Here it is, ladies & gents, the garbagey scarf:

Much like lettuce in a salad is nothing more than a delivery mechanism for ranch dressing, this scarf is a presentation board for my paper beads. I will be updating my "FO" section shortly with larger pictures and a couple more angles. The idea was to make it as messy looking as possible, and I think I succeeded. It's got two yarns held together for the main body, a third for the fringe, several colors of silk ribbon, and 12 beads. I was thinking of naming it "Scram!" because it reminds me of Oscar the Grouch.

Also for your viewing pleasure, here's my shadow-knit scarf for the class that may or may not have any signer-uppers:

Of all the classes I'm teaching this fall, shadow knitting was the one I most looked forward to because I have a really good spiel on how to design your own pattern and a fail-safe way to explain the formula. Unfortunately this is one of the only classes with zero takers (so far). Possibly because no one is awake enough to learn at 10am on Monday mornings.

Other items of note:

-Our American distributor is not going to carry Jaeger yarns anymore, so everything that's left of them at the Woolie Ewe is 25% off. Get it while it lasts. 1-800-460-YARN

-The new fall yarns are arriving, and there is some really great stuff. Sublime's Wool Angora is SO SOFT! and Rowan's Kidsilk Aura is not too shabby either, even to those who hate mohair because it has 25% silk. And of course let's not forget Debbie Bliss's new Luxury Tweed, which has enough angora mixed in to take away the scratchiness of the wool. 

-Last night at the Marilyn Manson concert (yeah yeah, I know) I saw some kids wearing falls in their hair that looked possibly like handspun yarn. I was thinking about making myself one to wear around the store, but I no longer own any clothes gothy enough to go with it. Eh. At the very least, I plan to have a big pink & purple thing made up in time for Lucy Neatby to come to town in '08. I'm still planning to try to convince all my coworkers to dye their hair with Manic Panic when she comes.

-Plymouth yarn company has redesigned its OH MY yarn, and the improvements are wonderful. It's still got the same UberSoft feel, but it is now made up of plies, rather than the old i-cord construction that lent itself to unraveling. If you're wondering why you can't find it in the store, it's because they're making up a whole new batch and it is definitely worth the wait.