Men Ruin Yarn Diets
On the heels of my, "I am never running out of hand-dyed yarn again" spiel, I was determined to walk the straight and narrow. Salads and water so to speak. But, then, I had to have DH drive me to the LYS because my car was broken and I needed size three circs if I was to retain my sanity over the car thing. Well, DH has not been in many LYS and does not show that much interest in stash. BUT, he has made it known that he wants a manly cardigan for Christmas. So, imagine my dismay when the following conversation took place.
DH: "Oh wow! I love this yarn"
Me: "Yes, that is good stuff. Plymouth Encore is a good weight, and it's washable."
DH: "I want this for my cardigan."
Me: "Ok. I'll buy in October or so."
LYS owner/enabler "Oh those are the discontinued colors. Last I have. 10% off for you!"
DH: Is there enough for a cardigan here?
Me: No--
LYS: "Here is the last bag of that color right under the bin. This would be enough."
DH: "Should we get all 14 balls?"
Me:"I'm on a yarn diet. I should wait. My SOS friends would want me to wait."
DH: I want THIS yarn.
You see where this is going right? All 14 balls of the discontinued colorway 425 came home with us at an amazingly good deal after some haggling. DH is thrilled. I consider it "his" yarn and not stash but it is sitting there, mocking me. DH's christmas present is now out of the way, but the guilt. I totally get the person who posted earlier about getting others to buy yarn for you--it is such an easy way around the no-yarn rule that part of me wonders why I didn't think of this sooner. The other part of me says that those 14 balls are going to totally ruin my "after" stash picture.
DH: "Oh wow! I love this yarn"
Me: "Yes, that is good stuff. Plymouth Encore is a good weight, and it's washable."
DH: "I want this for my cardigan."
Me: "Ok. I'll buy in October or so."
LYS owner/enabler "Oh those are the discontinued colors. Last I have. 10% off for you!"
DH: Is there enough for a cardigan here?
Me: No--
LYS: "Here is the last bag of that color right under the bin. This would be enough."
DH: "Should we get all 14 balls?"
Me:"I'm on a yarn diet. I should wait. My SOS friends would want me to wait."
DH: I want THIS yarn.
You see where this is going right? All 14 balls of the discontinued colorway 425 came home with us at an amazingly good deal after some haggling. DH is thrilled. I consider it "his" yarn and not stash but it is sitting there, mocking me. DH's christmas present is now out of the way, but the guilt. I totally get the person who posted earlier about getting others to buy yarn for you--it is such an easy way around the no-yarn rule that part of me wonders why I didn't think of this sooner. The other part of me says that those 14 balls are going to totally ruin my "after" stash picture.
posted by chanceofbooks at 12:21 PM
3 Comments:
Sounds to me like he bought the yarn not you and we all know how hard it is to talk guys out of stuff once they get an idea.
As a wife I say it doesn't count.
Of course now your going to get the...have you started my sweater yet, when's my sweater going to be done, hey, remmember that sweater you were going to make me.
I spent some quality time at starbucks today planning the sweater. It is not going to languish in the stash--I'm too excited to knit my first sweater. I've knit several vests, but this will be the first sleeved object.
That totally doesn't count as you buying yarn! Wonder if I can get Dave to just "happen" to buy me some of that new Regia Silk sock yarn.
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