Decisions, Decisions

So Bless is stitched up and waiting for a zipper.  It's been ready for a zipper since last Thursday when I wore her to the fabric shop.  They didn't have an orange zipper, but the drycleaner did, but then I forgot to buy orange thread so Bless had to wait until today for thread. 

After the thread was bought, I stopped by Toronto's oldest, largest and crankiest* yarn shop today since I was in the neighbourhood.  I don't go there often because I'm never in the area and I can usually find what I want somewhere else that's much friendlier.

But today I was looking for something a tad more...frou frou.  Some Berroco Suede to make these.  Aren't they super cute?  I owe the next-door neighbour a happy baby present and there are more babes on the way and I couldn't resist the idea of little baby Uggs. 

And I picked up some Baby Cashmerino to make myself a Skull Hat (no, not to go with the skull scarf--I gave that away--and yes I do miss it, but it was never knit for me). 

And, I made a hat for Craig this weekend (which is felting as we speak) because he lost this hat.  It's pretty much the same hat, with some minor colour changes and modifications.  And while I'm miffed he lost it (it was his favourite hat), I love him and I love felting so it was no big deal.  If he ever loses Na Craga, that'll be different.

So now I have a pile of exams to mark (89 to go, but they're not as bad as marking essays) and new yarn to make small projects (like super cute booties) and a sweater that needs a zipper and all my other knitting and I'm almost paralyzed into inaction.  And, I'm trying to get to bed earlier (like 10:30).  Which means that I'm going to bed, right after I get the hat out of the washer and baste the front of Bless closed so it feels like I'm one step closer to a FO.

*Someone went to the front counter and asked if she could have some help making a yarn selection for a toque and they said no, they didn't have time.  That's cranky.

Comments

[erin]

ugg booties! I made two pairs last month, and they were huge hits with the parents and extremely cute on the babies. The hardest part is giving them away.

Bliss looks great, btw -- look forward to a modelled shot!

[Dani]

Grrr cranky yarn store. I hate the fact that there are just some times when you have to go in there. But I avoid it like the plague. The last time I was in there bags of wool kept falling on my head from the top shelf. It was a shame, really, all that beautiful yarn in heaps.

I can't wait to see your booties, they are so sweet!

[anne]

whoa. seriously cute dude!
(and awesome hat!)

[Philoillogica]

Honestly, it's almost getting to the point where I'm thinking about your projects like they're yarn porn:

"...ooooh...look at the fleecy bits on that one..."

I'm almost afraid to learn how to knit now, lest it ruin the mystique.

[LPC]

Oh, I agree about that store. It's worse than ever. When last in Toronto, I stopped by. When I asked if they had any Lorna's Lace, the response was: "In a store this size, you ask for the one thing we don't have!". (Obviously I wanted it.) The store was so packed with stuff, that the skeins were left helter skelter on the FLOOR for people to step on, obscuring the stuff on the shelves. My friend was looking for some yarn, some skeins were in a basket at one end, the other skeins of the same dye lot were halfway across the store (which she found when looking for something else. When I went ahead with my purchase, it took 3 (three!) people to take my money. One of the clerks commented on it by adding "no wonder we don't make money." Another insult, they actually added an extra charge on my bill for paying with my Interac card... Decided to spend my money at Lettuce Knits instead.

[Dena]

Those are excellent booties.

[Christine]

What is it with cranky yarn shops?

Great yarn isn't cheap, so why give people a hard time? I can knit with acrylic yarn from anywhere, or else not knit at all. Harsh words, I know, but really, what's wrong with a little customer service and courtesy? With attitude like that, they shouldn't make a profit.

I have a shop nearby that is very small, has great yarn, and the woman is horrible! I don't shop there anymore. I never feel good about myself after I shop there, so why do it. Now when I have a little extra to buy great yarn, I drive a half hour to a shop with nicer people.

[Esther]

OH BEAUTIFUL!!!!