It’s been a long time since I’ve had that feeling about yarn. You know, the one where you see something and have to have it. Since moving out to California, I’ve been trying to be frugal reasoning that I can go yarn shopping once my work permit comes in and I get a job. After all, there is still some great yarn in the stash. I’ve been pretty good, too. In the two months we’ve been here, I’ve only bought yarn for my brother’s birthday socks. Then, Malabrigo came out with sock yarn. I learned about it on my Stitch n’ Bitch’s Ravelry page. I immediately clicked over to the Webs website to see the colours and fell in love. I wanted all of them. Eventually I narrowed it down to three but then my conscious kicked in and I reasoned that I should be saving my money. Also, Webs was only doing a pre-order. Who knows when I would actually get the yarn? I clicked the browser shut and tried to put it out of my mind.
I hadn’t thought about the Malabrigo for days when one of my friends on Ravelry stashed 5 skeins in different colourways. I immediately began scouring the web for places selling it. By now, every site I checked was sold out of the colorway I wanted most, Persia. I considered other colours and came close to getting Turner and Rayon Vert, but by now, Persia had my heart. Besides, this would be my first time buying yarn online, and I wanted my first time to be special; to be with the right yarn. Again, I closed the browser unfulfilled.
A phone conversation with Carrice yesterday was the nail in the coffin. We eventually got to talking about knitting and wouldn’t you know it, she’s using Malabrigo sock yarn for her latest project. When she told me how soft it was, I knew I had to have it. When she told me she had mailed some to Bree as a house warming present, I was desperate. I began a systematic search of the internet. Most places were still sold out of the good colourways. The possibility of actually finding a skein of Persia got more and more remote. I decided that if I found one, I would have to get it because it was meant to be. I was beginning to accept the possibility that there wouldn’t be any divine intervention when The Backwards Loop let me add a skein of Persia to my cart. Before I knew it, I had my credit card in hand, shivering with excitement as I entered the numbers.
As I was typing in the last bit of my shipping information, my husband came home. An overwhelming feeling of guilt washed over me, but I proceeded with the order. I had passed the point of no return. By the time he made it into the office, the order had been confirmed and I was casually reading an article for work. My feelings of guilt were magnified when I saw he was holding a bouquet. He thought that I could use something special. I agreed with his logic and thank him profusely for the flowers… and the yarn. The yarn?
(the photo is from yarnzilla.com where they are selling the malabrigo sock yarn)
Sorry for the nail in the coffin. I've got the colourway Solis and I'm so almost done my mom's socks! should near completion during tonight's knit night.
Glad I was able to sway you.
And I can't wait to see what you knit out of yours!
Posted by: Choochie | November 12, 2008 at 03:55 PM