Let's move on to something I do know something about! The local yarn store near the hospital, where I work had her annual anniversary sale. When I say sale, I mean SALE! All items including yarn, needles, and books were 30% off. Some yarns were anywhere from 40% to 75% off. I'm not talking about yarn no one would want, but the brands all us knitter's covet! Now, I told myself at the beginning of the summer that I would not buy yarn until I worked projects I already have or used up the "stash" yarn. However, with a sale like that can you blame? Before I walked in the store I had vision my head of Addi's, Inox, Bliss,Rowan, sock yarn. I could go on and on...
Once I entered the store, I was able to keep myself in check and shout "CHARGE IT" "I want it all, every last skein, hank, ball!!! Instead, when Karen (the owner) said: "Can I help you?" I said: "No thanks, I'm just looking" (yah,rat's ass, I'm just looking!). I ended up buying some beautiful bamboo yarn to make a clapotis. I would imagine by now I am the last knitter in the world to make one. Most people have at least half-a-dozen by now, am I right? Isn't this yarn beautiful?
beautiful!
The other item I'd like to make that puts me in the category of "last person in the world to knit_________" is a pair of jaywalkers. I even have the sock yarn I want to use, in my stash.
Lately, I've been seeing stars. Not the clunk on the head, in the sky or celebritieskind of stars...More later!
Get knitting!
5 comments:
"Just looking" .... good one! You showed great control by not running into the store, knocking down old women and small children to buy all the yarn.
Clapotis will look wonderful in that yarn.
I still haven't knit Clapotis OR Jaywalker, so when you knit Clapotis I'LL be the last one!
I love a good yarn sale, and good job with the sidebar! That's not easy stuff.
I haven't knit a clapotis yet, if that helps! :)
Blogger does not have useful help on adding buttons to the sidebar, which is why trying to find something about it is so frustrating and useless...
You're doing good on the blog. It took me a few months to figure out all of the HTML, etc. And I DID buy Blogging for Dummies (along with more technical books).
I might be able to help, a bit. Don't hesitate to ask.
The Clappy yarn is a very pretty color. I just made one last year and love it.
You can't just pass up a sale like that! I love that color. You are not the only one who hasn't knit clapotis. I haven't either. I bought some Lion & Lamb on sale at Little Knits and it's sitting in a bag. I'm trying to knit Christmas gifts right now so clapotis will have to wait ('cos once I knit it, I'm not giving it up!) I am putting a package in the mail to you today. I hope it will inspire you to felt. Have you figured out my secret identity yet? Your SP
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