Hello. My name is Bonny and I am a yarn addict. It has been exactly four weeks since I purchased yarn. I’m still feeling strong and have only briefly been tempted by seductive skeins in photos on Instagram. It helps that we are making progress in getting our finances in shape so that we can do a very big home improvement project this year, and the pleasure of not feeling stressed about money is better than the pleasure of impulse-buying yarn. (Let’s hope that lasts. Knock on wood for me, will you?) However, I feel I must be honest and say that I did ORDER a new skein of yarn. I just didn’t technically pay for it, since I used some credit from returning a Christmas gift. And really, new yarn is even more fun when you don’t have to pay for it!
This is KnitPicks Hawthorne Fingering in Turkish Delight and it will become socks. I’m tempted to use some leftover bits of variegated yarns for heel/toe accents. I haven’t used this yarn before, so I’m eager to see how it knits up. (side note: did you know you can buy some KnitPicks yarns on Amazon?? Craziness!)
I also ordered another size 6 needle, since that’s the size I use for almost all of my shawls, and I’d rather buy a new needle than finish a shawl WIP. Makes sense, right? I chose a 32″ ChaioGoo fixed circular, mostly because it was cheaper than the Addi Turbos. And since I’m talking about knitting accessories, let me show off my other recent acquisitions!
I finally got my pocket scale, which I’ve been wanting for ages! I haven’t needed it yet, but it goes with me in my knitting bag and I know it will come in handy one day. And I also got a wall hanging to display all my enamel pins! I kept thinking I’d figure out how to make one, since they’re so simple, but I just don’t like sewing enough, so I was tickled to get the gift. It holds most of my pins and hangs in my bedroom so I can easily pick a pin to wear in the morning. As much as I love having pins on my project bags, I’ve now lost two that way, and I’d rather keep them safe by wearing them myself.
Did you get any fantastic knitting gadgets for Christmas?
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Love the yarn color and so does my daughter! I may have to put it on my wishlist for now as I am trying hard not to order yarn until I use up a bunch!
I got yarn money, which is not the same as a knitting gadget, but ends up working just as well! I used it to buy yarn for a fair isle sweater I’m going to knit for myself, and I’m so excited to get it (should be here any day now).
Oh yarn money is even better than a gadget! Can’t wait to see your fair isle–I’m so in awe of people who can do that!
I’ve only done fair isle in small batches — socks, mostly — so the idea of doing a whole sweater kinda intimidates me too. But it’s something that I’ve wanted to do for ages, and I’m trying to just DO those kinds of things instead of always having them be on a “someday” list. Today is some day. 😀
No, I did not get any new knitting gadgets for Christmas and now I’m miffed about it! Although I did get a yarn gift certificate, so it’s all okay. 😉
Well, gosh, a yarn gift certificate is even better in my mind. I like gadgets but I like yarn even more!
Oh, I can relate to this so much! I’m trying not to purchase new yarn or other craft supplies since we’re moving this year….but it’s hard not to…