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Impulse buying!

My meeting got done much earlier than I had expected, so I hit the big Denver-area yarn shop on the way home. My mental shopping list included: the latest issue of Interweave Knits, and a set of Size 5 double-pointed needles. But did that stop me from browsing? Of course not!

The 'Isis' is for some Christmas gifts (note the finesse with which I justify my purchases!), the Koigu is a pretty darn good match for that unfinished sock, but of course what would I do with the leftovers? Yes, I must buy two more skeins in order to make another pair! (The Koigu wasn't on my mental shopping list because I thought this shop didn't carry Koigu.) And Wendy's felted Booga J bags are so cute, I had to get some Kureyon, and this will probably be a Christmas gift as well. With regard to the sock yarn - well, it's always a good idea to have extra sock yarn on hand, don't you think? And finally, the booklet contains some worksheets and instructions for a variety of knit-in-the-round sweaters, which I think I want explore more fully since I so much detest the finishing process associated with knitting piece-by-piece.

This is how you do guilt-free spending at your local yarn shop! Try it, you'll like it!

Comments

I can so relate to your shopping spree. Nice buys!!!

Posted by: Uli at November 6, 2003 10:16 AM

What a coincidence, I have the same colorway of Sockotta that you just puchased. Haven't knit with it yet, but it's on my list. Let me know how you like it. I can relate to the impulsive guilt free shopping...in NC I hit three yarn shops, for a total of 5 shopping bags (full) of guilt-free shopping justified by the fact that I was on vacation and that made it o.k. to splurge!

Posted by: Lisa at November 7, 2003 06:13 AM