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.
7 comments:
You should get some see through containers for your yarn, so you can be happy every time you look at it instead of thinking of them as untidy! That art yarns looks like some of the stuff I bought last weekend, I love the green/blue colors!
I kinda regret not going to the closeout sale, but I really didn't have teh cash to put down. :(
the Weekend Knitting book is really good - despite my difficulty with Melanie Falick patterns
Mud makes a great suggestion! I have so much stash, I forget what I have (and then go out to buy more).
Your yarns look yummmy!
I can't believe your stash is that big!!!! All my yarn is probably about 1/8 or just a little bit more than yours and I refuse to buy anymore. Then again I have absolutely zero space at the moment and poor organizational skills.
I would love to give you my directions about how to make buttons and whatnot on your page but blogger won't let me put the directions into the comment field so if you could just shoot me an e-mail I can e-mail them to you.
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I'm so jealous of your haul from Lion and Lamb! I really wanted to go, but last week I didn't once leave work before 7pm, so no chance here. Ah well, at least Mr. B. won't be having any heart attacks at the arrival of 'yet more' yarn! Mind you, if he does say anything, I think I will just direct him to your blog....
Wow, what a great-looking pile of yarn! I'm totally salivating. I guess I missed the closeout while out of town, but I can see you enjoyed it enough for both of us!
thanks for the yarngasm! Youve got great taste! I hope its cool if I link you to my page?
Cheers
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