Too Much of a Good Thing... is Bad?
So, yesterday, I went to Bethesda and bought yarn. Today I went to Alexandria to usher for MetroStage. I got off of the bus, cross the street to see if return times are posted, and what's standing there in front of me? Springwater Fiber Workshop. It's wonderful. It's FABULOUS. It has looms. It has drop spindles. It has CARDED AND DYED WOOL READY TO BE SPUN! (I can't find this outside of ebay. If only I had my drop spindle!!!)I usher, I clean up the programs (pretty good show, too), and I have general kinds of fun. I also have about 50 minutes to kill before the next bus and it's starting to rain. I go back to Springwater. I look around for 20 minutes and I find my yarn. My perfect, complimentary green yarn. The yarn color that I had had in my head since I first came up with the sweater. Not too dark, with other colors mixed in (but not variegated), worstead weight wool.
The problem? I bought 2 skeins yesterday to be the same yarn.
I bought two skeins of the Cascade 220 (100% Peruvian!) anyway. I like the color so much better. It blends. The other color is a really pretty green, though.
So now I have a problem. (Aside from the compulsive money spending, yes I know about that) I have two skeins of green (enough for a hat or scarf) from a store that only gives store credit and an aunt who doesn't wear green and a brother who looks good in green but doesn't wear sweaters. And California is not cold enough for a hat, scarf and I doubt he'd wear the fuzzy feet type slippers either.
So, I think I'm going to exchange them at Knit & Stitch and get a nice novelty yarn that will make a fun yet elegant scarf for Erica. Or something. I dunno.
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