Friday, February 20, 2009

What Will I Be When I Grow Up

Buying yarn with a purpose is a wonderful thing. Knowing that I am buying just the right yarn for a project gives me confidence. It moves my mind forward in imaging the finished product. But sometimes. Sometimes, something just catches my eye and I have to have it. Have to.

For instance, about a month ago I ran into Modern Yarn in Montclair to EXCHANGE some Koigu. I had been afraid that two hanks wouldn't be enough for my Django socks and had bought a little extra. Just in case. That purchase had come with a promise that I was free to exchange any of the yarn as long as it was still in the original hank. And so on that sunny Sunday afternoon, I popped inside for a minute. A very long minute. For I had to catch my breath as I stared star struck at all the Koigu that faced me. And I stared long and hard. "Which of these pretties would be good for any of the projects that I had in mind?," I asked myself as I stared.

And the Koigu? It stared back. And it said,

"Pick me!"

"Pick me!"

And I did. With no project in mind. Just feeling a little light-headed and giddy.

Yarn fumes will do that to you.

3 comments:

lunaticraft said...

Wow, that first skein is stunning. The second one is amazing too!

Amanda said...

When yarn speaks to you, you simply have to listen!

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