Inquisitive Felines and Fibers

For a woman who swore she was going to work out of her stash for the foreseeable future I rather fell down this past week. On Saturday a friend and I went on an outing to a new to me yarn shop. It was lovely. Marji’s Yarncrafts in Granby, CT is a beautiful shop and the woman who was working there during our visit was charming and helpful. As always when I get into a yarn shop I was lost for a while just petting the yarn and ogling the magnificent colors. My mind went to mush. I think I was there for about 20 minutes before it occurred to me that I came unprepared. I didn’t have a single pattern in mind and there was far too many beautiful fibers to choose from to not leave with a project in hand. I landed on the Bonsai Shawl in the Interweave Crochet Accessories Special Issue 2011. I bought a beautiful Berocco Vintage in a sweet potato color (although on the website I think it’s called Grapefruit) to make this shawl. Of course I couldn’t stop there. I got a Rowan mohair for another shawl in the same magazine and some Lopi Light that was on clearance. Breathtaking stop.

Finished Bonsai Shawl

His nibs checking out my spoils.

On Tuesday I went to Michaels in Avon to cash in a gift card I got for Christmas from a dear friend. Lion Brand Homespun was on sale and I’ve been promising myself a sweater for the past couple of years. I want a working sweater, one that I can throw in the washer and dryer so Homespun was looking good to me. I got the amount I needed in Quartz, a pretty beige/rose/purple combo that will be lovely in the roomy turtleneck sweater I’ve planned. Now, I couldn’t just buy the yarn I went there to get so I got 2 Fisherman’s Wool in Oatmeal and 2 in Birch Tweed. I see a couple of nice warm shawls coming from these. There was a Tuesday Special on Loops & Threads Impeccable which I got in Earth to make another Crossed Shawl and finally I got the last skein of Caron Simply Soft that I needed in Bone to finish the All Buttoned Up shawl from Austentatious Crochet. Oh, and I got the matching cotton for the last set of dish towels I bought so that I can get them into my studio. I really am shameless. How are you with your craft purchases???