WOOT! for new yarn

Thanks to another person's online destashing, I'm the gushing new owner for several skeins of yarn! First - a yarn I've never used, but LO-O-O-V-E the color: Opal Elemente 1072. Totally goes with the same ideas as the Claudia Hand Painted "Stormy Day" colorway (of which 2 skeins are currently living in my stash):









Up next is a NEAT surprise - this cotton sparkly yarn from a shop in Germany. How stinkin' cool is that? I need some ideas for what this should turn into - comment for me, people! Please!









Up next - I'm not sure if she dyed the yarn herself or not, but it's GORGEOUS! Absolutely reminds me of fall at college. So, so pretty. Yay for more sock yarn!










Then, another surprise - MORE sock yarn! She said it's equivalent to Regia or Opal. Can't wait to use it! I love the darker colors. I wonder if it will stripe.... hmmm..... *resisting urge to swatch*










And in other news, I went to a meeting of the Twisted Threads guild here. OMIGOSH I must learn how to spin. These ladies are amazing! Absolutely amazing! I was taught how to do a short row heel in garter stitch (my first short row heel ever!), and, once I knit the toe (for the 3rd time), I will post pictures of the one completed sock. The only issue with not working from a pattern is not knowing how something will turn out, hence the delay (and multiple froggings). Should be nice when I'm done, though!