The first thing I found was Noro Kureyon Sock yarn. I've been wanting to try this since I all of the beautiful examples of it knitted up on Flickr and Ravelry over the last several months. I found the most "Courtney" colorway I could...pinks and greens and yellowy oranges, and I'm blissfully pleased with it. I can't wait to see how it knits up into a simple toe up sock so that I don't waste even an inch of it.
The next place I headed was the Webs booth. I went to Stitches with the express intention of purchasing enough Malabrigo in Lettuce to make a sweater. It was a mission for me...and I needed to achieve my goal. Webs had the color I wanted, though there was only the one bag left, the Malabrigo was scarce at Stitches this year! I bought 6 hanks of this yarn and stroked it the rest of the day.
The line at Webs was ridiculous. It was so long, painfully long...but I waited in it patiently. They were very fast actually, and the staff was helpful. While in line I spotted the Malabrigo Sock Yarn (they put it next to the line, crafty buggers!) I knew as soon as I saw it that I had to have some...so I picked up this beautiful hank of Botticelli Red. 
The last place I wandered over to was an adorable booth that had a ton of Koigu and a beautiful knitted sample of the Selbu Modern. I fell instantly in love, and bought the pattern and two hanks of yarn with which to make it, a bright green and a deep navy.
The only thing I didn't find on my search was a barely pink (blush is how I keep referring to it) hank of sock yarn. I desperatly want to knit a pair of Snicket's, but this is the only color I can see them in...so I'm waiting until I find the perfect yarn in the perfect color. The search continues...
Stay tuned for more yarn pictures a little later this week!
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