I'm knitting a Five Hour Baby Sweater out of Stylecraft Baby Aran in the shade Baby Lemon for the newborn daughter of one of DH's colleagues. With 20 rows to go on the body, I know I will run out of yarn. I always knew it would be tight, even after inserting the reminants of some white aran yarn into the yoke to pad out the yarn as a styling detail. (Photo below.) I can't do another stripe of the white - I've used all that I had - so this morning, I unwillingly went searching online for some more.
(I really didn't want to go yarn shopping. Even with the Fashion on the Ration challenge, my stash is approaching epic proportions.) Below, is the exact transcript of a conversation I had with with DH…
ME: Just to let you know that I've ordered some more of the baby yarn from a shop on line. It'll arrive over the weekend (probably).
DH: Cool. So I assume you order lemon/yellow?
ME: Yes, same shade. Probably a different dye-lot, though, so I'll have to wait for it to be delivered and then alternate rows in order to ensure the change in dye lots doesn't show up.
[ cough ]
In order to get free P&P, I had to buy some other wool. Some 4-ply in French Navy. [ cough ] And it made sense to buy 12 balls because a) I don't know how much I'll need to knit the jumper I want (I'll be knitting "off-piste"), and b) it got me an extra discount. (I only paid for 11.)
But, it's LOVELY. That alone justifies far worse transgressions. (<= Knitter Logic)
And, lol. Now, is he not responding because he's annoyed, or because he fears opening up the "yeah? well, honey, let's discuss some of YOUR little collections, SHALL we?" conversation? (Mine decided a long time ago that he preferred to avoid any risk of that conversation, which occasionally [irrationally] irks me because I could really use a sanity-check sometimes...particularly when I get into those "plus, if you buy our whole entire warehouse, we will give you not only free shipping, but an extra 5% off!" situations.)
“Simple - But So Attractive!” from Susan Crawford’s “A Stitch in Time Volume 2”, in West Yorkshire Spinners’ Signature Sock Yarn, in the colour Blue Raspberry. I’m currently on the sleeves, having finished the body.
I'm a Australian living in West London. Yes, I miss the sun and the cost of living is horrendous but it's been 20+ years and I still haven't found the escape route.
Based on the original 1941 clothing rations, I have 66 coupons to spend. This year, I'm not doing the challenge alone - several ladies from the Old Style Board at www.monesavingexpert.com have joined me:
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, by Dorothy L Sayers
Strong Poison, by Dorothy L Sayers
Five Red Herrings, by Dorothy L Sayers
Have His Carcase, by Dorothy L Sayers
Murder Must Advertise, by Dorothy L Sayers
Busman’s Honeymoon, by Dorothy L Sayers
Thrones, Dominations, by Dorothy L Sayers & Jill Paton Walsh
The Masquerades of Spring, by Ben Aaronovitch
Books I can't live without
A Stitch in Time - both the original by Jane Waller and the re-workings by Susan Crawford (Volumes 1 and 2)
Anything (and everything) written by Terry Pratchett - on CD as well as in paper
Complete Tightwad Gazette, by Amy Dacyczyn - the frugalista's bible
Indian Restaurant Cookbook, by Pat Chapman
Knitting in Vogue, by Christina Probert, Volumes 1 & 2 - They're collections of Vogue Knitting patterns from the 1930s to 1980's, published in 1982. My sourcebook for period knitting patterns.
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But, it's LOVELY. That alone justifies far worse transgressions. (<= Knitter Logic)
And, lol. Now, is he not responding because he's annoyed, or because he fears opening up the "yeah? well, honey, let's discuss some of YOUR little collections, SHALL we?" conversation? (Mine decided a long time ago that he preferred to avoid any risk of that conversation, which occasionally [irrationally] irks me because I could really use a sanity-check sometimes...particularly when I get into those "plus, if you buy our whole entire warehouse, we will give you not only free shipping, but an extra 5% off!" situations.)
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