Remember that Miss Babs had her gratitude sale between Christmas and New Year’s and I ordered a little yarn. The last of my packages was shipped on January 4, and arrived yesterday, while we were away. I told Vince I had ordered yarn during the sale. It was before the first of the year and while every yarn purchase is a bit alarming to him, he didn’t say much . . it was a sale . . what could he say?
After the first of the year, I ordered yarn from ESK because I talked myself into making that Hue Shift Afghan and didn’t buy a kit but tried to supplement some of the stash yarn to make it work and, being the stashbuster that I am, I didn’t want to order 20 skeins of yarn, hoping that I could make 10 of them work together so I ordered a few I thought would work with what I had and IF I have to order a few more, I’ll do it and probably in the end, I’ll have ordered 20 anyway so my stashbusting efforts will have been wasted.
Anyway, while we were away yesterday, the yarn got delivered. I had been watching the tracking so I knew it would. I know where the mail lady leaves the “good” packages. Vince does not! It isn’t like she hides them, and if he paid attention to his surroundings, he would see them . . but we got in about 4:30, there was a football game last night and he had other things on his mind.
As soon as he left for work this morning, I thought about going back to bed for half an hour and then the little light bulb in my head went off . . packages!
Packages
I didn’t want to go running out there in the dark so I had to wait til daylight. Packages were retrieved.
From Miss Babs . .
Big Silk
Two skeins of Big Silk in Spiked Punch to make Black Frost. The yarn is so gloriously purple and not nearly as burgundy as it appears in the photo.
From the Eat, Sleep, Knit box . .
Malabrigo Rios
This is to make a worsted weight version of Romi Hill’s Little Bit of Love.
Knit faster, Judy! Knit faster!
Erin says
Yummy lucious yarn good for you!! Live the colors !! I have the Hue pattern and have the schematic I want just haven’t ordered yarn yet … learning tubular cast on …
Joyce says
Pretty yarns and pretty patterns!
Deborah says
Someone has probably already asked this but I haven’t seen it – – how do you keep Vince from reading your posts??? I love all your stories and have learned some tricks!! Also, are you careful how you dispose of the boxes, envelops and packaging material? I got caught not being careful with that stuff once!
Susan says
Judy, those are both gorgeous colors! If I weren’t already swamped with too many things to do, it would tempt me to pick up my crochet hook again!
lacefaerie says
Hurrah for your mail carrier! I haven’t figured out what I’m going to do in two months when my HH retires and quilting fabric is due to arrive! Other than I have insisted on my own discretionary allowance! Yes, it’s going to be a line item in our budget!!