Bandwagon
I made fun of this pattern when it first came out. I showed it to my husband and said "who in there right mind would spend over $150 to make a baby sweater!". This yarn runs like $16 a skein and it uses like 7 colors so you do the math. Then someone posted about it again this time mentioning she didn't spend that much, she bought the kit. I researched the price of the kit and it was around $30. I went back to someone's blog entry and looked at all 3 of them she knit and thought, man that looks fun and fast. She must have really liked it if she knit 3.
So I e-emailed Coldwater (heard about them via the knit-along on knittinghelp.com) and they shipped one right out to me. I haven't knit with this yarn yet, Dream in Color seems to be all the rage right now. So I have to laugh at myself because I succumbed to something just because someone blogged about it. Oh the mighty powers of the Yarn Harlot. Blogs are better then ad's on the internet if you ask me.
As it turns out I was sick, as I mentioned in my last blog entry. More then just a little sick even. First it started with a sore throat and on monday morning when I woke up feeling awful I quickly ran to the doctor just to make sure I didn't have strep. I didn't, but I didn't get better either. I've worked from home all week. My husband wanted me to take some days off but with the launch of the iPhone TOMORROW I really couldn't, and besides I'm really lucky I have the kind of job that I CAN work from home. I went in wednesday morning but came home after lunch. Tomorrow I plan to go in, and I probably will have to cancel my piano lesson and any weekend plans.
I got a tiny bit done on the ArtFibers cardi, I'm at the row that requires Fair-Isle so I stalled. I've been too tired to do much of anything, or too hot. Our air-conditioner has never ever been big enough for this house so in the summer it will stay at 76 despite the fact that I have it set to 72. Right now I really would like it set to 70 but it's a futile effort. I think most of the country understands right now. Last summer was so nice in Georgia. I miss last summer!
Comments
--Deb says;
You can't fight the power of the Yarn Harlot! (grin) And blogs in general--I've gotten sucked into buying more stuff because I saw it looking all delectable and tempting on somebody's blog than because I spotted it myself. Really, I can live with that!
Feel better!
Donna says;
I love that little sweater! I'm tempted to buy a kit myself....you know, for the grandbaby hope chest!
Hope you feel better soon. It's a bummer being ill when you're pregnant. BTW, you look marvelous!!
Kate says;
Yeah I have gotten myself into trouble spending money on things I see in the blog world
Christine says;
Can't wait to see everything!
What a good buy, too!
April says;
I hope you get better soon, it stinks to be sick and hot and prego at the same time! yuck!
The kit looks awesome, I can barely wait to see it in the works.
Christy says;
oh no, I'm doomed now! I've seen a few of those little sweaters knit up since seeing the Harlot's post, but was able to resist knowing no stores near me that had the kits and no one I know having a little one. then you tell me one of my nearly-LYS carries the kits!? how can I resist?
come to think of it, I think my cousin is expecting...
hope you're feeling better. being sick in the summer is no fun.