My mother had the day off today, so we ran a few errands together and among those necessary chores was a trip to my LYS, Isle Knits. This was the first time I had been there with Mom in tow for awhile and I was surprised at how receptive she was to all the beautiful yarns.
She was so receptive to all the lovely wares, she actually bought some! Of course I’ll be the one who gets to knit it up for her. :-)
What she picked is some lovely Skacel Merino Lace in Color No. 1785 that is incredibly soft to the touch. She still has to pick out a pattern, but I have a feeling the Icarus is now in my future.
Now the main purpose for the excursion wasn’t for the delightful lace yarn. You see, I finally bowed down under unrelenting peer pressure and decided to knit my very own Clapotis. I blame Kim, Barb, Blogfree Michelle, Blogfree Chris, and KnitNana for this horrible lapse in practical project management.
I originally thought to use Noro Silk Garden, but the price of such luxury left my budget squeaking a bit too loudly in protest. Instead I chose a similar yarn in texture to Noro Kureryon, but with a more pleasing price, Plymouth Boku in Color 3.
I actually could have gotten the Noro Kureyon for just a little bit more, but then I wouldn’t have been able to raid Sue’s shelves of every last drop of yarn in that particularly colorway and yell triumphantly “I got it all!” Besides, there aren’t too many opportunities for me to support my LYS. This was definitely an added bonus.
Seeing as how I just can’t walk out of a yarn shop without the sock yarn catching my eye, this wasn’t the end of the yarn buying bonanza. You think that sock yarn actually decides to reflect more light once you’re ready to pack it all up? Ooh. Shiny.
Either way I could not resist more Artyarns UltraMerino 4, Color No. 144. What happened was that the two skeins just hopped into my bag on the way out. Honestly. Impulse control wasn’t an issue here. It just didn’t even enter the conversation.
At that point I was so high on yarn fumes I was levitating. So that’s when Sue sprung this on me.
Isn’t it gorgeous? But that design intimidates the bejeezus outta me! Sue has promised to hold my hand through it and I bought the magazine. But I think I’ll wait awhile before I commit to buying the actual yarn for it. Garment shaping! So scary!
After we left the yarn store, I had one errand that came about in such a way that I felt I had to share it with you all. Earlier this week, I was about to pick Quincy up in my arms. Apparently he had no idea I was in his immediate vicinity even though I was talking to him, because the silly fraidy cat jumped about a foot in the air.
In the process he took my glasses with him. My glasses got jammed into my face and I got a small cut under my eye and a tiny bruise, plus the frame got all out of whack.
So off I went to get my glasses adjusted today. It was just such a freak accident that I had to share. The poor boy was so sorry. I didn’t blame him in the least. How could I with a face like this?
P.S. Was that enough eye candy?
