Among my gems are five skeins of Rowan's Kid Silk Haze in a color called "Marmelade" and three skeins of Noro's Silk Garden, also made with silk and kid mohair with a touch of lamb's wool. While I did celebrate a thirtieth birthday earlier this month... these are actually gifts from previous years. 
What have I been doing with these luscious fibers? Mostly hoarding them, like a dragon. In fact, I don't want you to look at them too hard in case it makes them lose a touch of their softness or their enviable coloring.
While I did flirt with projects for each of these yarns, I still couldn't bring myself to try them for fear I'd screw up on the pattern. Yes I know I can unravel them; but I don't want my precious yarn to lose anything from my mistakes. Besides, the inevitability of needing to trim ends and thus CUT these beauties? I'd rather slash a finger... well not quite, but close.
In my heyday of playing World of Warcraft, I was very very tempted to use the Noro to make my own Murgle from a pattern called "More than a Fish" by Ixetal Cilona. However, having had no experience with making amigurumi, it seemed like a terrible idea to try and learn on my precioussssss Noro. Still, aren't they cool? Just check out some of the finished ones like Nordly's on Ravelry.
Also I thought about using the Rowan's Kid Silk Haze with a project posted in the Winter 2007 issue of the ezine Knitty. Featured was this gorgeous cowl pattern by Rosemary Hill called "Ice Queen". The yarn is so lightweight that you can put small beads on it which look like little ice crystals. Even though this yarn is as light as a feather, the "haze" makes it surprisingly warm, all while being so soft you just want to rub it until your fingers fall off. Of course it wouldn't have been very "ice queen-ish" in the marmalade hue, but doesn't that mean it would be warming in color as well? Then the sad realization hit me. I don't wear cowls. And while I usually give away nearly everything I knit, the hoarding dragon within me wants to hold onto these luxury fibers even after they stop being in skein form. Then again, knowing me, that may never happen.
Oh the materialism! It reminds me of when I was in grade school and Junior high. I would get these Lisa Frank stickers. While I loved looking at them, I never stuck them to anything. I knew that whatever it was would eventually be tossed or forgotten and I couldn't stand that; so in my desk they remained. After discovering boys I did happen to forget about my Lisa Frank stickers. That was of course until I found them again in my college years. Finally I was able and grateful to use them. They were perfect for sticking all over government addressed envelopes, when taxes were due, responding to jury duty, etc.
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