What goes up...

While we were putting away things and cleaning up from the holiday decoraing, I had the bright idea of putting things in the attic.  We have a big attic by Southern California standards, but not huge... (you can stand up in it) - anyway, early Sunday morning, while Gregg was putting things away up there with my help, he accidentally put his leg through the ceiling of the office - making about an 18" x 18" hole and dumping 30 year old insulation (no asbestos, thankfully) all over whatever was below...

What happened to be below was my metal crate of Noro Silk Garden - I don't know how to get it clean... any suggestions?

Gregg is fine - a little scraped up -- and needless to say we stopped putting things away for the day - but the garage is a bit more organized from our efforts!

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As a wonderful thank you from Kristen Kapur (Through the Loops) for test knitting a pattern for her, I was given 880 yards of 100% merino handspun custom dyed by String Theory on Etsy - it's AMAZING - I can't wait to figure out something to make with it - it appears to be about DK weight - I am thinking it might be enough to eek out a vest... I LOVE the colors - and am so thankful for the opportunity to test knit her pattern AND to get to work with her gorgeous Handspun!  (Thanks, Kristen!)

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Sunday afternoon (after falling through the ceiling) we picked our friend Chuck up from the airport and went antique shopping in Pomona, CA - I got caught up in doilies... I have an idea of what I want to do with them - I'll let you just be curious for now :) 

I also got a new friend - a boyd bear lamb - with an intarsia lamb sweater - how cute is she?! 

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