1. It's for a test knit I promised to do. I found out that the test was being released today. I had to get yarn for it. (The test is for someone I have the pleasure of knowing in real life. Her designs are fabulous, so keep an eye out for them.)
2. It wasn't an extra trip. I had to get the one pair of needles I don't seem to own so I could knit button bands on my Oma's cardi.
3. The cardi is almost done. I can start the test knit within the next day or so.
Of course in between buying yarn on Tuesday and going to the shop on Wednesday, the one skein I was eyeing had been sold. It's even a color AND brand that doesn't sell all that quickly. It took me awhile to find an acceptable skein that I thought I could get gauge in. As well all know, my gauge is crazy loose, so I'm knitting the size small. The yarn is Heritage Silk in color 5674.
2 comments :
Did you cast on yet? This yarn is to die for! ;-)
I would imagine that working at a yarn store would make it very difficult to resist buying yarn. I have to force myself to not look at yarn online and rarely go to my LYS, because I know that I have no willpower against buying yarn.
I have seen the calls for testing several of her socks with the Lord of the Rings inspiration and they are all fantastic. I'm not ready to try cuff-down socks, otherwise I would have volunteered to test as well.
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