Urge to Splurge

I’m on a 4-day stretch working at Eliza’s Buttons and Yarns in Barrie, ON. I generally work one day a week and then cover whenever Elizabeth is away. As you might expect being here for several days in a row does bring out the urge to splurge.

You might think that one day a week in a yarn store would mean I would blow every paycheque. Yes, I’d love that and that and that. The paycheque did disappear and I was happy, happy, happy. But after some time I started thinking “if it’s still there next week I’ll get it”. Then one week became another week and another week.

Longer stretches in the store are different. They make me want to buy what I want because I want it. You know what that’s like. I’ll find a great project for it later. I just really need to have it. This is pinky/red with black, happiness in a ball.

The more I know about yarn though, the more discerning I am about what I buy. Is this the best yarn for this project? Since I knit adult-sized sweaters this is not an idle thought. Any larger project needs more thought. You’re going to be working with this yarn for quite some time.

Here’s a blog by Jillian Moreno about how the number of plies in your yarn affect your project. I was amazed. Even more information to take into consideration when you walk into the yarn store.

The Why of Ply by Jillian Moreno on the Mason-Dixon Knitting blog. One of my next projects is a cabled shawl so I need a 3-ply. Hmm, now to the shop.

Thanks for reading,

Deb

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I'm a Knitter. The capital K means every day, everywhere. I'm co-owner of Cabin Fever with my sister Lyn. We have published over 100 patterns and 11 books. I'm also working on a new set of patterns for Any Gauge knitting. Dive into your stash and cast on for a Top Down sweater that fits, or an accessory to use up those odd balls of yarn. View all posts by debgemmellmods