I came home last night tired and frustrated, so I reached for the first thing that I thought would bring me joy. And proceeded to destroy it.
I'm working on a royal blue eyelash yarn scarf for my mom. Okay, first of all, eyelash yarn is probably not the best thing for a beginning project. When you realize you've screwed something up, it's very difficult to go back and actually see the stitches you've made, let alone find the problem. So, rather than approach the mistake calmly and rationally, I simply pulled it all apart and started over. I had about 7 inches of scarf, so ripping it up was rather disappointing and did nothing for my mood.
Today I went back to Hobby Lobby with mom, armed with 40% off coupons, and we bought two more skeins of Bernat Boa "parrot" because I decided I simply had to have a matching hat. They were out of tweety bird, but I think Michaels still has some. Everyone needs a tweety bird hat. Just everyone.
I found a lovely yarn called Yarn Bee "luscious" in a brilliant lime green, which will make a lovely soft cropped sweater for me. Someday. And another called "Infatuation." I'm seriously thinking about knitting some underwear in this stuff, it's so soft. Okay well maybe hand and leg warmers. What I need to do is just spend an afternoon or an evening in the yarn section, familiarizing myself with all the varieties and brands. When I get a spare three hours or so, I just might do that. My DH has to go Christmas shopping SOME time.
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