditional peoples. Funny that.

I also got to corrupt some of them with my liquor cabinet. Mmm, top shelf girly drinks! :)

Anyway, I'm almost done turning my fuzzy yarn into an ear warmer, and when I'm done with that I want to do something with my dazzle yarn. But, I only have the one ball of it, about 100 m or 109 yards. It looks like this (it's the silvered midnight one):
http://www.wool-tyme.com/wt_usa/catalog136_0.html

Anyway, I'm collecting a list of patterns I could use to do something with it. But, I may just give in and buy another ball to supplement it. I was thinking I'd make some kind of dressy scarf, but we'll see.

This one I can theoretically do with just the one ball I've got.
http://www.estelledesigns.ca/images/FreePaterns/EstellePadPattern.htm

These I could do if I supplemented with other yarns:
http://www.estelledesigns.ca/images/FreePaterns/double_shimmer_and_dazzle_scarf.htm
http://www.estelledesigns.ca/images/FreePaterns/shimmer_and_dazzle_scarf.htm

I'm actually more interested in having a pretty shawl than in having a fuzzy scarf; I'm not a scarf person. So, I'm thinking maybe I could get a complimentary yarn to do a large triangle, and then do an edge using this fancy yarn. Or if I found more of the same yarn, I could do something like this:
http://store1.yimg.com/I/the-knitter_1806_89156080
Or, with some eyelash yarn, something like this:
http://www.theknittinggarden.com/nv-pattern15.htm

Except that requires more yarn. D'oh! I guess a trip to the yarn store is in store, both for this project and for the baby/toddler hats. And for those, btw, I plan to make the dragon hat for the toddler and the ladybug for the baby, though I'll hold off on that one for a while, and start on the dragon first. Dragon!

There's a Lewiscraft in Woodbine, the mall next to my office. Except, I'd rather buy from a knitting store like on Ottawa St... I just won't have the chance to get at those stores until Friday, and even then I might not. But, I'm probably going to Ottawa St. to search for fabric on Saturday with sassyfae, so maybe I should be patient. What needlework will I do while I wait, though? Oh no! :)