....yum! This yarn:
I don't even know what it is, Unisono from Zitron? Anybody ever used it? But that color, wow.
I hopped out to Beach Basket the yarn shop in Birch Bay to say "hi" to the owner and introduce her to The Kid over the weekend. I didn't even intend to look at yarn, let alone buy any. But, this yarn caught my eye from across the room and I decided I couldn't leave without it. I am only writing a second book while figuring this whole mom thing out with this new kiddo and still trying to put patterns out in my existing business, but I needed this yarn for a project for me. Not to mention this other bins of ready-to-go unstarted projects for me sitting around my house. I have no idea what project it will work for or when I will ever get it done, but at least I have the yarn, right? (Mr Danger suggested I just leave it on my desk and fondle it while I am working on other things....)
Anybody else do this kind of thing? Please say it is not just me.
You are not alone! I have five projects on needles (eek!) and just got a skein of the most beautiful blue-green yarn. It's only one ball, not really enough to do much, but it's baby alpaca and silk. I couldn't resist! It's sitting next to my keyboard for easy access.
Posted by: Merry | July 08, 2011 at 10:48 AM
"I am not alone". Just keep repeating that. And I agree with Mr. Danger. Sometimes we just need to "feel" the yarn to bring us to a good place.
Posted by: Linda | July 08, 2011 at 12:20 PM
This happens to me all of the time! I'll see something beautiful and I know it won't be there the next time I go back. I have so many gorgeous yarns waiting to be something.
Posted by: Jenna | July 08, 2011 at 12:30 PM
It seems I only really buy yarn when I am facing an unattainable knitting deadline, or am overwhelmed with the expanding stash.
Posted by: LoriAngela | July 08, 2011 at 08:43 PM
Of course you have company! I have a skirt a shawl and my first ever pair of socks going and a drawer full of yarn I had to have. (Then there's the job and house and family... ) There's one skein of Malabrigo that I "visit" just to admire the colors and feel of it. No idea what I'll make. It'll have to be good!
Posted by: Deb | July 08, 2011 at 10:26 PM
I do that too! I always have several projects on the go that I never seem to get round to finishing and then when I see a lovely yarn I am still tempted to get it for another project, which I have no idea what it will be, but the colour is so nice or the texture or something and I can't resist
Posted by: Siona Karen | July 08, 2011 at 10:56 PM
Unisono is one of my FAVORITE yarns of all time--it is knitting bliss. LOVE!
Posted by: Wendy Ellis | July 11, 2011 at 08:11 AM
lol... It's not just you...
Posted by: Lisa M | July 11, 2011 at 10:28 AM
I've fallen in love with the exact same yarn in the exact same color, but I failed to buy it when I first saw it, and I believe that colorway has been discontinued since it's no longer on the Zitron website. Happy you picked it up when you did. Wish I'd done the same!
Posted by: Lynn | September 02, 2011 at 06:22 PM