You know what I was saying yesterday about getting rid of my stash....?
Thanks to the closeout sale at The Lion and The Lamb, I was able to add to the gargantuan amount of yarn already residing in my tiny apartment, just a little bit.
I had only been to the aforementioned establishment once before, a couple of years ago, but on that occasion it was closed! Since then I'd heard gossip of the high prices and none too pleasant sales staff, so I kept away, but a 50-70% off sale - I was sooo there!!
The rain stayed away and as I dodged the puddles on the bridal path during my strutt across the park to the East Side, the clouds dissolved to reveal a beautiful blue sky.
This was the last day of the sale but there was still some juciy goodies for the takin'
Here's what I carried home:
Clockwise from top left;
2 skeins of Artyarns Supermerino - I'm thinking, a long 'n' skinny version of the famous Clapotis?
3 skeins of Great Adirondack Yarn Co. Merino - Maybe a feather 'n' fan wrap?
2 skeins of Blue Sky Cotton in all their limey goodness, (I can't resist this yarn - like buddah!) - maybe another skinny scarf?
5 skeins of Misti Cotton Pima Cotton/Silk, (yum!), which may end up being an adapted version of the Hourglass Sweater?
I spent quite a while in the back room a-flippin' through the books and chatting with some fellow shoppers. Here's what I bagged:
The books were only 40% off, which only made them about the same price as you can get them on Amazon, but I was there, so I bought them.
I managed to spend less than $200, but it certainly wasn't the sale of the century. Although, I did bump into the lovely Claudine out bargin hunting on her lunch hour, so that was nice.
What with the raising temperatures and my heavy load, I had to peel off a couple of layers during my walk back across the park. It's so pretty now in all it's springtime colour!
BTW, here's what I had to move in order to open the french windows onto the balcony:
This untidy heap contains about 1/4 of my NYC yarn stash.... now you can see why I was thinking about letting some of it go!
To sum up:
Yanks read: I luurves me some yarn.
Brits read: I luv yarn, me.
