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Friday, April 30, 2004
Yarn, Its all about the Yarn
Yesterday was the day I fell off the yarn ban. You knew it had to happen. I'm not on a ban because of some guilt of having a large stash (I don't). Yes, I read all the posts that went around a week or so ago about guilt and knitting. I guess I figured most people were on a yarn ban for budget reasons or something. Feel how you want, be on/off a yarn diet for your reasons. I'm not going to tell you how you should or shouldn't feel about your stash. Love it, hate it, its up to you. If you hate it, I can help you by taking some of that off your hands. Anyway this is my blog and we need to be talking about me. ME me me me me. I know you want to see what made me fall off my ban and budget. 
First in the yarn parade is a bit of yarn I scored at Goodwill. I'm thinking I might need to share some of this. If you click on the photo, you'll see why I might need to get rid of some. Its DK weight and its a pretty good summer blend.
Before I even went to Goodwill, I stopped at Halcyon. I had a coupon and its mandatory that you use a coupon from a yarn store. At least that's what I've been told, (don't tell if I was given incorrect information). I browsed around for a while and eventually ended up looking at books. One book almost jumped off the shelf at me. I read the title and threw it in my basket. I didn't even flip through it. After yesterdays escapades, I knew I needed it. 
Ok, maybe I didn't need it. But it certainly seemed appropriate. Flipping through it, I like this book. It has some really cute kids patterns and an adult pattern that I already have just the right yarn for. But did I stop there. Almost. I needed more sock yarn. Needed may be subjective, but I did feel that I need some yarn for my dad. I wanted him to have a snazzy pair of jacquard socks. The blue jean yarn is almost spun but its a little thick and it would be better suited for winter wear. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
When I got home I got all my sock yarn together so I could really see what I wanted to get done.
Click if you want to see all the sock yarn goodness
I tried to take a photo of myself in Urban Aran. Um. Not sexy. A blurry blob of green. I think I'm standing still but I know I'm quite fidgetty so maybe I finally cannot control it. I just can't stop moving for a photo. Sorry folks. I'll buy some duck tape this weekend and see if I can get husbeast to help me take a photo.