Alright I must confess..........I am off the yarn diet.
Here's why:
1. I have many internet knitting friends who heard I was on this yarn diet. They bombarded me with yarn sale emails. (in spite of this unorthodox behavior I will still consider them to be very dear friends)
2. My non-knitting daughter found the most beautiful fair isle sweater pattern and asked me to knit one for her. Fair isle is my absolute favorite to knit. (anytime a child asks for a hand-knitted item it is a miracle in and of itself.) And if this item is something the knitter postively loves to knit requires said knitter to grab the needles, the yarn and knit this item for the non-knitting child
3. I went to my stash room (yes it is an entire room of stacked containers, bags and boxes) to look for the yarn. I. DON'T. HAVE. ANY. YARN! Now I know what you're thinking, how can that be? Let me re-phrase: I don't have any fingering weight yarn in the colors that she wants.
4. My friend (and she knows who she is) and I were "helping" each other on this yarn diet. But she succumbed first to the temptation and then gave me the "okay".
5. Buying yarn is better than eating chocolate (unless one eats M&M's for each complete knitted row and the project gauges at 7 rows to an inch then one is entitled to M&M's or any other chocolate for that matter)
Today I clicked and ordered the Palette yarn in the requested colors from KnitPicks. I will patiently wait for the package to arrive so I can start this beautiful sweater. (a winter coat and scarf should keep me warm while I "hang around" outside at the mailbox everyday)
P.S. I hereby promise to not let this sweater become another UFO!
5 comments:
LOL... yarn diet !! How ridiculous... life is too short for a yarn diet. It's nice that your daughter wants something hand-knit.
My yarn order shipped today so, you know I am on pins and needles for that yarn to get here. Then back on the yarn diet for me. sigh! I want to use up some of my sale yarn and watch it happen that just when I get it all used up, that favorite yarn shop of mine will have another killer clearance sale and I will have to shop! It is a vicious circle!
Dear Daughter I distincly remember you stating on Saturday the 13th that you were on a yarn diet. I will be sure and post this info for the knitting group this saturday that collapsed under the pressure and ordered more yarn. What do you mean you do not have any fingering yarn Do you not dye and sell fingering yarn? As your Mother I feel it is my sworn duty to haunt the mail box (as yours is next to mine) and take control of your yarn . Love MOM
Excuse me but let me point out that doctors recommend a diet high in fiber. People naturally assume they mean food filled with fiber but I contend that they mean pretty yarn ..... and lots of it.
I love the carnival yarn on your etsy site. Totally gorgeous. Alas, if I even order more yarn, I am a DEAD woman! He looked at me today when the morehouse farm kits came in. No more yarn is what I was told. Ahem, I guess he is going to freak when the elann and kyarns orders come in. hee hee.
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