Have I mentioned I never win anything?

Yeah? Well, that changed. Ah, I have finally won a prize! I gave to Cayli's 3-day Walk for breast cancer, because you know how important that is to me. And she had a little prize raffle for donors, and I actually won!! Really, I almost couldn't believe it. This was a little while ago, but I never mentioned it, so it's part of the whole catching up thing. Would you believe that the grand prize was a stole she knit up herself? Oh, it was gorgeous! And she raised almost $3,000 to boot. Awesome. (Thanks again, Cayli!) Wanna see the yarn I won?



It's Cayli's own hand spun, and boy, was it gorgeous. Beautiful "Clouds" colorway in a Rambouillet/Mohair/Angora blend. It is a 2 ply worsted weight and there is 156 yards. Make that was 156 yards.



My pictures aren't really capturing the essence of the colors, but it's sort of a pale grey with some bluish undertones and lots of darker and lighter changes. So gorgeous. And soft, very nice.

I wasn't sure what to do with it, but I wanted to use every last bit. This is my first ever hand spun, and I drooled over mulled over my decision for quite a while. In the end, I went with the Yarn Harlot's One Row Scarf, and it worked out beautifully. I was sick when I took pictures of the FO, though, so they are rather terrible and deficient.



Sadly, that is the very best one. Guess I need a re-shoot. Trust me, the yarn is amazing and the scarf looks really nice. I think it will become a special Christmas present for a certain person, but I don't really want to say who it is yet.

Oh, and this yarn made me want to learn to spin. Something awful. I must hold out a bit longer...

So, having broken my losing streak, I won another prize recently, too. Crazy, right?! Jana had a contest for the Romantic Comedies Sock Club and I am a winner. Of what, I am not sure yet, but it will be coming shortly and I will post when I know more. Woohoo! We had to pick one of two movies for the next shipment, and describe the colors we would choose for said movie, and why. I chose Pretty Woman, and that ended up being the movie Jana went with. She did her own interpretation in addition to my idea, and it's more beautiful than I imagined. I haven't taken pictures yet, but I will soon.

All right, I'm off to enjoy some knitting and a movie with Brian.