I’m over it…. that ‘honeymoon’ period with my stash trying to decide what’s next. I enjoy that period for about 48 hours and then I need a decision. I thought a trip to my LYS summer sale would do it, but no, still can’t decide. Oh, pick yourself up off the floor…of course I bought yarn!!! All cottons were on sale, what do you take me for an idiot; don’t answer that, I can’t even decide on a pattern.
The shop had that wonderful vibe of possibilities! You know the kind, creative minds clicking so loud and quickly it’s almost tangible. I arrived at the onslaught and stayed a mere four hours, the fact that I didn’t close the place down and follow the owner to her car is a testament to my self-control.
My procurements included this:
with which I will make this:
from this:
All those little ‘dots’ you see aren’t yo’s, no, no, no, they are in fact brass beads. Leave it to Kim Hargraves to put a twist on the common tunic. Now I don’t know about you, but the combo of brass and cotton sends a shiver down my spine. I envision unfolding my handmade, much loved, thousand-hour garment from it’s moth-free drawer and finding screaming rust stains running down it’s heavily patterned yoke! YIKES! I am therefore up for suggestions, glass? ceramic? is there anything else out there.
Lest you think I twiddled away those precious hours at the sale I stumbled upon a bin which others seem to have missed. It wasn’t screaming with color, it wasn’t near the mobbed sock yarn aisle, it was quietly resting in its corner nestled in between the blinding color array of organic cotton and alpaca silk…..
its the most luscious linen I’ve felt, something called Bomull/Lin; 53% bomull and 47% linen. And are you ready for the second best part, (feel always outranks price), the cost was $4.42 per skein!! I told you it was a SALE! (Dana don’t mess around!) I’m thinking a skirt, something a-line maybe this or if any of you have a better idea, I’m open. The one thing that hasn’t escaped my notice is how great the two material will look together!
So this post started out with…I have no decision-making capabilities; that’s still true. Though I love both these choices I’m not ready to tackle either as a long term project. Maybe I’m having this block because I’m gearing up for the knitting Olympics and team Bliss. For that project I’ve chosen this made from Cascade 220 in a rasberry color that makes you want to reach for a spoon instead of needles. But in between I need something to keep my knitting mojo from going stale, maybe socks or another quick scarf. Oh well, it will come to me.
I hope you’re working on something wonderful and that you have plans for your own knitting Olympics. If you can’t decide, come on over to Threaded Bliss Yarns in Brentwood, I’m sure Dana has something left in the shop
See Ya There.
