What’s this?
Right before we left Bellingham I was at a yarn shop, not intending to buy a thing. The nice lady asked me if I had seen their ad. What ad? The one that says from 8:00-10:00 a.m. the next morning everything in the store would be 40% off. She said that a number of people had been in the store that day scoping out their planned purchases. Oh yes! That red poker chip was my ticket to a knitter’s dream. There were 40 of us lined up outside that store, each collecting the coveted red chip entitling us to our 40% discount. I felt like I had Willy Wonka’s golden ticket.
I hope my stash is now complete. Ha!, chuckles the husband. Really it’s more yarn than I could ever have dreamed of or that my budget could normally take.
What did I get?
1. Their last copy of Knitting On the Edge, one of my pre-planned purchases. I was disappointed to see multiple copies of Over the Edge on the shelves, and no On the Edge. A little while later I found one in their display. Score!
2. 10 Skeins of Noro Silk garden for the Lady Eleanor wrap from Scarf Style. Had to settle for a mix of two colourways, not a problem in this entrelac pattern.
3. 2 Skeins of Noro Kochoran, one of their softer yarns, for a ruffles scarf from Scarf Style.
4. 8 Skeins of Nashua Handknits Creative Focus single ply alpaca blend. I can whiff out alpaca from a mile away. This will be for a second Fiddlesticks C’est La Vie wrap in red with a black ruffle. Creative focus is beautiful yarn in lovely colours at a reasonable price to begin with – 220 yds for $7.95.
5. My one unplanned purchase, a yarn that I once regretted not buying at a 20% off sale, Artful Yarns Heavenly. Seven skeins of glittery gold for a fancy dress shawl.
6. Three skeins of Elizabeth Lavold Angora in a wine colour. Hope I bought enough for a decent sized scarf.
7. Two sweater patterns.
A special thank you to Daughter #2 for getting up at 7:30a.m. to drive me to the highlight of my recovery. Especially since she was in the last few hours with her BF before she leaves to Toronto for an eight month co-op placement. We weren’t playing Leaving on a Jetplane that day. I remember those days very well.
The return to work was far less overwhelming than anticipated. It’s a great place to work with wonderful people. Thanks for your good wishes. And thanks to Becca for a cute penguin e-card RAOK.
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