It has been one of those full-on weeks: lots of travel, lots to do and think about, limited time, and one or two moments when the only reasonable thing to do was to close the office door and indulge in some Anglo-Saxon vocabulary revision. In amongst it all, as ever, there have been those random acts of humanity that remind me what it is really all about, and some perspective takes over. Beautiful yellow roses from a work colleague left in my room were just what I needed to find today.
Tonight was the last Friday of the month, which is when YarnMama have their market night. Now, I am supposed to be reducing my stash this year, but so far I am failing miserably because I am still buying yarn at about the same rate that I am using it. Also, when I am stressed I self-medicate with beautiful yarn. I know this because this week I really found myself hankering for a yarn-y package to be waiting for me when I got home from work. So I got a bit carried away tonight and bought a bit too much nice yarn to be entirely justifiable. But it was so pretty, and I was so tired, and the idea of all the fabulous things I could make with it was a bit too much. I was weak. Don’t judge me, wait until you see it (I will post pics when it arrives).
Anyway, in amongst the yellow roses, you can see the fabulous purple and turquoise yarn I bought last month at YarnMama. Its a Dye Candy one, so that means that the colours are fabulous and vibrant. I need to come up with something a bit special for that one, so I am having a think. In the meantime I am playing with an equally eye-popping Dye Candy grad which I am going to make into a beaded scarf-thingie (stop me if I get too technical).
Anyway, in other news my notebook is quickly filling up with lists of things for me to have a go at designing at some point this year. Let me know if there is something you want to add to my list!
The Knackered Psycho 