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Goodies!

My meeting in Denver was done by 10 (why do they have to start so dang early?) so I had time to run over to the yarn shop. Bren from Brighton gave me a suggestion about another yarn shop to try which I will drop in on next time. I wanted to get another skein of Kureyon in the same color and dye lot to finish off My Little Companion - so I had to go to the same shop I bought it at.

So here's a portion of the haul:

Included are: 8 skeins of Naturally Guernsey DK yarn (only 2 are shown); 2 skeins Sockotta (only 1 is shown); 1 skein Kureyon; 1 skein Isis; a set of 10.5 dpn's and a pair of 10.5 regular needles.

The Guernsey is a rich chocolate brown - I will finally make a sweater for Dale, something I have been threatening to do since the last century. The Sockotta is just irresistably cute and might go toward some little gloves for my daughter. The Kureyon is for the bag. The Isis is for a scarf for me, and it looks good with my new coat. The dpn's are for My Little Companion, and the regular needles are for the scarf (the 11's seem just a skoash too big.)

While I was shopping, one of the clerks was on the phone with a customer and said that over 80% of their business right now is scarf and eyelash yarn. And speaking of their clerks, a couple of them had enough makeup on to make Tammy Faye Bakker blush. What's up with that?

Well, I must get back to the office and process all the garbage from this morning's meeting.

Comments

*grin* Well, all I know is that the people in Denver are soooooooo much nicer than some of the "classy" ladies selling yarns. If makeup is part of what makes 'em so helpful and kind, let me buy them a trowel. Daughter leaves for school on Thursday and we're making YET ANOTHER trip down there before she does so. They have been simply great! Er, it's Showers of Flowers on East Colfax, folks :-)

Posted by: Patricia Tryon at January 12, 2004 03:19 PM

Uh, WEST Colfax. Ah, Monday.

Posted by: Patricia Tryon at January 12, 2004 03:20 PM

Looks like you had a good day at the yarn shop. I like the fact that you already know what you're going to do with each thing that you buy. I'm shopping that way anymore also. I have a ton of yarn that I bought with nothing specific in mind, and not that I will never use it, I haven't yet. If I could just doing nothing but knit, then maybe my stash would reduce...you know what the chances of that happening are.

Posted by: Lisa at January 12, 2004 04:43 PM

AAAANNNNNNDDDD she scores! Looks like you had a lovely time, Karen! Maybe we can get together and knit over lunch the next time you get to Denver...Bren

Posted by: Bren at January 12, 2004 06:48 PM