Resolution

So, I bought a lot of yarn yesterday.  In fact, I have bought a lot of yarn this month, you don't even want to know how much.

This whole Sundara business has kind of changed things for me... I have fallen in love with color all over again big time and I can't seem to get enough, not just of Sundara, but of indie and small dyers in general that have gorgeous gorgeous colorways.  In fact, I think I have moved on just a little from Sundara... not that I've even knit with any of her yarns yet(!) but I have a small collection of random skeins I managed to snag on Ravelry, and I have all my seasons subscriptions coming up, and given the difficulty and complications of getting what you actually want, I'm actually glad the latest new subscriptions closed before I had made a decision about signing up or not because there is plenty of other gorgeous yarn to be had - my wallet will agree!

Not that I have given up competitive yarn buying either... I managed to score one skein of Troika Sport after all in yesterday's Mama Blue update - in penny.  I think these will make perfect Baby Bell Bottoms with matching hat and mittens.  In the update frenzy, I didn't even notice that it was sport and not sock but I couldn't be happier as it was sport I really wanted!  The way the yarn was "flying off the shelves" though was utter craziness.  I still can't believe this kind of yarn buying frenzy goes on.  It's such a strange phenomenon to me, and then of course people end up buying stuff they don't really want and then there's a lot of trading going on.  I was actually very restrained as I saw a lot of sock yarn flit past my screen and I didn't even go for it, what with my newfound realization that I really don't need a lot of sock yarn, especially not random sock yarn that I don't have any specific project planned for it.

Anyway, more of my purchases will get revealed... slowly.

And, I am thinking of making a resolution: no yarn buying in October, and perhaps not in November or December either!!!  There would, of course, be a few exceptions:

1) Rhinebeck.  Yeah, that's a bit of a problem.  I'm hoping to go with a non-knitting friend of mine who was intrigued by the idea of "sheep and wool" and a bit of a getaway.  If I do go, I'll have to set myself a strict budget and maybe try to limit myself to only purchasing for the other exceptions below.

2) I am really limiting gift knitting between now and the baby, although I do have two gifts I'd like to make for Christmas.  One I already have the yarn for, but I need the yarn for the other.  There's a possible third but I have the yarn for that too.

3) Believe it or not, I should be pretty much set with yarn for all the baby knitting I'd like to do except for the Cardigan for Merry, so I'm allowed to get that.  

4) I may need more sKNITches Big Tryst for the barn raising quilt.

5) I have store credits at three stores so I'm allowed to spend those.

6) Oh yeah, Pigeon Roof Studios handspun, I'm allowed that if I can get my hands on it, plus I'm also on the "want" list for some bitter orange.

Could I do it, could I make it to the new year with these 6 exceptions?  i am going to try, especially as those exceptions give me quite a bit of leeway anyway...!

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[knithoundbrooklyn]

That's a whole bunch of latitude girl! I'm just sayin!